Cuddle Party Inc.
Cuddle Party Inc. is a 501(c)(3) non-profit charitable organization.
Cuddle Party Inc.’s mission is to nurture honest human connections by
- Creating opportunities to explore, learn and practice embodied communication;
- Supporting an inclusive community of practice; and
- Promoting accountability to core values of bodily-autonomy, self-determination and kindness.
Foundations of Facilitation
Foundations of Facilitation is an online program with video coaching sessions included.
Occasionally we offer a supplemental four-day in-person workshop to refine and hone your skills in real-time. If you can get there in person, you will benefit from interacting directly with the trainers and other students, and it’s fun! Stay tuned to the website for in-person offerings in the future.
You Will Learn How To:
- Create supportive, non-sexual space to invite connections between your participants
- Lead workshops that leave your participants feeling touched, open, valued and nurtured
- Generate an environment where everyone communicates more authentically
- Listen profoundly
- Create a powerful relatedness with strangers quickly and easily
- Be more open to others and able to give and receive comfortably
- Create strong boundaries for yourself without shutting others down
- Use tools for building a strong, intimate community
- Use more Advanced tools for handling rejection
- Communication techniques that open people up to discuss intimacy, desires, fears and needs
You’ll Receive:
Lifetime Access
Access to online materials, covering the entire curriculum. You have this access permanently.
Group Membership
Access to an ongoing series of group coaching calls via video conference
Event Access
Opportunity to apply for a discount on Attendance at a live, in-person training, which is offered around the world
Who Takes the Training?
Caretakers, teachers, workshop instructors, group facilitators, community builders, dance and drama instructors, coaches, massage therapists, therapists, healers, social workers and the like will find much of value to their fields in this training, though the training is by no means limited to professionals in these fields. Previous participants have come from backgrounds as diverse as computer administration, art history, and even acting. The skills gained in this training will benefit anyone who leads groups focused on connection, whether in the boardroom, on the nature trail, or in a studio.
What To Expect
On-line Training
Online content and discussion questions to work through.
Live group coaching calls with experienced facilitators
Series of 10 group calls (1 hour each) via video conference. Join at any time.
Investment
The fee for FOF is $695 US. This includes the online material and attendance at group coaching calls.
Payment plans, volunteer trade, and scholarships are available – please talk to us if cost is a barrier for you. Hello@cuddleparty.org
The In-Person Curriculum
12/1/2025 Note: The in-Person FOF curriculum is in the process of a redesign. We hope to offer in-person training opportunities again in late 2026. No offerings are scheduled at this time. When you sign up for the online FOF, you will have the opportunity to apply for a discounted admission to our in-person FOF supplemental weekend.
Our time together will include lots of opportunities to practice and hone your facilitation skills. We also will dive deeper on the material covered in the online training:
Day 1
5:30 pm – 10 pm The first night of training we experience an actual Cuddle Party event to see what it’s all about and get to know our fellow participants in a fun, relaxing environment.
Day 2
10 am – 6 pm You’ll learn how to set the tone for your participants, who you are as a facilitator, what “creating safety” means (and doesn’t mean), and how to expand your quality of listening.
Day 3
10 am – 6 pm We’ll explore deeper listening, how to address participants’ concerns, your self-care, limits and boundaries as a facilitator, and concrete skills to create a trustworthy container for your event.
Day 4
10 am – 6 pm We’ll dive into managing expectations, using clear intentions as a tool for powerful experiences, how to facilitate through the unexpected and aftercare for yourself and your participants.