When
was the last time that you gave a hug? Most probably you forgot the last time
you hugged someone!
I
have realised that when giving a hug one gets a lot of positive energy and one
shouldn’t be afraid of giving hugs more often.
Research
shows that hugs can instantly boost oxytocin levels, which heal feelings of
loneliness, isolation and anger. Apart from that hugs strengthen the immune
system, the gentle pressure and the emotional charge a hug creates activates
one of our Chakra’s which stimulates the thymus gland – which regulates and
balances the body’s production of white blood cells.
Furthermore
a hug teaches us how to give and receive, it educates us how love flows both
ways.
Like
meditation, hugs teach us how to be in the present moment, how to appreciate
one another and how to connect with your heart and your feelings!
Virgina
Satir once said “We need four hugs a day for
survival. We need eight hugs a day for maintenance. We need twelve hugs a day
for growth.”
If maybe 12 hugs a day seem impossible, even one hug a day will
make a big difference. So stop what you are doing and go give a hug to someone
you love, and show that you appreciate them in your life.
