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Senior Moments The Importance of Touch
January 2018
A
Welcome
to
senior
moments
I'm
Daly's
Samana.
When
was
the
last
time
you
were
hugged.
How
did
it
feel?
Did
you
like
it
hate
it?
Are
you
the
type
of
person
to
give
a
hearty
handshake
to
a
new
acquaintance
and
a
warm
hug
to
a
friend,
or
do
you
like
a
little
less
physical
contact?
Most
of
us
do
like
our
personal
space,
but
that
differs
in
most
people.
I've
heard
that
36
inches
is
the
norm
for
most
Americans
and
I
thought.
A
Are
you
kidding
that's
way
too
far,
but,
of
course
this
is
all
relative
and
some
people
want
to
be
right
in
your
face.
Is
it
important
for
you
to
be
touched,
we're
talking
about
g-rated
physical
contact?
Do
you
think
it's
important
to
your
well-being?
We
talked
with
some
people
who
think
it
is
most
important
to
receive
touch
our
first
guest
wouldn't
be
able
to
make
a
living
without
it.
My.
B
Name
is
William
Lee
Mathis
I
am
a
teacher
and
mentor
for
the
National
holistic,
Institute
college
of
Massage
Therapy
I'm,
a
massage
therapist
and
health
educator
and
I've
been
teaching
for
nationalistic
Institue
for
the
last
15
years.
Nationalistic
Institute
nhi
is
a
leader
in
the
field,
one
of
the
most
respected
massage
schools
in
the
country,
and
we
have
branches
throughout
California.
So
the
power
of
touch
is
profound.
It's
primal,
its
instinctual.
It
has
been
noted.
That
touch
is
the
first
sense
that
develops
in
utero.
B
The
definition
of
the
word
touch
is
often
the
longest
definition
and
the
unabridged
dictionary
of
many
languages.
I
think
this
really
speaks
to
the
various
ways
we
use
the
term
touch
to
describe
a
lot
of
different
experiences
and
impressions.
We
have
in
life
and
the
skin
as
our
largest
organ
is
also
our
largest
sense
organs.
The
majority
of
our
senses
are
focused
in
our
head
and
touch,
of
course,
is
distributed
throughout
the
entire
body.
B
We
see
that
people
can
experience
a
loss
of
a
major
sense
like
sight
or
hearing
and
still
go
on
to
live
well-adjusted
lives,
but
the
sense
of
touch
if
lost,
often
has
a
very
profound
disruptive
effect
on
somebody's
mind
body
and
emotional
health.
The
importance
of
touch
is
reflected
in
the
fact
that
it
meets
some
basic
psychological
and
physiological
needs
for
us.
B
It
has
some
powerful
effects,
restoring
the
balance
to
the
body
that
leads
to
all
manner
of
things
like
inducing
stress,
lowering
blood
pressure,
increasing
a
sense
of
wellness
generally,
it's
interesting
because
I
think
touch
is
a
profound
human
need
and
yet,
in
many
ways
I
don't
think
our
culture
is
especially
touch
friendly.
It
may
be
that,
even
though
it's
often
a
very
over
sexualized
culture
and
overlays
of
somewhat
puritanical
foundation,
where
things
that
are
pleasurable
to
the
body,
things
that
feel
good
things
that
nurture
life
on
that
level
are
often
a
little
bit
morally
suspect.
B
Different
cultures
relate
to
touch
and
personal
space
in
different
ways
and
definitely
I
think
you
can
note
that,
for
people
in
our
culture
there's
often
this
kind
of
bubble,
the
space
around
them
somebody's
in
that
space
without
permission,
it's
seen
as
a
very
threatening
thing,
I
think
for
some
people,
their
only
experience
of
intimate
touch
is
in
sexual
or
romantic
circumstances.
I
think
that
people
are
often
isolated
from
each
other
and
many
of
the
effects
of
modern
technology.
Social
media,
for
example,
exacerbate
that
problem.
B
I
think
people
are
used
to
being
in
their
own
little
isolated,
an
insulated
environment,
whether
it's
the
inside
of
a
car
or
inside
of
a
climate-controlled
building
a
number
of
things
that
cut
us
off
from
the
world
around
us
and
that
includes
cutting
us
off
from
other
people,
also
maybe
most
important,
I.
Think
a
lot
of
people
are
not
aware
of
the
importance
of
touch
and
why
it
is
such
a
healthy
and
life-giving
thing
to
give
an
exchange
that
kind
of
human
contact.
B
My
personal
experience,
living
and
studying
in
Australia
very
touch
friendly,
Beach
oriented
culture.
There
are
always
people
that
give
you
a
slap
on
the
back
from
the
wrong
bear
hug
when
you
need
to
belong
all
that
and
from
there
I
moved
to
Southern
California.
For
a
brief
time
where
there
was
a
lot
of
isolation.
People
always
in
their
cars
are
always
in
and
climate
controlled
environments
and
that
sense
of
just
kind
of
casual
friendly
touch
was
dramatically
missing.
So
I
could
really
feel
the
culture
shock
between
those
things.
B
B
I
think
this
highlights
the
fact
that
it
touches
a
crucial
human
need.
We
can
survive
for
a
very
brief
time
without
air
we
can
survive
for
a
few
days
without
water.
We
can
go
for
weeks
without
food
I,
don't
know
how
long
we
can
go
without
touch,
but
it's
obvious
to
me
that
when
we
go
without
it,
we
suffer
people
that
are
in
forced
isolation,
people
that
have
been
shipwrecked
prisoners
in
solitary
confinement.
B
It
might
be
that
there
are
people
available
in
their
lives
that
could
touch
them
in
a
positive
way,
but
the
perception
that
they're,
fragile
or
frail
or
thin-skinned
any
of
these
things
might
have
impact
on
somebody's
willingness
to
freely
touch
the
elderly
and
I.
Think
that's
a
shame,
because
I
think
there
are
some
tremendous
benefits
to
it
again.
B
The
sense
of
increased
wellness,
the
increased
immune
factor,
the
increased
healing,
the
just
general
feeling
better
in
one's
own
body
is
a
powerful
thing,
especially
if
it
one
is
feeling
some
of
the
aches
and
pains
that
go
with
aging,
reducing
some
of
that
stress.
Reducing
some
of
the
tension.
These
things
have
tremendous
benefits
for
our
seniors.
Thank.
A
You
William
William,
touched
on
some
of
the
research
on
the
importance
of
touch.
Much
of
the
research
has
been
conducted
on
babies
and
for
good
reason.
Without
this
important
need
being
met,
many
babies
would
simply
die.
It
seems
that
our
body
chemistry
is
healthier
when
we
receive
touch
our
next
guest
is
a
nurse
who
works
with
premature
babies.
Let's
hear
what
she
has
to
say:
hello
I'm
here
today
with
Christine
Brooks,
a
registered
nurse
working
in
San
Francisco
in
an
NICU.
C
Stands
for
neonatal
intensive
care
unit,
so
you
work
with
I
work
with
infants,
primarily
from
one
minute
old
and
till
they're,
ready
to
go
home
and
they're,
typically
early
babies
who
are
born
preterm
prior
to
37
weeks
gestation.
But
we
also
take
care
of
babies
who
are
term
born
on
time
or
after
37
weeks.
But
they
have
some
special
problems
that
they're
not
quite
ready
to
go
home.
Yet.
C
Baby
gets
the
basic
care
to
be
warm
pink
and
sweet
okay,
so
the
basics
are
again
to
keep
the
baby's
temperature
normal
premature
babies
either.
Don't
have
enough
fat
to
maintain
a
stable
body
temperature
or,
if
they're,
very,
very
premature,
they
are
not
able
to
curl
themselves
up.
They
lay
flat
increases
their
surface
area,
so
they
lose
definitely
lose
heat
that
way
as
well.
Okay,.
A
C
Their
brain
isn't
able
to
regulate
the
body
temperature
like
the
term
baby
or
certainly
an
older
child
can
so
one
of
the
first
goals
be
getting
from
birth
is
to
keep
them
warm
mm-hmm
and
when
I
say
pink
I
actually
mean.
Obviously
you
have
to
transition
from
the
water
breather.
Not
really
it's
not
really
water,
but
you.
C
Your
lungs,
so
you
have
to
transition
them
to
breathing
air
mm-hmm
and
then,
when
I
say,
sweet
I'm
talking
about
their
level
of
blood
sugar
has
to
be
cutting
off
the
supply
they've
gotten
from
the
placenta.
So
you
need
to
replace
that
either
with
breast
milk,
yes
and
or
formula.
If
it's
not
available,
and
if
the
baby
is
too
ill
to
take
and
roll
feeding
or
week,
then
we
can
start
an
IV.
It.
C
Pink
and
sweet,
we
put
the
babies
directly
on
the
mothers
skin
right
in
the
delivery
room
for
the
first,
ideally
30
minutes
and
baby's
able
to
breastfeed,
but
the
babies
breastfeed.
So
we
recognize
immediately.
That
touch
is
one
of
the
first
pleasurable
experiences,
preferably
on
the
mother's
skin.
In.
C
Called
kangaroo
care,
skin-to-skin
care
I
think
it
was
called
kangaroo
care
after
you
know
the
fact
that
kangaroos
carry
their
young
in
a
pouch,
yes
and
it
originated
in
Bogota,
Colombia
mm-hmm,
and
it
was
done
in
Bogota
Colombia,
because
the
resources
in
that
country
there
weren't
enough
incubators,
so
the
neonatologist
got
them
to
come
and
actually
provide
warmth.
So
the
the
first
purpose
is
going
to
suit
care.
C
Kangaroo
care
was
just
to
keep
the
baby
warm,
in
other
words,
to
be
an
incubator,
just
the
mother's
own
body
temperature,
which
is
why
we
put
the
baby
directly
on
the
skin,
and
it
also
provides
not
only
an
opportunity
for
the
mother
to
get
to
know
her
baby
and
the
baby
to
get
to
know
her
mother.
You.
E
C
C
Well,
I
would
rather,
the
mother
have
an
opportunity
than
to
do
skin-to-skin
if
the
baby
it
requires
to
be,
you
know,
assessed,
and
it
has
to
have
you
know
some
procedures,
then
sometimes
it's
easier
to
do
it
in
the
incubator,
but
you
will
find
that,
as
you
get
more
comfortable
with
having
the
mother
there
and
having
the
skin-to-skin,
you
can
do
a
lot
more
things
without
interrupting
that
skin-to-skin
contact.
How
about
father's.
A
C
And
so
smelling
the
mother,
especially
the
breast
milk
yeah.
We
probably
can't
smell
it,
but
the
baby
can
smell
it
and
I
believe
it's
Sweden.
It
is
an
expectation.
Every
baby,
the
mother
is
the
incubator.
The
time
that
the
baby
is
not
on
the
mother's
chest
is,
is
maybe
an
hour
a
day
or
just
enough
time
for
the
mother
to
go
eat
go
to
the
bathroom,
they
do
all
of
their
care.
You
mean
babies
with
chest
tubes
and
navies
that
you
would
think
we're
too
sick.
A
D
Value
is
what
it's
worth
to
you.
A
lower
introductory
price
by
some
providers
doesn't
always
mean
a
good
value.
San
Bruno
cable
posts,
its
regular
rates
on
the
Internet
and
in
the
office,
no
hidden
fees,
annual
contract
to
sign
or
high-pressure
salesman.
We
have
a
local
office
with
knowledgeable
staff.
If
there's
a
need,
we
offer
free
same-day
our
next
business
day
service
calls
by
patronizing
san
barnaba.
You
get
a
great
value
at
a
competitive
price.
Thank
you
for
choosing
san
barnaba.
C
A
C
A
bloodstream
and
the
they
send
a
signal
from
the
area
that's
touched
to
our
spinal
cord,
which
then
travels
to
the
brain,
and
you
have
this
conscious.
Awareness
of
that
touch
and
touch
has
been
studied
and
used
an
alternative
method
or
alternative
medicine.
You
know
it's
very
much
a
part
of
the
homeopathic
practice
and
well
I,
wouldn't
say
so
much
homeopathic.
What
I
would
say
is
holistic
care
of
integrating,
not
just
the
medications
and
the
radiation
therapy
for
a
patient
undergoing
cancer,
for
example.
A
C
Beloved
primary
and
even
better,
if
it's
a
consistent,
caregiver
they're,
the
earliest
studies
about
the
studies
that
were
done
with
monkeys
where
they
separated
immediately
at
birth.
Even
though
that
infant
monkey
was
fed
with
food,
they
were
given
no
love
and
attention
and
they
did
not.
Their
brains
did
not
develop
appropriately
and
very
antisocial
behavior
when
they
were
brought
back
in
with
the
other
monkeys
that
had
not
been
separated.
So
that
was
but
probably
the
earliest
study
where
they
really
looked
at
mm-hmm.
You
know
the
need
from
a
trial
bond
and
and
touching
from
infancy.
C
C
But
the
benefits
to
the
mother
are
increased
breast
milk
production,
so
that
is
oftentimes
one
of
these
challenges.
When
a
woman
delivers
a
child
prematurely
from
her
milk
supply,
isn't
isn't
there
yet
mm-hmm?
And
if
you
put
that
together
with
the
fact
that
the
baby
Brett
mother's
breast
milk
is,
is
the
best
nutrition
for
every
baby.
It's
recommended
for
the
first
year
of
life
on
American
Academy
of
Pediatrics
ever.
A
C
Premature
babies
are
having
even
higher
risk
of
getting
some
GI
problems
or
even
infections,
or
even
a
very
serious
disease
that
is
decreased
if
we
can
provide
the
Toronto
breast
milk
mm-hmm.
We
also
noticed
that
during
kangaroo
care,
baby's
heart
rates
go
down
if
that's
the
case
and
they're
using
less
energy.
So
these
babies
have
improved
weight,
gain
things
who
kangaroo
care
or
do
skin-to-skin
on
continuously.
They
they
have
better
sleep-wake
cycles.
They
they
breastfeed
better,
they
breastfeed
earlier,
and
if
they
do
all
those
things
they
go
home
sooner.
How.
C
It
touch
is
good
for
everyone,
okay
and
one
of
the
first
things
you
learn
as
a
nurse
when
you're
a
student
nurse,
and
you
can't
do
anything
else,
hold
the
patient's
hand.
Okay,
so
certainly
just
that
the
distraction
and,
as
I
said,
the
typical
reaction
that
occurs
when
you
touch
someone
when
I'm
speaking
with
a
mother
I
make
sure
that
not
only
do
I
maintain
eye
contact.
I
often
touch
her
okay
as
I'm
speaking
to
and.
C
C
She
will
often
let
down
her
guard
and
you
see
the
tears
start
to
cry.
I
had
a
personal
experience
in
the
emergency
room
of
a
an
elderly,
an
elderly
patient.
This
was
a
time
in
my
career,
where
I
was
doing
some
different
things
and
I
had
a
opportunity
to
work
in
the
emergency
room
and
the
patient
came
in
and
you
know
the
physician
was
firing.
C
Questions
and
the
family
wasn't
being
very
helpful
and
she
didn't
have
her
oxygen
on
and
she
was
confused
and
answering
questions
and
not
making
any
sense
and
and
I
just
stepped
in
and
I
used
my
skills
as
a
nikkie
nurse
and
I
said
I
said
her
name
and
I
touched
her
and
I
made
everyone
stop
her
name's
rose
rose,
I
touched
her.
She
looked
at
me,
she
smiled
I,
said
I'm
gonna
get
your
oxygen
and
no
one
is
going
to
ask
you
a
question
until
I
do,
but
it
wasn't
the
oxygen
that
got
her
attention.
C
A
So,
every
time
you
get
a
little
hug
from
your
from
your
child
from
your
grandchild
from
your
friends,
it
makes
my
day
it
makes
it
makes
my
day
too
and
I
notice
you're
not
go
to
the
Senior
Center
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People
are
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all
the
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and
I
didn't
I
wasn't
really
much
of
a
hugger
before
that,
but
but
now
what
the
heck
just
give
him
a
hug
touch
him
on
the
shoulder,
pat
him
on
the
back,
just
that
just
that
second
of
touch
draws
them
to
you.
It's
so
nice
I
think
it's.
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Welcome
back
to
senior
moments,
I'm
Dolly,
Samana
vich.
Today's
program
is
about
the
importance
of
touch
we've
seen
how
important
it
is
for
the
survival
of
premature
babies,
but
as
an
adult.
How
can
we
incorporate
more
positive
touch
into
our
lives?
Let's
talk
again
with
William
Malthus,
massage
therapist
and
instructor
at
national
holistic
Institute
to
find
out
I
think.
B
There
are
a
number
of
ways
that
someone
can
seek
out
and
welcome.
Positive
touch,
experiences
into
their
lives
and
different
things
will
be
a
different
will
be
appropriate
for
different
individuals.
I
think
generally
active
engaged,
embodied
activities,
yoga
dance,
these
things
that
put
ourselves
more
in
touch
with
their
own
bodies,
also
open
us
up
to
positive
touch,
certainly
being
quick
to
exchange
a
hearty
handshake
or
warm
hug
with
people.
You're
close
to
that
signals
that
you're
open
to
touch
and
open
to
that
kind
of
communication.
B
I
think
it's
powerful
to
see
touch
as
a
form
of
communication,
because
it's
been
noted
that
the
vast
majority
of
human
interaction
and
communication
is
actually
nonverbal
and
so
I
think
being
open
to
touch
of
being
touched
and
touching.
Others
is
a
very
powerful
way
to
engage
that
kinesthetic
sense
of
communication
with
other
human
beings.
B
For
me,
personally,
one
of
the
things
that
drew
me
into
massage
therapy
was
my
interest
in
martial
arts
and
even
though
there's
a
little
bit
of
a
controlled
conflict
in
the
martial
arts
environment
in
the
dojo,
it
is
a
safe
space.
It
is
a
environment
where
everybody
is
working
together
to
build
a
suit,
get
a
set
of
skills
and
so
playing
sports
dance.
The
casual
touch
of
a
hand
on
the
shoulder
or
again
that
hearty
handshake
doing
these
go
a
long
way
towards
bringing
more
positive
touch
into
our
world.
B
It
can
help
increase
one's
own
body
acceptance
and
since
of
self-acceptance,
it's
one
of
those
things
where
by
large
I
feel
like
our
culture,
possibly
doesn't
get
enough
of
it,
and
so
massage
therapy
answers
are
really
profound
and
deep
need
that
people
are
craving
finding
a
good,
massage
therapist
is
going
to
be
important
if
one
wants
therapeutic
massage.
Looking
for
somebody
that
is
a
graduate
of
an
accredited
school,
and
probably
somebody
that
sought
out
the
voluntary
state
or
national
certification
would
be
good
ways
of
ensuring
high
standards
of
practice.
B
Somebody
that
knows
the
anatomy,
somebody
that
has
the
sense
of
professional
touch,
as
well
as
the
all-important
professional
boundaries
that
go
with
it
to
create
the
safe
space
that
allows
massage
to
be
effective.
So
not
so
long
ago,
the
high
price
of
massage
made
a
lot
of
people
look
at
it
as
a
luxury,
but
in
recent
years
there's
been
a
lot
of
work
done
to
democratize
it.
B
There
are
a
number
of
massage
schools
in
the
Bay
Area
that
run
the
student
rec
center
and
nationalistic
institute
of
Commerce
students
and
are
stood
run
clinic
a
great
opportunity
for
people,
especially
seniors
to
get
a
discount
massage
one
of
the
most
satisfying
massages
I've
done
was
working
on
my
elderly
grandmother
and
she
was
in
her
90s
and
generally
fairly
healthy,
but
starting
to
lose
a
lot
of
mental
clarity.
She
could
remember
things
from
World
War,
two
like
it
was
yesterday.
Something
happened
five
minutes
ago
would
often
when
he
ran
out
the
other.
B
What
I
found
when
I
did
massage
on
her
is
that
she
would
remember
that,
for
hours,
she'd
be
talking
about
it
hours
later
she
and
feel
the
effects
and
four
hours
later
so,
particularly
in
this
culture
who
were
tend
to
be
so
in
her
heads
and
so
disconnected
from
the
embodied
experience
of
life.
I
think
it
touches
a
powerful
way
to
come
back
into
ourselves
in
a
way
that
has
profound
benefits
for
everyone.
B
For
my
grandmother
in
particular
in
the
few
years
before
she
died,
it
allowed
her
to
be
just
a
lot
more
clear
and
a
lot
more
present
and
for
me,
leading
up
to
the
time
when
she
did
did
pass
away.
It
gave
me
a
really
powerful
way
to
give
back
to
somebody
that
had
meant
a
lot
to
me
in
my
life
for
me
that
sense
of
closure
that
came
with
that
made
the
the
grieving
process
when
she
did
finally
pass
away
much
easier,
much
more
gentle,
so
I
feel
really
grateful
for
that
opportunity.
Again.
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A
Welcome
back
to
senior
moments,
we
have
been
discussing
how
important
touches
in
our
daily
lives
and
of
different
ways
to
incorporate
more
touch
for
better
health
and
emotional
well-being.
Our
next
guest
is
here
to
tell
you
that
touching
a
furry
friend
can
be
just
as
soothing
as
touching
another
human
being
I'm.
E
Dr.
Marvin,
Dijon
and
I'm
the
coordinator
for
the
pet
assistive
therapy
program
here
at
the
Peninsula,
Humane
Society
and
SPCA
and
I'm
also
a
licensed
psychologist.
People
have
just
this
great
affection
for
animals,
and
the
human
animal
bond
is
actually
the
dynamic
relationship
between
people
at
animals
where
we
actually
positively
influence
each
other.
Some
great
examples
are
when
you
come
home
from
work
and
your
dogs
excitedly
waiting
for
you
at
the
door
and
wagging
its
tail
or
your
cat
is
sitting
on
your
lap
and
purring
contentedly
while
you
pet
her.
E
So
those
are
examples,
the
other
thing
I
would
say,
is
our
bonds
really
developed
centuries
ago.
We
used
to
work
with
wolves
that
would
help
us
hunt.
That
became
our
domesticated
dogs
and
the
cats.
You
know
they
would
protect
our
grains
and
make
sure
that
no
mice
other
animals
would
get
to
it.
So
we
really
relied
on
each
other
for
shelter,
food
and
protection,
and
it's
evolved
now
that
they
are
our
loving
members
of
our
family
and
they
live
with
us.
E
Pet
ownership
is
linked
to
a
reduction
in
heart
disease
and
that
we
actually
live
longer.
If
we
have
pets,
they
help
reduce
depression
and
isolation.
They
help
people
by
calming
them
when
they're,
anxious
they've
even
found
that
people
with
heart
disease
that
they're
more
likely
to
survive
from
a
heart
attack
by
having
a
pet
there's
researchers
in
the
field
of
the
human
animal
bond
that
talk
about
touch
talk
dialogue.
So
basically
it's
touch
combined
with
gentle
talk
that
helps
increase
relaxation
make
us
feel
calm
and
I.
E
Think
petting
an
animal
actually
helps
ground
us
and
keeps
us
presents.
I
think
that
animals
are
probably
the
best
example
of
mindfulness
and
I
think
that's
something
that
they
do
for
us
as
well,
just
from
petting
an
animal
he
can
be
grounded
in
present.
So
therapy
animals
are
actually
people's
personal
pets,
but
the
difference
is
that
they
are
certified
in
trying
to
do
to
this
kind
of
work.
Basically,
it's
a
therapeutic
approach
or
tool
that
involves
animals
actually
helping
people
and
they
help
improve
people's
emotional
and
physical
health
and
well-being.
E
For
example,
we
have
teams
that
will
visit
patients
in
the
hospital
or
but
say
somebody
a
resident
in
an
assisted
living
facility
with
Alzheimer's,
and
we
have
a
program
called
paws
for
tails,
where
children
get
to
read
to
dogs
and
what
we
found
is.
Actually
the
children
become
more
confident
readers
by
having
an
animal
there,
because
the
animal
doesn't
judge
them
a
dog
is
non-judgmental
and
has
sort
of
unconditional
love
to
share
and
I
would
say
that
our
pet
assisted
therapy
program.
E
E
Think
of
a
time
when
I
went
to
visit
a
facility
of
people
who
have
Alzheimer's
and
dementia
and
just
seeing
people
smile
when
they
see
the
dog
talk
and
just
become
more
animated
engaged
with
prior
to
that,
they
were
distant
or
showing
very
little
emotion
and
see
them
engaging
really
with
the
people
around
them.
Engaging
with
the
handler
and
with
the
dog
when
people
are
sick
or
depressed,
they
may
not
want
to
be
around
other
people
where
people
may
not
want
to
be
around
them
and
I.
E
Think
the
difference
is
with
animals
because
of
their
non-judgmental
nature.
They
don't
discriminate,
they
go
towards
the
people
that
are
most
in
need,
so
they're
they're
there
for
you
to
provide
physical
comfort
that
you
can
pet
and
snuggle
with
so
I
think
they
provide
touch
in
a
way
that
people
can't
at
times
when
people
cannot,
when,
let's
say
you're,
feeling
depressed
and
you're
isolated
in
your
house
or
when
you're,
really
sick
and
sneezing
everywhere.
So
there's
a
few
things
you
want
to
think
about.
E
If
you'd
like
to
get
an
animal
first,
is
your
financial
situation
having
an
animal,
does
cost
some
money,
so
thinking
about
you're
gonna
be
purchasing
food
bedding,
toys,
grooming,
it
potentially,
of
course,
some
occasional
veterinary
bills
and
you'll
also
think
about
what
your
lifestyle
is.
Are
you
somebody
that's
active
so
then,
maybe
you're
looking
for
a
more
high
energy
dog,
or
are
you
someone?
That's
more.
E
You
know
a
homebody
or
a
couch
potato
and
you
just
want
to
hang
out
on
the
couch
and
have
maybe
instead
a
cat
or
a
bunny
or
mellow
dog,
to
sit
with
and
I
would
say.
You
would
also
want
to
think
about
whether
you
have
your
own
animals
at
home,
any
other
pets,
whether
it
would
be
a
good
fit
for
your
animal.
E
Let's
say
you
had
a
senior
cat,
maybe
a
kitten
may
not
be
the
best
fit
there
and
then,
if
you
are
somebody
who
travels
a
lot
of
works
really
long
hours,
maybe
a
cat
or
a
bunny,
my
or
guinea
pig
might
be
a
better
fit.
But
if
you
would
like
to
have
a
dog
still,
you
know
I
would
say
maybe
looking
into
having
somebody
that
could
walk
your
dog
here
at
the
Humane
Society.
E
We
really
want
you
to
be
comfortable
and
make
a
good
lasting
match,
so
we
have
really
wonderful
adoption,
counselors
and
our
volunteers
that
are
very
knowledgeable
about
the
animals
here.
You
know
about
the
breeds
they're
gonna
spend
the
time
with
you
to
make
sure
it's
a
good
fit.
That's
really
what's
the
most
important
thing,
because
we
want
to
give
that
animal
a
forever
home.
Animals
are
just
really
good
for
our
health.
E
Our
emotional
health,
our
physical
health
I,
would
definitely
recommend
you
coming
and
adopting
an
animal
or
volunteering
and
just
spending
time
with
our
animals
here.
I
think
it's
just
it.
Just
animals
give
us
so
many
great
benefits
just
from
petting
an
animal.
They
help
ground
us
and
just
bring
a
lot
of
joy
and
I
think
they
just
make
our
lives
more
full.
E
H
F
That
Anna
and
me
are
hosting
it's
basically
snuggling,
sharing
the
hugs
and
helping
people
to
reconnect,
because
people
are
really
lonely.
People
are
slaves
or
their
cell
phones
and
they
are
not
talking
too
much.
They
are
not
sharing
the
smiles
touch,
so
I
whole
idea
is
to
get
people
back
to
basic.
It's
proof
that
20
seconds
hug
release
the
hormone
of
happiness
which
they
call
oxytocin
and
it's
really
powerful
to
overall
help.
F
You
can
you
imagine
if
you
have
20
people,
we
were
sharing
hug
with
and
we
are
spending
like
a
2-3
hours
together
the
importance
of
touch,
it's
really
crucial
for
everyone.
If
you
are
coming
to
meet
up,
you
have
a
option
to
choose,
we
are
exercising
power
of
yes,
I
know
some
people
say
yes
just
to
please
the
others,
but
it's
not
working
for
anyone.
F
So
if
you
don't
feel
something
just
say,
no
and
make
easy
life
for
yourself
for
others,
so
it's
same
thing
in
the
meetup,
so
you
come
there
and
you
do
whatever
you
feel
comfortable
with.
So
if
you
feel
comfortable
with
sharing
the
hug
right
at
the
door
you're
more
than
welcome.
So
if
you
like
to
observe
a
whole
session,
you
are
welcome
to
so
everything
is
optional.
You
have
a
power,
you
are,
you
are
in
charge
of
your
own
life
and
we
are
applying
those
rules
on
meters.
We.
H
Typically,
first
introduce
ourselves
and
go
into
a
presentation
about.
Why
are
we
there
in
the
purpose
of
the
meetup,
and
then
we
share
the
agenda,
which
typically
consists
of
first
of
all,
some
of
the
exercises
which
are
intended
for
people
to
relax
and
get
to
know
each
other
and
share
just
a
light
touch
share
connection
with
each
other
by
just
looking
at
each
other,
and
then
we
demonstrate
how
to
hug.
Last
but
not
least,
we
go
into
this
snuggle
session.
H
We
start
off
with
just
a
light,
shoulder
touch
and
just
kind
of
being
comfortable
in
that
in
that
space.
Anybody
that
is
welcome
to
do
it
or
not.
Do
it
a
lot
of
what
happens
here?
It
has
to
do
with
your
own
boundaries
and
really
feeling
comfortable
in
that
space.
So
if
you
don't
want
to
hug
or
if
you
or
if
you
want
to
just
shake
hands,
you
can
voice
that
opinion.
H
F
Basically,
they
they
are
not
wearing,
girls
are
not
wearing
skirts
and
Mesa
mens
are
not
wearing
shorts.
That's
the
only
rule
that
we
have.
Everything
else
is
optional,
I
mean
yoga.
Pants
are
more
than
welcome.
Some
people
are
coming
in
pajamas,
it's
okay
to
so
you
just
feel
comfy
feel
at
home
and
connected
Alice.
F
Basically,
ground
rules
are,
do
not
touch
see
my
suit
area.
That's
a
most
important
rule.
Second
rule:
it's
ask
for
Commission.
If
you
don't
feel
someone's
touch
or
you
got
enough
just
to
say
that's
enough,
can
you
please
move
on
and
that's
it
you
know
simple
like
there
is.
No
must
must
it's
completely
out
of
question?
F
H
One
to
another,
rather
than
a
sexual
connection,
if
you
will
what
may
be
a
perception
of
one
just
reading
into
the
title
of
this
meetup.
That
is
not
what
is
about
it's.
It's
really
very
much
about
establishing
a
connection
via
gazing
in
each
other's
eyes.
The
look
right
and
then
the
touch
as
well.
So
when
we
so
the
the
purpose
of
the
meetup
and
what
we
do
there
is
to
actually
get
people
more
comfortable
with
sharing
with
one
another
as
human
beings.
So
this
is
completely
safe.
H
So
it's
about
it's
about
asking
for
that
person.
If
you
see
that
a
person
may
be
uncomfortable
at
that
point,
you
need
to
ask
if
that's
okay,
if
you
can
almost
sense
when
somebody
is
not
comfortable,
even
holding
a
hug
right
and
you
can
sense
that
and
and
we
teach
people
to
to
tune
in
to
their
body
and
see.
And
if
somebody
wants
to
release,
then
you
have
to
release
the
hug.
So
so
it's
about
understanding
those
boundaries
and
learning
to
recognize
those
boundaries
by
recognizing
the
uncomfort
or
comfort
that
you
feel
within
your
body.
H
A
You
just
heard
touch
is
very
important
to
a
person's
health
and
well-being
from
birth
to
death.
You
never
outgrow
it
to
give
and
receive
touch
from
ballroom
dancing
to
petting.
Your
cat
is
important,
a
light
touch
on
the
shoulder
or
a
brief
hug,
hello
or
goodbye
can
really
brighten
up
a
person's
day.
Today,
I
get
lots
of
hugs
when
I
greet
my
friends
when
I
leave
my
friends
and
sometimes
in
between,
we
give
each
other
hugs,
and
that
goes
for
family
too.
Of
course,
I
hope.