What we’re about
A series of workshops for Gay, Bi, Trans and Queer men exploring the healing, empowering and nourishing effects of heart-centred, conscious touch. Some workshops will focus on different types of hugs and cuddles, others will be more shiatsu-massage based.
See individual upcoming events for more detail.
You don't have to bring a partner.
You will remain fully clothed so please wear warm, loose, comfortable clothing.
Upcoming events (4+)
See all- TRE® Tension Release to RelaxSeven Dials Playhouse, London£14.00
This class offers an opportunity to learn simple and profound techniques to calm the body's stress response and reset the nervous system so that it is more relaxed, balanced and stable. We will work with the tools on our own and if desired, also offer support and consensual, healing touch in pairs.
There will also be an opportunity to discover how the subconscious mind impacts the nervous system, our thinking and our behaviour and how we can work with the subconscious mind to live more freely.
TRE® is one of the tools we'll explore. It uses simple and safe exercises that enable the body to access and release deep tension, stress and trauma patterns from the body. The exercises safely activate the natural and innate reflex of vibrating/tremoring/shaking in the muscles to release tension and calm the nervous system. When this movement happens in a safe and controlled environment, the body can find its way back into balance.
This class is for you if:- you want to feel more connected to your body and less in your head
- you are interested in learning a powerful technique that you can use for the rest of your life to manage stress and tension as nature intended
- you want to let go of narratives, stories, limiting beliefs and find more freedom to be yourself
For more information and to book, please click here
- The Cuddle Exchange - NAKED EditionSeven Dials Playhouse, London£35.00
Please book your place in advance here.
Heart-centred, kind and respectful touch blesses both the receiver and giver. The nervous system relaxes, the breath deepens, the heart rate slows and we feel connected, calm and quiet.
Many of us can feel deprived of physical contact and touch and yet it is so vital to our wellbeing and happiness. Even if we have a lot of sex, a sensual element can be missing; that sweetness of just being held.
In this naked workshop, we will take this intimacy a little deeper and work together to create a safe space that meets people’s varying need for physical contact with others. Please book your place in advance here.
The session will involve movement, mindful awareness, shared touch and massage and partner and small group exercises. Each person will get to determine their own boundaries and preferences during the workshop.
Join us and inhabit your body more fully, relaxing into it with deeper compassion, appreciation and contentment.
ANDY is a Tantra Yoga teacher and somatic therapist and coach and has been facilitating spaces for gay, bi and queer men to connect from the heart for 8 years. He holds classes and private sessions in London and runs several wellbeing retreats for men during the year.
- An Introduction to Reiki energy healing workSeven Dials Playhouse, London£50.00
Reiki is a simple, natural and safe method of spiritual healing, self-regulation and self-care. It is the vibration of the highest love and connects us to the divine consciousness within.
Through reiki, we receive the lifeforce energy around us, the energy that flows through all living things, the energy from the sun and the cosmos, the oceans and the earth. This balances and strengthens our own lifeforce.Click here for more information and to purchase tickets
In this introductory workshop, you will learn more about this beautiful practice and receive a Holy Fire healing treatment. We will also awaken the subtle energy body and its vitality and power through breath, movement, stretches, qi gong and optional and consensual touch.If you're interested in being attuned in reiki so that you can channel it and work with it for healing, this workshop is a great first step.
Bring loose, comfortable clothing you can move in and bring a cushion or large towel.
Please note that this is not a reiki attunement, merely an opportunity to learn more about it, experience receiving it and get more connected to your body and its capacity for calm, balance, vitality and healing.
Andy Butterfield has been working with the body in the support of his clients health and wellbeing for over 15 years. His tools include shiatsu, meditation, reiki, yoga, tantra, somatic movement therapy and trauma coaching and recovery. - Reiki healing - An IntroductionNeeds location
Reiki is a simple, natural and safe method of spiritual healing, self-regulation and self-care.
Through reiki, we receive the lifeforce energy around us, the energy that flows through all living things, the energy from the sun and the cosmos, the oceans and the earth. This balances and strengthens our own lifeforce.
In this introductory workshop, you will learn more about this beautiful practice and receive a Holy Fire healing treatment. We will also awaken the subtle energy body and its vitality and power through breath, movement, stretches, qi gong and optional and consensual touch.If you're interested in receiving a reiki attunement so that you can channel reiki for healing then this workshops is a great first step to learn more about it, experience receiving it and get more connected to your body and its capacity for calm, balance, vitality and healing.
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Bring loose, comfortable clothing you can move in and bring a cushion or large towel.
Andy Butterfield has been working with the body in the support of his clients health and wellbeing for over 15 years. His tools include shiatsu, meditation, reiki, yoga, tantra, somatic movement therapy and trauma coaching and recovery.
