Cuddle Parties ~ and more!

Hi Everyone!
Here’s a quick update on what I’m offering at the moment.

After a pretty quiet year last year while I recovered from having major surgery (a hip replacement!?), I’m getting back into the swing of things work wise and running regular Cuddle Parties – in Melbourne and Geelong – and also offering one on one sessions, paired work, and small group work across the range of modalities that I offer.

If you’d like to find out more about what happens at an official  Cuddle Party or see if there’s a trained facilitator or a Cuddle Party happening near you, then check out the link.  Cuddle Parties have been running now for 15 years, and are a fun facilitated workshop space, where we learn and practice different consent based ways of communicating and then put it all into practice in a fun and exploratory touch based way.

Having the opportunity to really connect with other adults socially in a facilitated drug and alcohol free way, make new friends, and potentially get some of our touch needs met, is a pretty awesome way to spend an afternoon or evening!

If you’d like to be directly notified about when my next events are coming up, you are very welcome to send me a text or an email with either your phone number or an email address ~ you can also follow me on facebook ~ Lana Blue ~ like my page on Facebook An Affectionate Touch ~ or follow me on instagram @lana_blue_cuddle_party 

I also regularly post my Cuddle Party events in the Melbourne Cuddle Party Meetup group – as do the other Victorian based facilitators – and I encourage you to join if you would like to stay directly in the Cuddle Party loop.

I am also currently offering one on one, affectionate touch and cuddle sessions, as well as a variety of different styles of bodywork sessions (including LomiLomi – Bliss!) and work with people on a whole variety of issues ranging from pain relief to pleasure.

Contact me directly for more information ~ or to book a session ~ I can be hard to catch on the phone, so generally sending a text and organising a time to have a verbal conversation works well for me.

Much love

Lana Blue xoxo
Ph: 0414 035 906

Winds of change

 

Hi everyone!

After taking some time for self reflection, I will no longer be specifically offering one on one cuddle sessions.

There are other ways that you can work with me in a touch based setting that involve receiving unconditionally loving, non-sexual, non-erotic, intimacy and touch.

These include receiving Lomilomi or having a bodywork session with me:

Lomilomi is a style of bodywork sourced in Hawaiian wisdom. You receive Lomilomi on a massage table in a deliciously warm room – perfect for winter – and every time of year really.

The bodywork includes long flowing massage strokes given with Aloha over and underneath your body using hot coconut oil.

Each session is 90 minutes long, down regulating your nervous system and allowing your body to fully relax and open to receive aloha.

Aloha is unconditional love. This is the nurturing love that a mother gives a child, and is unconditional and all inclusive.

Lomilomi is a gift to humanity and facilitates healing on every level – body, mind and spirit.

Contact me directly to make a booking (and please note my phone number has changed!)

Love and big squishy hugs

Lana Blue xoxo

ph: 041 403 5906

or facebook message Lana Blue

One on One Cuddle Sessions!

Hi everyone!

I’m super excited to be offering one on one cuddle sessions again – if you’d like to book one of these send me an email at lana.blue@cuddleparty.org – I’m based in Geelong, and will do visits throughout Geelong and the Bellarine, especially to aged care facilities and other residential areas when travel or movement is restricted.

We all need touch, and this need definitely does not decrease with either age or our ability to get out and about.   Cuddle sessions may include a range of affectionate, non sexual touch, including light massage strokes, being held, having your hair played with and even light tickling or rolling around in a childlike way.   Innocence is the name of the game!

So whether you’d like to be the big spoon or the little spoon, be held in a quite calm nurturing space, or engage in something slightly more active – these sessions have something for everyone.

Cuddle sessions are a safe, consent focused, touch based space where you can go as slow as you need to.  Even being in a situation where we can ask for what we want can be daunting for some people.  Rest assured, you are not locked into anything in a Cuddle session and curiosity and a sense of playfulness and fun is encouraged but certainly not expected.

Prior to your first session, we’ll need to have a quick chat, either on the phone or via Skype or Zoom so make sure to include these contact details and when you would like to book a session in your email, so I may respond to you promptly.

I’m also available to facilitate private Cuddle Parties and workshops – these can be a super fun way to celebrate a birthday – or can be tailored to suit the needs of your individual group.

Love and big squishy hugs

Lana Blue xoxo

Update on all things Cuddle Related

So it’s been forever since I’ve even glanced at this blog, and it is more than a little out of date.  At present, I am not offering one on one cuddle sessions – although this may change sometime in the future!

I am a qualified official Cuddle Party Facilitator after finishing the training in mid 2016 – and regularly hold Cuddle Parties.  I am also available for private Cuddle Parties and workshops around touch and consent – and these can be super fun or tailored for your particular demographic.

The best way to find out what is happening in Victoria, Australia as far as official Cuddle Parties go, is to join the Melbourne Cuddle Party meetup group, and if you’d like to book a private Cuddle Party with me as the facilitator, contact me at lana.blue@cuddleparty.org

You can also follow my various facebook pages, if you’re interested in knowing what I’m up to personally! This varies from day to day as I explore my more creative side.

I’d also highly recommend a Lomilomi session with me as the perfect way to receive some really loving nurturing touch on these cold winter days.  Lomilomi is a beautiful calming full body style of massage – excluding the genitals – that is given with Aloha – the spirit of unconditional love.   Each session goes for 90 minutes, and includes long flowing strokes over and underneath the body.  These sessions take place in a heated room with hot oil and people receiving Lomilomi often have quite profound shifts in their physical, emotional and spiritual wellbeing.

If you’d like to book a Lomilomi session email me at tantrawithlana@outlook.com

Lomilomi is Love.

Lots of love, Aloha,  and big squishy hugs

Lana Blue xoxox

Cuddle Party: Brunswick 21 August 2016!

It’s been so long since I’ve posted anything at all – so a big snuggly welcome back to blog space for me! I’ve got exciting news to share. As part of my Cuddle Party Facilitator training, I’m running my final review Cuddle Party on the Sunday 21st of August at Pulse in Brunswick.  After this review party I will be a fully certified Cuddle Party Facilitator! Yippeeeeee!!!

So what is a Cuddle Party?   Cuddle Parties are a 3 1/2 hour workshop where we practice saying Yes, practice saying No and are encouraged to articulate what we would really like in that moment.  All in a fun and cuddly way!

Cuddle Parties are a non sexual, fully clothed, drug and alcohol free adult space.  People of all genders and sexual orientations are welcome to attend.  Come on your own or bring a friend.  Everyone is welcome.

More information can be found on the official Cuddle Party website.

I’m not listed yet as I’m not a Certified Cuddle Party Facilitator just yet!  The Cuddle Party on Sunday is part of my training and if you do I come, I’ll be asking for feedback as part of that process.

If you’d like to come along on to the Cuddle Party on Sunday, there is more information available on the facebook event listing.

And the  Melbourne Cuddle Party Meet Up Group event listing.  The Melbourne Cuddle Party Meetup Group is run by two of the Cuddle Party Facilitators who are based in Melbourne and they are generously supporting my training by letting me use their group to promote my review Cuddle Parties!

If you have any questions that aren’t answered in the list of FAQ’s on the Cuddle Party website or the facebook event listing send me an email, or give me a call prior to Sunday.

Don’t forget to like my  facebook page to stay updated on events!

Love and hugs,

Lana xoxo

An Affectionate Touch offers cuddles for adults!

Almost without exception, the first thing that people say to me that they miss most in their day to day lives is touch and intimacy with another adult.

Cuddles are no exception. Whether it’s relaxing on the couch, snuggling in bed or laying together on a picnic rug in the sun there’s something about the cuddling experience that just makes us feel good.

Unsurprisingly, scientists have discovered that oxytocin (an hormone that is released when we cuddle) has all sorts of amazing benefits and may reduce stress, guard against depression, boost your immune system and even reduce pain.  Wow!

We live in a society where affectionate touch isn’t a routine part of our lives and many people are becoming more and more physically and mentally isolated from others.

Affectionate Touch is new to Geelong and offers a variety of services designed to enhance and support intimacy, connection and sensual experience in our day to day lives.

This includes our “cuddle experience” which offers nurturing touch, cuddles, hugs and snuggles in the comfort of your home, workplace or holiday accommodation – or even on the grass at the park!

Whether you are 18 or 80, an experienced snuggler or not so comfortable with affectionate touch,  the cuddle experience can be tailored to suit your needs.

Contact me to book your cuddle experience today:

Lana

affectionatetouch@outlook.com.au

Or follow me on Twitter:

Lana@Affection8touch

(we are still in the pre-launch phase so please be patient while the site is under construction, and more contact details coming soon. Thankyou!)