So when we feel awe, the default mode network in your brain is deactivated.

That's cortex regions that help us think about the self.

The self diminishes in the brain.

You tear up when feeling awe, which is a parasympathetic autonomic nervous system response

opposite of fight or flight.

You have elevated vagal tone, the activation of the

vagus nerve, you have oxytocin release, a chemical that helps us connect. And then there's a little

bit of evidence suggesting it reduces inflammation. And all of those physiological processes

are about shifting out of the self to being open to other people and other phenomena, which I think is at the core of Oz.

Like, I'm open to new things, right? So psychologically, it goes from small self to being connected to others to wondering about the world.

And that's accompanied by these physiological shifts

in the body, which is really cool. It's the opposite of fighter flight physiology, which is

important.

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