American professor of psychology Dacher Keltner examines the power of awe through the lenses of psychology, history and culture, as well as his own personal experiences of transformation.

When we recall moments of awe in our lives, we might remember looking at a beautiful vista in nature or seeing our favorite band in concert. But we can experience awe in simple everyday moments, like witnessing an act of kindness from one stranger to another.

Dacher Keltner is a professor of psychology at the University of California, Berkeley, who served as a consultant on emotion for the Pixar movie Inside Out.

In Awe, Keltner weaves together psychological research into how awe transforms our brains and bodies, an examination of awe in history and cultures, and personal stories of awe, including the role it played in his recovery from a loss.

Keltner shows us how bringing more awe into our lives can transform and heal us.