By michael - November, 6th 2014

We all know colloquial sayings that link body areas and physical sensations to specific emotions. Sayings like, “cold feet, sweaty palms, goose bumps, shivers down my spine, butterflies in my stomach, weak in the knees, hot headed, cold hearted…” are commonly used to sum up emotional states. Recently, researchers from Finland created colorful images that map how the engagement of specific body areas corresponds to 14 different emotions.

Close your eyes and imagine the last time you fell in love. Maybe you were walking next to your sweetheart in a park or staring into each other's eyes over a latte. Where did you feel the love? Perhaps you got butterflies in your stomach or your heart raced with excitement. When a team of scientists in Finland asked people to map out where they felt different emotions on their bodies, they found that the results were surprisingly consistent, even across cultures.

Researchers Aalto University in Finland have revealed how emotions are experienced in the body. Emotions adjust our mental and also bodily states to cope with the challenges detected in the environment. These sensations arising from the bodily changes are an important feature of our emotional experiences. For example, anxiety may be experienced as pain in the chest, whereas falling in love may trigger warm, pleasurable sensations all over the body. New research from Aalto University reveals, how emotions are literally experienced through the body.

The researchers found that the most common emotions trigger strong bodily sensations, and the bodily maps of these sensations were topographically different for different emotions. The sensation patterns were, however, consistent across different West European and East Asian cultures, highlighting that emotions and their corresponding bodily sensation patterns have a biological basis.

– Emotions adjust not only our mental, but also our bodily states. This way the prepare …

A simple way to keep the feedback loop between your body and mind well-oiled is to create daily habits that combine physical activity like—aerobic exercise, strength training, yoga—with mindfulness practices like meditation. That said, consciously maintaining close-knit, intimate social connections is probably the single most important component for wellness. This combination of lifestyle choices will improve your health, happiness and well-being in 2014 and for a lifespan.

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