{"id":3782,"date":"2020-03-28T16:24:59","date_gmt":"2020-03-28T23:24:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/healthykidshappykids.com\/?p=3782"},"modified":"2020-03-28T16:51:07","modified_gmt":"2020-03-28T23:51:07","slug":"gratitude-coronavirus-resilience","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vps37072.inmotionhosting.com\/~healt472\/2020\/03\/28\/gratitude-coronavirus-resilience\/","title":{"rendered":"Gratitude &#038; Coronavirus Resilience"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-3797\" src=\"https:\/\/healthykidshappykids.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Loving-Kindness_Blog_v2-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vps37072.inmotionhosting.com\/~healt472\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Loving-Kindness_Blog_v2-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/vps37072.inmotionhosting.com\/~healt472\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Loving-Kindness_Blog_v2-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/vps37072.inmotionhosting.com\/~healt472\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Loving-Kindness_Blog_v2-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/vps37072.inmotionhosting.com\/~healt472\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Loving-Kindness_Blog_v2.png 1120w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Did you know that Gratitude is actually good for your immune system?<\/p>\n<p>College students who performed a \u201cLoving Kindness\u201d gratitude meditation entered into a\u00a0 sustained physiologic state of calm with increased heart rate variability (HRV), a greater sense of connectedness to others, &amp; increased positive emotions (joy, interest, amusement, serenity and hope).<\/p>\n<p>With just 4 simple sentences &#8230;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>May you feel safe.<\/li>\n<li>May you feel happy.<\/li>\n<li>May you feel healthy.<\/li>\n<li>May you live in peace.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Positive mood in turn is associated with higher lymphocyte count AND function &#8211; meaning you have more white blood cells that can fight infection even more efficiently!<\/p>\n<p>During these times of collective anxiety, I encourage you to practice a\u00a0 Loving Kindness meditation every day. with your kids. It really is one of the best ways to stay calm AND boost your immune system.<\/p>\n<p>&#x1f64f;So I invite you now, to take a few moments, to practice Loving Kindness with me.<\/p>\n<p>&#x1f497;Start with yourself. Send yourself loving kindness &amp; gratitude for the health that you have and all that you\u2019re doing to keep you and your family healthy &amp; happy.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>May I feel safe.<\/li>\n<li>May I feel happy.<\/li>\n<li>May I feel healthy.<\/li>\n<li>May I live in peace.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#x1f497;Next think about each of your family and friends, and send them loving kindness.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>May you feel safe.<\/li>\n<li>May you feel happy.<\/li>\n<li>May you feel healthy.<\/li>\n<li>May you live in peace.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#x1f497;Think about your neighbors, your community, and the medical staff on the frontlines, doing all they can to keep us safe &amp; healthy, and send them loving kindness.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>May you feel safe.<\/li>\n<li>May you feel happy.<\/li>\n<li>May you feel healthy.<\/li>\n<li>May you live in peace.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#x1f497;And finally, think about the world. Send loving kindness to everyone in the world, that we may all stay healthy &amp; happy and come out of this crisis together, as a loving worldwide community.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>May you feel safe.<\/li>\n<li>May you feel happy.<\/li>\n<li>May you feel healthy.<\/li>\n<li>May you live in peace.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>To learn even more ways to support your family&#8217;s immune system through mindfulness and stress-reduction, take a look at my articles <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/healthykidshappykids.com\/2019\/12\/02\/6-steps-stress-proof-child\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">6 Steps for a Stress-Proof Child<\/a><\/strong> and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/healthykidshappykids.com\/2019\/02\/21\/mindfulness-for-kids\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mindfulness for Kids<\/a><\/strong> for more great ideas.<\/p>\n<p>Stay well. We&#8217;re all in this together.<\/p>\n<p>In gratitude,<\/p>\n<p>xo Holistic mama doc &#8211; Elisa Song, MD&#x1f495;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>References:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/23649562<\/li>\n<li>https:\/\/pdfs.semanticscholar.org\/0ec4\/ca4cbefa851f3d078f83ea8ef61b4a623bf9.pdf<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Did you know that Gratitude is actually good for your immune system? 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