Be held, touched, and seen for who you are.
Cuddles Galore!
There’s more to cuddling than spooning. From simply holding hands to full-on canoodling, there’s something for everyone. Here are some ideas, but feel free to come up with your own!
The Classic Cuddle
Spend some blissful time relaxing in the arms of your cuddler. With more than 70 different cuddle positions to choose from, you won’t be bored.
Binge Cuddling
Cuddle up in front of the silver screen and binge watch whatever your current favorite show is. Or your favorite movie. Popcorn, anyone?
Lunch Connection
Meet for lunch on your break and talk and touch. Otherwise, you could have coffee. And maybe have some dessert. Or tea and crumpets.
Red Curtain Cuddle
If theatre or opera is your passion, let’s see a show together. Relax and chat over a pre-show drink in the bar before settling down to hold hands and enjoy the show.
Culture Club
Spend an afternoon at the latest exhibition linking arms and discussing the artwork, sculptures or rare artifacts and forget the world outside.
Hike On The Wild Side
Get your exercise and your touch in at the same time! Pick your favorite hiking trail and don your hiking boots and let’s do it.
Individual cuddle sessions with Trevor, the Professional Cuddle Therapist are $100 an hour.
Call 213.588.4242 for extended/overnight sessions.
Benefits of Cuddling
Dr. Cuddles’ principal therapeutic modality is healing by cuddling and gentle touch. It triggers or enhances physiological healing processes. It is non-invasive, and complementary to medical and mental health treatments. It helps to reduce stress and anxiety, improves sleep, boosts immunity, improves mood, and decreases feelings of isolation and loneliness.
Reduce your blood pressure
Stress is very, very bad for your health. And the organ it affects most is your heart. But one study from University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill found that a brief hug followed by holding hands while watching a 10-minute video was associated with lower blood pressure and heart rate, when compared with people who didn’t hug and hold hands.
Boost your immune system
In addition to oxytocin, cuddling also releases the “happy hormone” serotonin. Those two together work to boost your immune system. One 2014 study from researchers at Carnegie Mellon University found that people who hugged more were less likely to contract a cold after being exposed to the cold virus and that those who did get sick had less severe symptoms.
Reduce your stress levels
Cuddling eases stress by releasing oxytocin, which is like an all natural anti-anxiety medication. When you’re cuddled up with someone, your brain releases more oxytocin than it would otherwise. But cuddling is also a time when your body is relaxed and comfortable; a break from the hectic nature of life. And taking time for breaks like that is great for stress levels, too.
Boosts the immune system
Reduces cravings and weight gain
Strengthens bonding in relationships
Improves confidence and self esteem
Improves overall health and wellbeing
Reduces anxiety, especially social awkwardness
Lowers blood glucose
Decreases stress (reduces cortisol, the stress hormone)
Calms and relaxes mind and body – it’s that blissful “Ahhhh” feeling
Mood enhancer, increasing joy and happiness
Reduces aggression
Reduces PTSD
Boosts affection
Helps you sleep well, reducing insomnia
Lowers blood pressure
Reduces heart disease risks
Relieves pain – oxytocin blocks pain signals
Lowers inflammation
“After losing my wife of 34 years four years ago, I underestimated what an impact cuddling would have on me. Until I met Trevor.”
— Mark G.
