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Discover a clinically proven way to reduce inflammation stress loneliness and burnoutwhile improving overall wellbeing

As lifelong meditators and mindfulness teachers we confess we were almost embarrassed when we stumbled onto a 515 second shortcut to transcendence This idea ran counter to everything we knew about meditation before we began our research But yes it is possible It only requires accessing the powerful emotion of awe in ordinary everyday life The changes in our lives have been profound and after seeing the results repeated again and again in our thousands of patients clients and study participants weve proven that our shortcut coined the AWE Method works
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Research has proven that mindfulness improves wellbeing and reduces stress anxiety and pain But for some the practice itself feels challenging and inaccessible Thats where the AWE Method comes in In The Power of Awe therapist Jake Eagle and chronic pain specialist Michael Amster MD share their extraordinary yet simple mindfulness practice that turns ordinary moments into aweinducing experiences helping you effortlessly achieve a heightened state of consciousness usually reserved for seasoned practitioners of mindfulnessall within a matter of seconds

AWE stands for Attention Wait Exhale and Expand and the method is a five to fifteensecond threestep processa type of microdosing mindfulness or a brief informal mindfulness practice supported by research conducted at UC Berkeley The AWE Method quickly transports us into awe an incredibly powerful emotion that produces wonderment and a heightened state of consciousness along with some remarkable changes in the mind and body that can improve health and wellness

Experiencing awe does not require any demanding discipline or skills or awesome settings The AWE Method ensures that awe and its many benefits are accessible to you at any time in any placesitting at a stoplight cooking a meal petting an animal or listening to a loved ones laugh