LKM can be practiced to cultivate positive emotions or what Barbara Fredrickson refers to as 'positivity resonance'. While it isn't possible to fabricate authentic positivity, you can create the conditions for it to arise by contemplating certain thoughts and wishes and being open to whatever arises. The positive feelings you generate are likely to imbue the rest of your day. This can show up as more openess in your posture, face, breathing and intonation - openess unconsciously picked up by others. Well after you practice, your verbal and non-verbal behaviour may remain changed such that others feel a greater sense of safety in your presence - more likely to open up and connect. For coaches and psychotherapists this may show up as a deeper embodiment of unconditional positive regard. Research from Fredrickson's PEP lab reveals a wide range of benefits, including significant increases in vagal tone, after just a few months of practicing LKM for an average of 60 minutes a week.