Cuddle Parties -the concept
Practicing welcomed, affectionate touch without sexualizing it can improve relationships of all kinds. Touch is one of the five senses, and as such, it is one of the ways we learn about the world. It feeds and nurtures us. Thus, cuddle parties prove to be an effective way to suit our physical and mental needs for “demonstrative” love and affection.
Cuddle Parties shun the age old ideology that adults above the age of 15 do not need demonstrative affection. They recognise the basic need to be held, hugged, touched, stroked, caressed, piled atop on, reclined across, nuzzled, and affectionately massaged like kids. Cuddle Parties are a place to begin exploring and reclaiming the sense of affectionate touch and play we naturally displayed and enjoyed as children, and that we need to be happy, healthy adults.
However, to prevent these parties from turning into a sexual orgy, the hosts provide the participants with safeguards and help them to keep their sexual urges in check. Essentially there are a group of people to supervise on the participants and they are called “Cuddle Life Guards”. Cuddle Lifeguards are a select group of amazing individuals who are specially trained and certified in how to facilitate Cuddle Parties. They are responsible for ensuring the integrity of the room, meaning that no sex happens, that everyone feels safe, and that the sexual energy, when it shows up, is dispersed safely. It is essentially their duty to take good care of everyone and protect the participants.
As mentioned earlier in this article, Cuddle Parties are intended for people who are well. People who need professional care should consult trained health care professionals. Cuddle Parties are not intended as substitutes for therapy. However, all in all they prove to be great mood uplifters as they restore back the sense of being loved and wanted and cuddled!!!