Hugging Meditation Practice | guided meditation for children offered by Brother Phap Lai

We're going to breathe in and out.

Breathe in and out.

Now, I want you to look at the other person and just bow to them,

like offer them a lotus and now have a hug.

Okay.

Just have a hug and be aware of one breath,

where you just think, Oh, yeah, I'm alive.

I'm alive.

Okay.

And then the next breath,

he's alive.

Or she's alive.

And then the third breath.

You just feel very happy because you're with your friend.

And it's nice to give your friend a hug now and then, right?

Or, like, when you give your mommy a hug or your daddy a hug.

So that's the three breath.

And then you just bow to each other again, and that's it.

That's hugging meditation.

But no, not quite, because that was our practice.

Oh, right.

Now we're going to do it for real.

We're going to talk to each other.

Take a breath.

Bow.

Yeah.

This is it now.

Look at each other and practice to give each other a nice, gentle hug.

Okay.

You're the real one.

This is the real one.

Yeah.

And then.

Now remember, one breath.

Yes, I am alive.

A second breath.

In and out.

This person is alive.

Third breath.

I'm very happy you're here.

And then we can come out of the hug and offer each other one final bow.

Or, like we say, offer a lotus to each other for a flower.

That's very nice.