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Cuddle Lifeguard On Duty? What's that?
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. They, along with the Cuddle Caddy, facilitate the Welcome Circle and make sure everyone gets taken care of.
What's the job of the Cuddle Caddy?
Cuddle Caddies assist the Cuddle Lifeguards. Their job is to help out, by checking people in, answering questions and backing up the Lifeguard. They too are trained, but their training isn't as intense or long as the certification to become a Cuddle Lifeguard. Think of Cuddle Caddies as the flannel sidekicks of the Cuddle Party Dynamic Duo.
Welcome Circle? Sounds New Age-y... This isn't some 60's encounter group thing is it?
An encounter group might be a familiar term for those Cuddle Monsters who experienced the 60's, but "Welcome Circle" is the best term we could come up with because, well, everyone sits more or less in a circle and your Cuddle Party Lifeguard On Duty and Cuddle Caddy "welcome you."
Aside from that, the Welcome Circle is how the whole "Safe Space" thing gets created, and everyone's led through a few outrageously silly and powerful exercises that begin to break down the weirdness we have ingrained in us concerning touch, and affection, and communication (or lack thereof).
The Welcome Circle is also the space where people are encouraged, if they want to, to introduce themselves and share why they came to the Cuddle Party in the first place. This is when people begin to realize that the stranger sitting across from them in their PJ's isn't so strange after all
Are Cuddle Parties therapy?
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. If you're someone who is currently in therapy or seeing a mental health care professional, we recommend that you consult your doctor(s) and talk to them about attending a Cuddle Party before you do so. We'd also appreciate it if you gave us a heads up on your situation too. Any such disclosures will be held in strict confidence, but our Cuddle Lifeguards reserve the right to ask you not to attend a Cuddle Party at their discretion.
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Total Landmark. Tear down those silly societal boundaries that keep us from expressing ourselves. Those pesky erections men get with people they don't know, in unnatural situations - there completely normal! It's your story about them that makes you do strange things with erections. Got it?