21 Oct Oxytocin: The Love Drug!
{7 Reasons Why Oxytocin is so amazing…} Oxytocin, also referred to as the ‘cuddle hormone’, is released by body contact. Even a simple handshake or a hug will release oxytocin in your brain at low levels. In the bodywork I do, oxytocin is highly involved due to the amount of prolonged skin contact and the sexual energy, which increases oxytocin levels even more. Afterwards, clients often report feeling loved, blissful, ecstatic, peaceful, relaxed, amidst buzzing and tingling sensations washing over the whole body. which I attribute partly to the release of oxytocin. I wanted to write about some of the effects of oxytocin,...