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The power of touch

Physical touch helps to nurture feelings of trust, safety and connectedness and it also reduces the stress hormone cortisol. 
Just as little as 20 seconds of affectionate touching like hugging, back rubs, gentle stroking etc is enough to trigger the release of oxytocin aka the love hormone that makes us feel warm and held 💕

I love to incorporate a lot of touch in my classes- in partner exercises to open up the energy flow in the body as well as stepping out of our comfort zones, as hands on assistance for grounding and calming and I always love to end with long, heart felt quantum hugs which goes like this:

Hug heart to heart- not the way we normally do it in our disconnected western world!
Breath together- inhale together, exhale together 
Hold the hug for at least 5 long breaths- might feel awkward the first times you do it

Enjoy benefits like getting a natural high, increased happiness, reduced aches and pains and decreased anxiety and depression.

Long hugs like this has a anti- age effect and I know I can’t get enough of them!! So find a quarantine partner and start hugging💫
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Once in a blue moon🔵

This week I not only learned that this phrase refers to the appearance of a second full moon within a calendar month which happens very rarely but I also learned about jungle first aid with the incredible herbalist @villagewitch.sarahwu
I learned more about fermentation and as I shared before I got to see and participate in the whole process in harvesting and preparing my favorite super beverage Cacao. I would say that a week like this only happens once in a blue moon.

SO grateful for all my teachers, new friends and old friends and for being able to wake up to the sound of the ocean every day!
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