Coffee & Conversation: The Hugging Army
Thu, Jun 20
|The Giving Tree Wellness Center
Sit with us as we talk about The Hugging Army: An Experience in Connection. Learn how hugging is a form of meditative practice, the healing benefits of hugs, and the value of human connection. The conversation will be lead by local author & founder of the Hugging Army, Vanessa Leigh White Fernandes.
Time & Location
Jun 20, 2019, 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM
The Giving Tree Wellness Center, 311 Penn Ave, Scranton, PA 18503, USA
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About the event
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*MORE ABOUT THE HUGGING ARMY:
The Hugging Army: An Experience in Connection is an interactive program where Vanessa teaches her audiences about the lack of human connection in contemporary society. And, how it impacts our personal and social lives. Through storytelling and photographs, she expresses the positive impact that hugging strangers has had on her life. You will learn what a mindful hug is; the healing benefits of mindful hugging; and how to reconnect with others in your own unique and powerful way. Vanessa ends the program guiding you in the practice of mindful hugging.
One day, as an experiment, Vanessa set out in the streets of her city, with one blindfold, a free hugs sign, and open arms, only to have an experience of connection with strangers that she had never felt before. With one simple gesture of …