Self-Love Hug

This Self-Love Hug is a simple yet powerful way to comfort yourself and express gratitude towards yourself.
I recommend a daily self-love hug, but it becomes even more important when you are feeling overwhelmed, depleted, anxious, scared or alone.
You will find many Self-Love Hugs throughout my YOQI® qigong sequences and online classes. This short video tutorial is an exert from my full length YOQI® ‘Qigong To Reconnect and Renew.’

Transcript

Finding your Wuji posture, Allowing us to activate Qi flow with this posture. And then gently bring the palms together, Interlace the fingers, Float the arms up overhead, Looking up to the sky, And release. So a gentle stretch. So we inhale, The energy rises up, Exhale, The energy is expanding and sinking. So inhaling, Rise, Exhale, The arms float down. Now if it's available to you, We can inhale, Find a dristy point ahead of you this time, Rise up onto your heels, Exhale down. So we're activating our kidney, One acupoint on the sole of the feet, Helping us to connect to the energy of the earth. One more. All the way up, And exhale down. And then let's take another breath up, This time keep your heels on the floor, We're going to sink the energy down, As you exhale, Stretch over to the side. So we're stretching the gallbladder and liver meridians, A little bit of stomach and spleen. And then inhale, Centre, Exhale over to the other side. Beautiful. Nice stretch. Inhale back to centre, Exhale, Sink that Qi, Sink that energy. Inhale, Open your heart to the universe, And exhale, Wrap yourself up in a big loving hug. Thank yourself for gifting yourself this practice today. Big breath in, Open wide again, Heart to the universe, Exhale, Wrapping yourself up in a hug again, Other arm is on top this time, Give yourself a little pat on the back. Good morning self, I love you. Big breath in, Open wide, Breathing out. And so, Taking a pause here to just feel gratitude towards ourselves, Where we are right now, And where we've come from. Beautiful. Gently lower the hands, Draw your feet together, Come to bamboo sways in the wind, Releasing all efforts, Allow your body to rock and sway, Let the Qi flow wherever it needs to, Wherever it wants to. And gently bring your palms together in front of your heart, Amitabha, Thank you.