What Can Mary Do for Me?

CUDDLE PARTY - UTAH CUDDLE CLUB MEETUP.

I have been a Cuddle Party Facilitator since May 2015 and I host events about once or twice per month in the Salt Lake City area. Cuddle Party is a communication workshop and a social event that creates safe space for us all to find what we need: actual connection with other human beings. We can find connection through conversation in full presence, and many of us are also searching for connection through healthy touch. Skin Hunger is real. It is a need like sleep. We can short ourselves for a while, but eventually lack of touch will negatively effect our mood, our anxiety level and our mental and physical health.

My Cuddle Parties are hosted at various locations around Salt Lake City and I am open to hosting outside of Salt Lake if there is a demand. I am always looking for good locations to host Cuddle Parties and good hosts to partner with. I love to partner with private groups as well. Please contact me to host or arrange a Cuddle Party for your group.

You can find out about future Cuddle Parties I host by going to the Cuddle Party Website, Joining the Utah Cuddle Club on Meetup, or Following my MaryCuddler Facebook page.

FREE HUGS

I announce my Free Hug events on the Utah Cuddle Club group on Meetup. It is very satisfying to offer hugs and see the smile it brings to people, even when they think I'm crazy. Any cuddlers are invited to join me to offer hugs together or you can just come and get a hug from me. If you know of an event or a venue that would enjoy Free Hugs, let me know and we can make free hugs happen for everyone!

WORKSHOP TOPICS

I have been developing several workshop/discussion topics based on my own experiences to present in a workshop and exercise format. I really enjoy teaching about consent, healthy relationship agreements and communication. I have topics that can be presented in 10 minutes, one hour, or several hours.

Reframing Rejection - what if hearing NO is a good thing?
I am a student of the Wheel of Consent and the three minute game
Five Love Languages
What does it mean to Hold Space?
Cuddle Positions Lab
How to Cuddle Workshop - including where does cuddling fit within sexual connection?
Eye Gazing Exercises
Practice using your voice - transitioning out of a connection easily
Bubble or Sphere Conversation template for healthy energy exchange
Cuddle Party Rules for consent and healthy agreements in real life
Mindfulness exercises and guided meditations

Authenticity Coaching or Public Speaking

The Art of Authenticity book
I wrote a book! I am hoping there are some ideas in here that may help those of us who are searching for our place and how to be comfortable with ourselves. Let's look at base assumptions and decide if they still serve who we want to be. We can talk about loving yourself first, deciding who your true self really is and finding the people who will appreciate your true self, or putting yourself out there with confidence so they can find you.
I am also available to speak on any of these topics.

PROFESSIONAL CUDDLER WITH CUDDLIST. http://cuddlist.com/marys/

I am a certified professional cuddler with Cuddlist since June 2016. If you are interested in some one-on-one attention, we will meet in a public place for a free intake meeting to get to know each other and decide if we want to book a session together. It usually takes about half an hour to go over the Cuddlist Code of Ethics as well as discuss what you want to get out of a Cuddle Session. It is important to me that we are a good fit and that we want to work together before we agree to book a session. If the connection isn't there, the cuddle session won't be beneficial for you.

Download my intake form here. It includes more details regarding the agreements for booking a session with me and what a session with me can involve.

I like to talk and offer coaching and I can also offer Reiki (Level 2 Practitioner) during my sessions along with the healthy touch you need to help relax you and give you a safe space for emotional release. Treat yourself to some connection and relaxation. Discounts may be earned if money is an issue - just talk to me.

Package pricing: 2-4 sessions 10% off hourly rate.
5 sessions for the price of 4 or 20% off 5 sessions.

PODCASTS / INTERVIEWS

Sex and Happiness Show. Laurie Handlers and I talk about Cuddle Parties

Cuddler Interview with Jody Bailey from the Erotic Life

The Impact of Intimacy on The Erotic Life - talking about Cuddle Party and the new Intimacy Institute.

It is February 3, 2017 and I have decided to start a Podcast. Here is my first effort, available from Soundcloud.
The MaryCuddler Show: Introduction
I am hoping to add more episodes to this at some point. Do you have something you want to talk to me about? Let's record it and share with everyone.

LET'S MEET.

I am available to meet with you in a public place to chat for 15-20 minutes to talk about any of my events or activities. If you have questions or if you would just like to meet me before participating in a group event I hope you will contact me. Please email me MaryCuddler@gmail.com to arrange a meeting. I love to talk about this stuff.

VIDEO COACHING SESSIONS.

If you are not in near proximity to Salt Lake, but you would like to work with me, I am available for coaching sessions on Skype or Zoom. Please email me MaryCuddler@gmail.com to arrange a meeting.

I'm a Minister!
I wanted to see what the process was to become a minister. The Universal Life Church only has two tenets. They were easy for me to get behind.

From their website:
The Universal Life Church was founded on the basic belief that we are all children of the same universe and, derived from that basic belief, has established two core tenets by which it expects its ministers to conduct themselves:

Do only that which is right.
Every individual is free to practice their religion in the manner of their choosing, as mandated by the First Amendment, so long as that expression does not impinge upon the rights or freedoms of others and is in accordance with the government's laws.

What does this mean? Anything you want it to!
I put in my name and they sent me a picture of a certificate. If I want an actual certificate, of course they would be happy to sell me one.

I can officiate marriages now. I can call my self an official minister of the Church of Pleasure. Can an atheist be a minister? You betcha!

But seriously folks. I know some people might feel more comfortable knowing that I do think of my cuddle work as a ministry and a calling. (I don't consider it to be from God, but I don't mind if you want to think that.)

By putting in my name, I am declaring my commitment to serve and spread the good word that you should be comfortable being yourself and comfortable finding and creating healthy connections with others.