Build Your Compassion with These Mental Exercises

Compassion is something we're all capable of, and according to a new study published in Psychological Science , it can also be trained and developed

October 21, 2014 · 1 min · 60 words · Tina Bryant

All you need is 30 minutes a day.

You will need to practice “compassion meditation”, a daily 30-minute exercise.

To get started,download the audio fileused by the researchers and pop in your headphones.

Tests also showed increased compassion, including alterations in brain function observed with an fMRI scan.

Center for Investigating Healthy Minds| viaUniversity of Wisconsin-Madison News

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