5 Keys to the Butterfly Hug to Calm Anxiety

  There are days when everything feels overwhelming, and anxiety makes a knot in your chest. If you’ve been feeling this way for a while, we suggest you try a simple technique that reduces these physiological symptoms. The butterfly hug is a resource based on bilateral stimulation that offers almost immediate well-being. This hug is based on the EMDR therapeutic model aimed at treating post-traumatic stress or intense anxiety. If you also accompany it with a positive visualization exercise, body tension is relieved more quickly and effectively. The practice was developed in 1997 in the aftermath of Hurricane Paulina, which…