Testimonials
"It was just utterly perfect and nourishing, you wonderful people
you XXX" C.V. London “Too relaxed to give you
feedback, Would like the workshop run from my front room” R.C. London " A profound
experience, thank you" S.P. London “It was perfect as it
was, thank you so much, beautiful” S.S. London I “felt safe, feeling
tired relaxed, peaceful” C.L. London “Feeling warm nurtured,
connected. Thank you very much.” K.H. London Feeling relaxed,
nourished, grounded, content L.R. London | One attendee’s experience: “On Sunday, in London, I attended my
second cuddle workshop. For some of you these words may conjure up a faintly
dodgy image with perhaps sexual connotations. Or perhaps you might think it’s
‘sad’ to pay money to go somewhere where you can get a cuddle. These
thoughts have all run through my head at one point. In fact, cuddle
workshops are emerging out of an increased awareness of the effects a
touch-deprived society has on us as human beings who all need touch to thrive,
feel connected, and to belong. …because I was already feeling very open,
it wasn’t much of a stretch for me to do a cuddle workshop: to massage and hug
others, and be massaged and hugged, and to end up in a huge ‘cuddle puddle’ at
the end of the workshop with everyone there. At Sunday’s workshop, facilitated by James
Lockley and Anna Nathan, it really showed that I had been in a touch-deprived
zone for a while...What I noticed afterwards…was that I continued to feel very
present in my own body in a way I normally find difficult to access, often
tending to ‘live in my head’. I felt a stronger awareness of my boundaries and
less hesitant about moving away from people if they were crowding my space. I
also felt a profound compassion for the people I saw, a sense that we were part
of a human family that all have the same needs, no matter how much we may try
to hide it.” With gratitude to the author for letting
us use her article. |
