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People are social beings and need connection, both emotionally and physically.
In our increasingly individualistic society, this connection is becoming less and less natural and increasingly difficult to establish. That is why MeetUp came into existence.
Physical connection is something many people would love to experience more often, but how can you achieve this in a fun, playful, and safe way?
As a member of an international cuddling movement, I have learned how to cuddle platonically in a safe environment, without creating expectations in others.
Through various exercises, I teach you how to say “no” — over and over again — until it becomes an automatic response.
The others will actually thank you for saying “no,” because expressing your boundaries is something positive. It also helps them: they learn from it and can offer their cuddle to someone else.
After the introduction and exercises, which take a fair amount of time, we gradually build up a large group cuddle, with bodies gently intertwined.
If you find this intimidating, you can simply join the outer edge of the group or watch from the sidelines to see how it works.
You are always fully in control.
The structure is also quite relaxed and flexible, so it never feels restrictive.
And as for safety, we create that together. We agree on our safety guidelines by raising our hands, and as the facilitator, I make sure that everyone accepts, follows, and actively supports these principles.
So, if you feel lonely, need a hug, or simply never learned how to feel safe with physical touch and would like to develop that ability, please come along and give it a try! ✨✨✨

Mensen zijn sociale wezens en hebben nood aan verbinding, zowel geestelijk als lichamelijk. In onze geindividualiseerde samenleving is die verbinding steeds minder voor de hand liggend, moeilijker te bewerkstelligen. Daarom is MeetUp natuurlijk in het leven geroepen.
Lichamelijk verbinden is iets wat veel mensen graag meer zouden willen, maar hoe doe je dat op een leuke, speelse en veilige manier? Als lid van een internationale knuffelbeweging heb ik geleerd, hoe je in een veilige setting platonisch kan knuffelen, zonder dat de anderen verwachtingen hebben. Ik leer je door middel van oefeningen nee zeggen, een heleboel
keer, zodat die reflex een automatische wordt. De anderen bedanken je voor die “nee”, want het is juist iets positiefs dat je je grenzen aangeeft, daar kunnen zij ook iets mee: ze leren ervan en kunnen hun knuffel aan iemand anders aanbieden. Na de uitleg en oefeningen, die best wat tijd in beslag nemen, bouwen we stap voor stap een grote knuffel van geweven lichamen. Vind je het spannend, dan sluit je van buiten aan of je kijkt gewoon aan de kant toe hoe het werkt. Je bent fully in control, altijd. De structuur is ook vrij los, dus niet verstikkend. En de veiligheid, die maken we trouwens samen, dat spreken we af door onze hand op te steken en als facilitator kijk ik er op toe dat iedereen de veiligheidsprincipes accepteert, toepast en uitdraagt. Stel je voelt je eenzaam, hebt nood aan een knuffel of je hebt gewoon nooit geleerd veilig met lichamelijke aanraking om te gaan en wil dit leren, kom dan zeker eens kijken!✨✨

€15.00
Bergen op Zoom Introduction to CuddleSpace

Bergen op Zoom Introduction to CuddleSpace

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Where: Bergen op Zoom (BoZ)
Age range: 18-99
Organizers: Mush movement, Bella and Gino
Nationality: all nationalities
Language: all languages
Gender: all genders

After joining numerous cuddle events in other cities in the Netherlands, I decided to bring a cuddle space to my home town, Bergen op Zoom. Do you feel the call for cuddles, meaning a platonic, non-sexual touch with others, in a safe space, facilitated by Bella and joining more experienced cuddlers present, then join us for a Mush on Saturday Oct 17th at my place! A soft and cuddly space will await you with friendly, playful people looking for cuddles. Together we will co-create a safe space, and we realize this by doing consent and denial exercises for quite a while first, and agreeing to a number of principles according to those practised by the Mush movement before actually starting the cuddle.

This event is meant for people looking for platonic love without sexual expectations, just getting together like young kitty cats 😸😺, enjoying eachothers company and warmth. We ask you not to talk much, as we want to stay grounded and relaxed. For those of you who want to learn something fun in new in a safe way, or those lacking options to cuddle, please do join the Mush as you will now find a place to get together and connect softly, in a structured, guided way, so you know you can expect to be fine here.

✨✨Listen to your heart and say yes to platonic cuddles in Bergen op Zoom, organised by a facilitator of the Mush Movement and hosted by me.✨

🍉🍉Please bring some vegetarian snacks with you and as we plan a Potluck dinner afterwards, every participant is asked to prepare/bring some vegan/veggie food for this which and can be shared in exhange with others bringing food as well.

See you soon in BoZ, just 30 km away from Antwerp. I might bring this cuddle to Antwerp too if the one in BoZ runs well.

As I expect approx. 10 experienced Mushers from up north, we will accept max. 5 newcomers as I am still learning how to use the space in my house in an optimal way. After this first event, we may move to an event space to be able to have some more people join or just to make the space more professional (but a bit less cosy). But let us first build this Mush together😺😸see you soon!

Joining this group does not mean you buy a ticket, it just shows you are interested and might consider joining. Please do not feel any obligations joining this group. I just want to count at least here how many people find this interesting.

Ticket price: 20 eur or 10 eur (returning participants).
To make sure you can participate you can send me a message to confirm your participation.

Hoping to meet you all soon, with hugs

Gino

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