Cuddle Workshop: Presence Over Performance

Welcome into a held, tender room where touch is offered as care rather than performance. In this workshop you move at your own pace: we open together, practice grounding and consent, and then gently explore simple, caring contact above the clothes. Expect partner and small-group exercises that help you test and clarify your boundaries while noticing what truly feels good — new connections often emerge naturally from that presence.

Program
7:00–7:30pm — welcome, arrival, grounding and setting a personal intention
7:30–9:45pm — cuddle workshop: introductions, trust-building, boundaries, touch exploration, partner work, small-group cuddles and a cuddle pile
9:45–10:00pm — integration and closing

Who this is for
If you want more touch in your life but feel unsure or afraid, this workshop gives you a playful, low-pressure way to practice. Nothing is required: consent and choice are central. Touch is optional and always negotiated. We frame this as safe, stress-reducing practice that brings you closer to yourself and others.

Intimacy level
WHITE: conscious, caring touch above the clothes; we avoid erotic energy.

Practicals
Tea, infused water and juices are provided, plus energising sweet and savoury snacks and small bites.

Accessibility & inclusion
This space welcomes LGBTQI+ and BIPOC people and is friendly to neurodivergent participants. If you are very vulnerable, grieving, or processing trauma, consider an individual session first so you can join group work when you feel ready. Early communication helps us prepare; if helpful, bring a trusted person, a professional assistant, grounding tools or your own practices.

Safety & approach
This is a trauma‑informed, consent‑based gathering. The facilitator holds structures for safety, choice and agency, and is open to feedback and learning. We ask you to honour your own limits: step back or leave if you need to, and tell a facilitator if something doesn’t feel right. Healing can include discomfort; we meet that with care and accountability.

If you’d like gentler entry points
Try the monthly Feeling Your Yes gathering in Ghent or book individual sessions to build confidence before joining a group.

About the facilitator
Piero is a trauma‑informed, body‑oriented intimacy coach and cuddle workshop facilitator based in Ghent who works from inclusion, intersectionality and responsibility. Piero aims to inspire conscious intimacy and to dismantle taboos and harm in collective space. More about Piero: https://www.trueintimacy.be/about-me

Stay connected
Newsletter (English): https://wareintimiteit.be/nieuwsbrief
Facebook (Dutch): https://www.facebook.com/groups/1672123999661350
Whatsapp (Dutch): https://chat.whatsapp.com/H1Z74ILU4CGB84Hc6ERgnE
Telegram (English): https://t.me/healingintimacy

Cancellation policy
See our clear agreements: https://www.trueintimacy.be/clear-agreements

Discounts
Early Bird codes: Until 5 August: 30% (JULY30). Until 31 August: 20% (AUGUST20). Until 30 September: 10% (SEPTEMBER10).