Samie Wood, 41 -year -old professional from England, hosts every two weeks of “cuddling”. In these group events, foreigners sit or lie together with pillows and blankets. They offer non -romantic hugs and comfort each other, the BBC reported.
Samia also provides individual pets. According to her, it helps to reduce stress and increases felt hormones such as serotonin and oxytocin.
Her clients often face problems such as loneliness, PTSD problems or nervous system. He says people incorrectly assume that the service attracts only “scary people”. In fact, men and women of all age groups participate.
In group sessions, Samia asks participants to imagine emotional moments, such as hugging someone who is missing. This often forces people to cry.
“It is healing without words. You don’t have to know people’s problems; you just know your touch provides help,” the BBC quoted one participant.
In personal sessions, it regulates access on the basis of the client’s needs. This includes sitting and chatting with a spoon or fine surface.
The Cuddle Companions begins a professional lubrication service from $ 160 (around £13 500) for 2 hours to $ 1200 (over £1 lakh) for 2 nights. The possibilities of travel and city tour with cuddling are also available for $ 600 (probably £50 000) per day.
Cuddlers in India
Professional cuddling, growing trend around the world, slowly enters India, especially after Covid-19. Many people who move to large cities feel lonely. Cuddling provides them with comfort.
While this trend is popular abroad through a website such as Cuddlist and Cudge Companions, India has very little known cuddling. There are some small pages like Jaadu Ki Jahppi and Cuddlebuddy, but have a small reach.
Global Ipsos survey on World Mental Health Day 2024 found that 53% of urban Indians face stress that influenced their daily lives, and about 22% experienced it many times.
Depression also grows and 25% of Indians feel sad or hopeless for weeks. A country like France showed lower stress, probably because of better balance between working and private life.
Will India join?
Will India join the new trend? It seems unlikely that soon. Culturally, India has a complex relationship with physical touch and intimacy. Fear of incorrectness is the main barrier.
More about professional cuddles have appeared more questions about social media. Many of them are also willing to offer. But there is little engagement.
For the time being, platforms like cuddlecompanions.org and cuddlist.com have zero Indian professionals. Cuddle Comfort says that the service is not unavailable in India.
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