To Touch You More

[Karl Frederick]

From Salon, getting beyond touch-averse conditioning . . .

"My New Year's resolution made over a decade ago was to touch people more. To break that social wall that keeps our hands and bodies a safe distance from one other. To connect more physically.

I'm speaking of the non-sexual variety of contact. We all know when someone is touching us with sexual undertones. That may or may not be welcome. I wanted to offer the kind of touch that wouldn't be misconstrued.

This was not easy at first. Not because people weren't receptive; they were. People generally love touch. They bask in it. They appreciate it on a cellular level. . . . . "

More here: https://open.salon.com/blog/beth_mann/2011/12/22/to_touch_you_more

[Marty M]

Thank you Karl, for posting this.

I would like to recommend Massage Therapy for teaching us how to be more comfortable with hugging or gently touching each other. It is a subtle indirect type of learning. When a person receives massage therapy they not only receive the direct benefits from the massage, but an additional indirect benefit in the ability to be comfortable with both giving and receiving hugs. I'm not sure how this indirect learning happens, "osmosis" maybe, but I see it happening and it makes me smile.

There are several qualified massage therapists who post on this board whom you could easily contact. I am a massage therapist, working full time professionally since 1994. Please feel free to email me if you have any questions.

Blessings to all in the new year,
Marty


From Salon, getting beyond touch-averse conditioning . . .

"My New Year's resolution made over a decade ago was to touch people more. To break that social wall that keeps our hands and bodies a safe distance from one other. To connect more physically.

I'm speaking of the non-sexual variety of contact. We all know when someone is touching us with sexual undertones. That may or may not be welcome. I wanted to offer the kind of touch that wouldn't be misconstrued.

This was not easy at first. Not because people weren't receptive; they were. People generally love touch. They bask in it. They appreciate it on a cellular level. . . . . "

More here: https://open.salon.com/blog/beth_mann/2011/12/22/to_touch_you_more