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Cuddle Party is designed to help participants quickly get comfortable with each other. We're continually amazed by how well it works:

 

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The Welcome Circle

After you arrive at our location on the 3rd St. Promenade, sign in, and change into pajamas in the private changing area, the Cuddle Party starts with an hour-long Welcome Circle, led by the affectionately-dubbed Cuddle Lifeguards On Duty.

This Welcome Circle is where we create the structure and safe space for the socializing to follow. It is also where we break the ice, and get a group of strangers to feel not so strange to one another. This is where you and other Cuddle Party participants can...

  • introduce yourselves
  • learn about the Cuddle Party philosophy
  • get oriented to the Cuddle Party rules
  • practice the Cuddle Party communication skills, and
  • be led through a few ice-breaker exercises

The Welcome Circle opens the event.


As the Welcome Circle concludes, most participants find themselves feeling surprised by how comfortable they feel. This is when we transition into...

 

Two Hours of Socializing & Cuddling

Cuddling can mean anything from foot
rubs to full body hugs.

Now it is time for you to ask for what you want, say yes and no to requests and invitations, cuddle according to your desires and comfort (or just talk if you prefer), connect with fascinating people, "cuddle mingle," and, ultimately, relax into the flow of an unusually playful and respectful social environment.

The socializing and cuddling, like the Welcome Circle, take place in a cozy yoga-studio environment, enhanced by an eclectic, charming mix of music played at a volume that allows easily for conversation. There is a nearby food table with light snacks and water.

Some participants cuddle in groups, others one-on-one, while some like to talk and not cuddle for a time, or not at all. Cuddling can mean feet against feet, full-body hugs, head-rubs, spooning — it's entirely up to you. And, cuddle-configurations tend to shift significantly throughout the event, thanks to Rule #6: you can change your mind.

Also throughout the event, the Cuddle Lifeguards participate with you so that you can feel relaxed and supported, and have a great time with your experiences.

 


The Closing Circle

An optional puppy pile at the end of Cuddle Party leaves many participants deeply relaxed.

At the end of the event, after a traditional Puppy Pile (for those who choose to partake), the Cuddle Lifeguards conduct a brief Closing Circle to share with you some thoughts for the road, encourage you to bring your learnings into your life between this Cuddle Party and the next one (if you choose to participate again), and give anyone who wishes an opportunity to share thoughts with the group.

Participants are often in a state of cuddle intoxication at this point, and feeling a sense of connection with the group that they never would have anticipated at the beginning of the event.

Many participants exchange hugs, some exchange phone numbers, and all receive special thank you's from the Cuddle Lifeguards for making this particular Cuddle Party the special event that it was. Some participants may go to a nearby restaurant or cafe to continue the conversations, while others will head home — often to a night of blissfully relaxing sleep.

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