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What does a 7 second hug mean?

A 'seven second hug' takes you to level two – it's a sincere, genuine transaction of love and care. Level three is the 'run up hug' – a euphoric, outburst of affection.

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When starting at my new school in April, my head asked me if I would do him a favour – teach Early Years. Surprised, daunted, scared… I said yes, I couldn’t really say no! But I’m so glad I said yes! Early Years is a magical environment, the children are beautiful and my teaching has developed so much more. Every teacher, especially Key Stage 2 teachers, should have a go in Early Years – its amazing CPD! As part of my development I attended an Art of Being Brilliant talk and learned about the ‘seven-second hug’. Simple science. It takes seven seconds for love to transfer. Andy made it sound very comical, but I immediately knew it made perfect sense. A couple of months later, I drove to work, parked up, stepped out of my car and heard my name being called out. Screamed out, actually! It was one of the little ladies I taught in Early Years. Thinking about it now, I’m sure she’d qualify for the Olympic sprints. Her eyes were so wide, she ran with such purpose and whoosh, she gave me a ‘run up hug’ full of power, excitement and happiness. I just remember smiling and then giggling. Her little feet crushed my toe because she had run up with so much force but then that teaches me I shouldn’t really wear peep toes in a school setting. I tweeted @beingbrilliant, sharing my joy about receiving a ‘run up hug’ – the best kind of hug. From this, Andy had written a lovely post about his aspirations of being a grandad who hopes to receive run up hugs. However, I’m always looking to raise the happiness bar (inadvertently I might add), so let me introduce you to the best hug of all, the crème de la crème of all embraces (drum roll please)… the ‘pick up and swing around hug’. Being petite, I’ve had my share of these hugs. Sometimes, very unexpectedly. Friends taller than me sometimes seemed to have just got caught up in the emotion, they decide to lift and swing. I suppose I’m lucky in a way. So, after some thinking I’ve thought up a hierarchy of hugging. Normal hugs are good. Level one. It’s as far as most people ever get. A ‘seven second hug’ takes you to level two – it’s a sincere, genuine transaction of love and care. Level three is the ‘run up hug’ – a euphoric, outburst of affection. And the pinnacle of the hugging hierarchy is the ‘pick up and swing hug’ where, because of the transaction of affection, you feel like you’re gliding on the wave of happiness. I can imagine Andy asking you all to experiment with your hugging – an invitation he could use at his next talk maybe? A word of advice though, it’s important to match the type of hug with the person, so a ‘pick up and swing’ might not be appropriate for your manager, but would be spot on for your niece… or someone of a smaller stature, so you don’t have the risk of breaking your back. Hugs are important. Whatever form they come in they all have the same universal meaning. One of my ongoing goals is to create a community of huggers. To me that shows the children in my class are developing an important form of intelligence – emotional intelligence. It’s human to hug. Hugs make you happier and help you connect. Hugs are universal – everyone needs them and just like the ‘pick up and swing’, they make the world go around.

Kiran @KSunray3

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