The Butterfly Hug

POW WOW Long Beach, California, USA Date:July 2019

During her work with the survivors of Hurricane Pauline in Acapulco, Mexico, Lucina Artigas developed a self-administered bilateral Stimulation (BLS) method (placing both hands on the chest & tapping on the shoulders) to use during a therapy session or just as a self-soothing technique. This is called “The Butterfly Hug”; a method that is still applied today in the mental care field.

Mental health & therapy is one of the topics that I believe should be highlighted more, especially now more than ever with our modern lifestyle and the massive influence of technology on people’s lives.

To know more about this technique you can send @thejourneytowholeness who inspired me to create this mural. Photos by @lannycatcheswalls & @_.the.adventurist._