Yoga and Fertility Project

CREATING THE FEELING OF GRATITUDE

One of the best ways to create positivity and optimism is to invoke the feeling of gratitude.

An interview published on the abc news states:

"If [thankfulness] were a drug, it would be the world's best-selling product with a health maintenance indication for every major organ system," said Dr. P. Murali Doraiswamy, head of the division of biologic psychology at Duke University Medical Center.

While the act of being thankful is not a substitute for a proper medical diagnosis and treatment, Doraiswamy said it's certainly a strategy that can be used to enhance wellness.
Studies have shown measurable effects on multiple body and brain systems, said Doraiswamy. Those include mood neurotransmitters (serotonin, norepinephrine), reproductive hormones (testosterone), social bonding hormones (oxytocin), cognitive and pleasure related neurotransmitters (dopamine), inflammatory and immune systems (cytokines), stress hormones (cortisol), cardiac and EEG rhythms, blood pressure, and blood sugar.
https://abcnews.go.com/Health/science-thankfulness/story?id=15008148

Start the new year by repeating:

I am grateful for having my body and being in tune with my body
I am grateful for my mind, and for positive thoughts and attitudes
I am grateful for vitality and wellbeing