Awe and Child Development Awe, defined as a feeling of reverence and wonder ... can maintain a meaningful connection to the world and people around them. The remarkable joy and connection observed ...

It can be nature, music, art, spiritual figure or a ceremony. Some people refer to Awe as a form of rapture or reverie or an altered state that unearths joy, well-being and inner calm. If you’ve ...

This week, we asked Professor Dacher Keltner, a professor of psychology at UC Berkeley and author of the new book Awe: The Transformative ... and a recognition/reverence of the beauty and mystery ...