#VIRTUAL HUG FREE#

A virtual hug, then, is the next best thing for people outside your household-moms, dads, other relatives, neighbours, etc. Our physical hugs are limited to members of our household right now (and you may not always be in hugging mode after being cooped up- just sayin’).

Or maybe it is what you want to give to someone who is struggling and could use some support. Or maybe it is after a phone call with your mom or dad and you are really missing them or are feeling worried about them. Maybe it is what you need after a trying homeschool session. So how many hugs are prescribed for each day? It has been suggested that hugging be part of our daily routine – our Vitamin H, as it were.Ī hug may be just what you need to get through some difficult moments during this pandemic. Even though nothing is necessarily “fixed” or changed, we do tend to feel better after a good hug. Our language may be different -it’s that warm and fuzzy feeling we get when we give or receive a hug. While there is a great deal of evidence that hugs are good for us, most of us already intuitively know this.

Reduces feelings of anxiety and depression.

Fosters feelings of social connectedness and inclusion (thereby reducing social isolation and loneliness).

There is evidence that hugging releases oxytocin, one of the hormones that decreases stress responses in our bodies. And these benefits go both ways-that is, we benefit from both giving and receiving hugs. They are also missing out from the profound benefits of touch and hugs for human beings. Many people are missing human touch during this pandemic. The remaining proceeds will be split evenly among the artists.If a picture is worth a thousand words, what is a virtual hug worth? More than a thousand words and more than money can buy. For every $20 packet that is purchased, Wike will keep $5 for production and delivery. Wike is limiting the number of artworks to 30 so that each artist is paid decently during a time when many are struggling. to send in their work, or until 30 artworks are submitted. The care packages may be sent to the purchaser or to a loved one with a personalized note.Īrtists have until March 28 at 5 p.m.

#VIRTUAL HUG FREE#

Hug Packets will be available starting March 31 with free shipping and will each include five randomly selected mini hug prints. Some take the hug theme literally, like a couple embracing and kissing through face masks others are abstract, like a collection of concentric circles. So she reimagined hugs through her project “ A Hug or Something Like It,” which delivers visual interpretations of hugs as $20 care packages that Wike calls “Hug Packets.” The artwork is made by D.C.-area artists, who create 2.5 by 2.5-inch pieces in any medium. “Before enough time had even elapsed for me to miss hugs, I knew that was going to be a big hurdle for me,” Wike says, and she “was trying to mentally prepare and figure out ways to combat that.” As it became clear that the outbreak of the novel coronavirus would limit human interaction, local illustrator and watercolor artist Amy Wike turned to art to process her feelings.

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