Compassion Focused Therapy and the Body: How Physiological Underpinnings of Prosociality Inform Clinical Practice (Book)
This chapter explores how heart rate variability (HRV), an index of the parasympathetic regulation of the heart, is central to the physiological underpinnings of sociality and mental health. It reviews body-based practices, including Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT), that can be used in compassion-focused interventions to facilitate safeness and promote clinical change.
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