Body Freedom Exercise (14): High On Hugs

High on HugsnnTime for Exercise: 10 seconds to one minute per hugnnProperties Required: nonenn Steps:n

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1. Give your love different kinds of hugs.nn
2. Ask your love to guess each hug’s meaning. Here are some suggestions for hugs with different qualities and various degrees and typesn of intimacy.

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• I love you (for a lover) n
• Woman to woman (friends)n
• I love you (for a family member) n
• Woman to woman (lovers)n
• I love you (for a friend) n
• Opposite sex (friends)n
• Opposite sex (lovers)n
• A hug for someone you are sexually active withn
• “I’m afraid, please hold me”n
• I might be able to get interested in sex nown
• Comfort hug (“Everything will be okay.”)n
• I am really hornyn
• Grief hug (“I’m so sorry for your loss.”)n
• Hellon
• Celebrate success or winning (hooray!)n
• Good-bye (short separation) n
• Good-bye (long separation) n
• Thank you (small)n
• Thank you (major)n
• Man to man (friends) n
• Man to man (lovers) n
• I miss you n
• This is a rewardn
• Invent some of your own hugs with particular meanings.n

nComments:n n

Determine which hugs are suitable for which people and circumstances. Hug your lover. Hug other people you feel emotionally close to, for example, children, parents, close friends, and co-workers.