I was delighted to come across research on something remarkably similar to a practice I already use with clients and in my Restore & Reset sessions: placing one hand over the heart and the other over the abdomen, taking a few slow breaths, and noticing the warmth and gentle pressure of your hands. In one randomized study, just 20 seconds of this “self-soothing touch” before a stressful task was associated with a lower cortisol response. Read the study. More recent research i