FREE HUGS... A simple offering that can change everything!
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If you've ever experienced really great hugs, you'll know that hugs:
According to Psychotherapist Virginia Satir, "We need 4 hugs a day for survival. We need 8 hugs a day for maintenance. We need 12 hugs a day for growth." For a quick list of 10 reasons why we need hugs, click here. |
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Gathering together as a group, we outreach to others in the community and offer free hugs.
When: Saturday June 24 from 10:00 - 11:30am Weather permitting
Where: meet at State House steps, Concord, NH. We'll walk and hug from there.
What to Bring: Free Hug sign, yourself, a big smile, tons of friends, and Love
Don't have a FREE HUGS sign? Come to 8 limbs Holistic Health at 9:00am and create your own.
RSVP Here
When: Saturday June 24 from 10:00 - 11:30am Weather permitting
Where: meet at State House steps, Concord, NH. We'll walk and hug from there.
What to Bring: Free Hug sign, yourself, a big smile, tons of friends, and Love
Don't have a FREE HUGS sign? Come to 8 limbs Holistic Health at 9:00am and create your own.
RSVP Here
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HUGGING MEDITATION
From my Buddhist practice, Hugging Meditation:
When we hug, our hearts connect and we know that we are not separate beings. Hugging with mindfulness and concentration can bring reconciliation, healing, understanding, and much happiness. The practice of mindful hugging has helped so many to reconcile with each other- fathers and sons, mothers and daughters, friends and friends, and so many others.
We may practice hugging meditation with a friend, our daughter, our father, our partner or even with a tree. To practice, we first bow and recognize the presence of each other. Then we can enjoy three deep conscious breaths to bring ourselves fully there. We then may open your arms and begin hugging. Holding each other for three in-and-out breaths. With the first breath, we are aware that we are present in this very moment and we are happy. With the second breath, we are aware that the other is present in this moment and we are happy as well. With the third breath, we are aware that we are here together, right now on this earth, and we feel deep gratitude and happiness for our togetherness. We then may release the other person and bow to each other to show our thanks.
When we hug in such a way, the other person becomes real and alive. We do not need to wait until one of us is ready to depart for a trip, we may hug right now and receive the warmth and stability of our friend in the present moment. Hugging can be a deep practice of reconciliation.
When we hug, our hearts connect and we know that we are not separate beings. Hugging with mindfulness and concentration can bring reconciliation, healing, understanding, and much happiness. The practice of mindful hugging has helped so many to reconcile with each other- fathers and sons, mothers and daughters, friends and friends, and so many others.
We may practice hugging meditation with a friend, our daughter, our father, our partner or even with a tree. To practice, we first bow and recognize the presence of each other. Then we can enjoy three deep conscious breaths to bring ourselves fully there. We then may open your arms and begin hugging. Holding each other for three in-and-out breaths. With the first breath, we are aware that we are present in this very moment and we are happy. With the second breath, we are aware that the other is present in this moment and we are happy as well. With the third breath, we are aware that we are here together, right now on this earth, and we feel deep gratitude and happiness for our togetherness. We then may release the other person and bow to each other to show our thanks.
When we hug in such a way, the other person becomes real and alive. We do not need to wait until one of us is ready to depart for a trip, we may hug right now and receive the warmth and stability of our friend in the present moment. Hugging can be a deep practice of reconciliation.
