How to Give a Hug

Within the last week or two I ran across another article about how to give a hug. That one said to hold the hug for three breaths. The first breath you are supposed to imagine energy going from your heart to the other person’s heart. The second breath you’re supposed to imagine receiving love energy coming from their heart to yours, and the third breath you send love energy out to the rest of the universe (or something like that). It was beautiful, and I wanted to remember it, but now the details of it are slipping away. So when I saw the
How to Give a Hug Library Article, I knew I wanted to capture the important details of it.
# Feel your centerline and your dantien (two inches below your navel.
# As you put your arms around the other person don’t pull them in too forcefully with your arms, but instead gather in from your ribs (by closing the spaces between them) and let your arms follow like you’re holding a giant exercise ball. Feel your whole torso gathering in. You should feel the “C” shape of your spine, chin down, pelvis leveled.
# Take a deep breath as you approach your friend and softly exhale as you hug them.
# Feel the other person’s caring and feel your caring for them.
# When you release from the hug, look the person in the eyes and drink in what you see.Take them in, and give of yourself.
# Refocus on feeling your centerline and dantien and savor the feel of energy flowing between you.