All You Need Is Hugs + The Downfall Of Human Touch

I was recently at Lightning in a Bottle a 5 day Music & Spiritual Festival in the desert much like Burning Man.

The theme there is connection. There are even workshops offered to facilitate this.

Everywhere you go someone gives you a beautiful embrace of a hug, and in passing you even high five everyone.

I would imagine the amount of human connection that you are exposed to in one day is probably about at least 50 touches.

The next day after I arrived home from the festival I was feeling down and sad and missing everyone from camp.

I started to delve into the why of this and I realized one of the reasons was definitely the amount of human touch that went from a ballpark of 50 times a day to zero.

I was literally home with my dog and that was it.

But think about it really.

 How often are you even hugged or high-fived or any type of touch by over 50 people in one day let alone one weekend or one month!

How much human touch do you average per day?

I would say maybe 3 max for me. I tend to touch strangers though so maybe I’m an outlier.

When was the last time that you hugged a stranger or touched them on the shoulder while giving them eye contact and saying thank you?

I recently learned that humans need around 8 hugs a day.

When was the last time you were hugged 8 times a day and not at a family party?

The thing is, that we completely lost the idea of human touch unless we are in a romantic partnership or familial setting.

My question is why has it even come that far?

Why is it that we are so afraid to touch a stranger?

The second we accidently brush up against someone we don’t know, we say sorry. When they accidentally nudge us they tell us they’re sorry.

It’s time to bring touch back. It’s time to bring the act of being love back.

In 2014 I went to an intimacy retreat in Big Bear, within the first five minutes I was given a one minute hug by one of the other attendees. initially it was awkward but then once I allowed it, it was beautiful sharing that embrace with someone I had just met.

I began to really enjoy hugs after that.

Think about the feeling a simple hug brings you.

The time is now, let’s break the barrier of being so afraid of people and instead come to them with love.

There are so many benefits of even just one simple hug or touch.

• It boosts your immune system
• It deepens your connections
• It releases Oxytocin the cuddle hormone which reduces stress.
• You actually need it. We are born with this innate need that goes way underfulfilled.
• It makes you instantly feel happier.
• In increases your sex drive (yes you read that right)

Don’t these things sound EFFING awesome?

So this is what I’m going to do, I’m going to challenge you to try to give 8 hugs a day for a week.

And if hugs don’t work then at least try to touch their arm or shoulder.

It seems like a lot bit it’s really not. You probably come across way more people than that per day.

Once you embark on this challenge you will instantly feel better.

Infact, I’ll do this with you.

For the next week I will also give 8 people hugs our touch per day.

Let’s bring human connection back, let’s bring love back, lets bring hugs back!

We are all made of love, why not share our magic with the world!

You are love, You are magic, it’s just waiting to be let out!

Now is the best time there is.

Let me know how you feel in the comments below, I guarantee you feel instantly happy and amazing.

Before I forget, have you signed up for my brand new Goddess Wolfpack yet? We give out some virtual hugs over in that group! Check it out, I can’t wait to meet you.