supporting healing with cuddles, consent, and play
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supporting healing with cuddles, consent, and play ✨
Group Cuddles
When was the last time you truly shared platonic touch and connection?
Whether you’re exploring platonic touch for the first time or are a seasoned cuddle buddy, get cozy with us at one of our Group Cuddles!
Group Cuddle | 2-5 PM | Twelfth House, Long Beach, CA
🤎🧸 QTBIPOC KIN + ALLIES 🧸🤎
Welcome to the Group Cuddle—a cozy afternoon of connection, cuddles, and consent! An experiential workshop and social gathering, the Group Cuddle celebrates sharing platonic cuddles and authentic connection in community.
About the Cuddle:
In this guided group session led by Jozelle, you will learn and practice consensual cuddling skills through an alchemy of well-tested consent and cuddle exercises, reflections, and games.
Together, we will practice sharing and receiving personal boundaries with compassion, expressing our body's true desires for connection, and exploring new ways of cuddling within an encouraging environment.
“Pleasure is the point. Feeling good is not frivolous, it is freedom.” ― Adrienne Maree Brown, Pleasure Activism: The Politics of Feeling Good
January 25, 2025
Group Cuddle | 2-5 PM | Vasa The Studio, Redlands, CA
🌼🌿 Participant Testimonial 🌿🌼
“I’ve never been to a group cuddle until I attended this one and I can only say, ‘Thank god!!’ I could not imagine a more perfect experience….
…I was so touched by Jo’s incredible knowledge and awareness of the needs of their QTBIPOC participants. It was clear that this event was deeply informed and deep empathetic towards the experiences of their QTBIPOC participants, making it a radical and liberating space.
I felt deeply moved by this experience. I’ve been on a healing journey for years now, and this group came right at fate’s perfect time. I feel expanded, more confidence and excited to experience touch in ways I’ve never experienced before. Like very many of us, trauma has curtailed by ability to enjoy touch of any kind. This experience felt paramount in my ability to continue on my healing journey. I feel more liberated and brave knowing I have the tools to create safety in my body. I cannot thank Jo enough and I truly cannot wait until the next group.”
— Brithany (they/them) @jupiterssong
December 14, 2024
Group Cuddle | 2-5 PM | Summit Apartments, Redlands, CA
🤎🌈 Participant Feedback 🤎🌈
57.1% of participants reported feeling BLISSFUL after the Group Cuddle
71% of participants reported feeling GRATEFUL
71% of participants reported feeling RELAXED
100% of participants would attend another group cuddle session
October 19, 2024
Intro to Consensual Cuddling | 2-5 PM | Long Beach, CA
✨🌸 Participant Testimonial ✨🌸
“Experiencing Jozelle’s first “Intro to Consensual Cuddling” group exploration was truly a gift. This experience was playful, informative, and deeply moving for me as a queer person of color! Jozelle and their co-facilitator, Fatima, took great care of our group by prioritizing accessibility and collaboration throughout our three-hour session.
What stood out to me was their tender leadership, which guided us through journaling prompts as well as partner and group discussions on consent. I learned so much about honoring my ‘No.’, listening deeper to my ‘YES!’, and negotiating physical touch with others. But the biggest takeaway for me was that cuddling is not only about consensual touch, but also about mindfully embodying ourselves so we can intentionally share presence together.
Jozelle is truly suited for this work because the wonderful and powerful experience they created continues to nourish me, even several weeks later!”
—Isaac, Professional Cuddler in Training