Listening to Music
Listening to music has calming effects on our brain. To produce more oxytocin in your body, make a playlist and listen to it more often when traveling, free, and cooking at home. Soak in a hot bathtub and play your favorite music playlist. Having a steamy bath can help relax your body muscles that also feels good. Such moments can boost the production of oxytocin in your body.
Hug Family and Friends
Hugging others can help you and others have oxytocin in their bodies. Hug your family and friends whenever you meet them. Hugs spread joy and happiness so let’s give each other small gifts of oxytocin.
Snuggle or Cuddle
Oxytocin is the love-drug or love hormone because it is connected to feeling loved. It helps us feel pleasured and romantic. To increase the flow of oxytocin, cuddle or hug your partner. Snuggle in bed and watch a romantic movie. Touch can help your body lower stress and raise oxytocin levels. Whenever you and your partner are together, make sure that you cling on to each other to boost your oxytocin.
Gifts
Surprises help our bodies produce oxytocin. To raise oxytocin in your body, give someone a gift and see how it changes your mood and their mood. A lot of people feel happy by making others happy, if you are one of those people, give others gifts from time to time. Gifts don’t have to expensive but they do need to be special.
Bake their favorite cookies and wrap them in a box, or make them DIY scrub. Gifts that are made with love are the best. You can buy a friend or family member a pair of cute and warm socks or get them a stylish crocheted cap.
