“I think I can say that I have emotional needs and they are not 100% fulfilled”.
With a slightly trembling voice and full of sincerity, Alexandre explains the reasons for his presence in this vast room on the third floor of a Parisian building.
Around him, yoga mats or large blankets are spread out on the floor, ready to accommodate around twenty people.
This evening of June 15, Alexandre attends a cuddle party: a "cuddle party", guided by a professional, Katya, also a life coach and yoga teacher.
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In this workshop, which costs around 30 euros per head, people aged 18 to over 60, from all walks of life and horizons, come to seek comfort, tenderness or appeasement by experimenting with touch, hugs or even massages, the time of an evening.
“There is no nudity or sexuality,” warns Katya, emphasizing the place given to respect and consent during the session.
Le Parisien spent the evening with them, a report to see at the top of the article.
