It is amazing how little physical contact of modern lifestyle has - and how it is supposed to happen only between "special people". Parents can cuddle their kids and visa versa. The same is true for lovers and couples. And you can give any old granny a hug.

For the rest of us a handshake and maybe a clap on the shoulder is the maximum of exchange - apart from a fist fight.

Even giving a friend a hug seems awkward too many people these days. We are becoming more and more mental being - with no personal physical culture apart from having sex.

Instead we pay wellness professional to touch us nicely, give us massages and caress our bodies. So it’s ok to let strangers touch us for money, while we are uncomfortable to touch our friends and see each other naked in a sauna?

Our biggest organ is the skin - and we should use it. Touching can be non-sexual, friendly and uplifting. We should use touch more often as a nonverbal form of communication and "feel" into the other person instead on just relying on mental forms of expression.

You can learn a lot about a person by touching him/her - and how he or she touches you. So open that channel and let’s touch …