The Ecstatic Embrace

10/30/2018

Have you seen our latest news?

10/29/2018

Men's Hugging Workshop for November.

10/05/2018

Men's Hug Workshop in Hollywood this Sunday from 2-5 p.m.. Please RSVP, as space is limited.

Why would anyone go hug a group of strangers?
1) It is a kind and heartfelt encounter with other men.
2) The oxytocin that our bodies generate will give you an amazing sense of well-being and connection that literally makes you high...naturally.
3) Meditative hugging increases immune function. It really does!
4) It's like taking an adventure without leaving town.

When I first discovered this, I couldn't believe everyone didn't know about it. So now I'm on a mission to share it with the world.

http://theecstaticembrace.com/event/

09/24/2018

Being held for a longer than normal time evokes a deep sense of connection and well being that is deeply human. It even improves our immune function.

08/07/2018

Men's Hugging Workshop for August: "Is that weird??"

04/04/2018

Come take an adventure at my Men's Hug Workshop on Sunday, April 15th from 2-5.

When I had my first of experience of "hugging for a long time", I was blown away. I had the idea to try it from a vision that came to me while I was doing my morning meditation. I wasn't prepared for what happened when I tried doing it for the first time. I expected my experiment with a friend to la...

09/22/2017

Some of my most meaningful experiences as a hug therapist have been with people who are grieving. Our culture doesn't really give us time to grieve, so after the initial public mourning is complete, people go about their business mostly. Their tolerance for the grief of their friends and loved ones is limited. They want them to get over it, to move on. They feel helpless to make it better. So I simply hold people and welcome their feelings. They talk if they need, but mostly they just need to feel, to cry. Afterwards they feel remarkably lighter.

09/15/2017

And hugging is one of them (of course)...

You get all kinds of happiness advice on the internet from people who don’t know what they’re talking about. Don’t trust them. Trust neuroscience.

09/01/2017

Come and join us at our next MEN'S HUG WORKSHOP, from 2-5 on Sunday, Sept. 10th.

Not only does it feel amazing to be held in a meditative fashion, but it is great for health. Isolation and lack of touch are bonafide health hazards that are shown to shorten lives more than smoking or obesity. Amazing and sobering news. So hugging is actually good medicine!

Welcome to The Ecstatic Embrace At the heart of our humanity is a deep desire to feel connection: to ourselves, to others, to our lives [...]

09/01/2017

More and more scientific research is showing that isolation (including lack of touch) is actually a medical hazard AND the negative effects are worse than smoking and obesity regarding shortening life expectancy. Hard to believe, but true.

08/02/2017

Humans holding one another in a non-s*xual embrace is an act of self-care, not to mention care for one another. Our culture is suspicious...thinking that this kind of behavior shows weakness and always implies s*xual motives. Research shows that our sense of well being improves noticeably when we are held, and our bodies nervous systems show it in numerous ways. It's good medicine!

MEN'S HUG WORKSHOP this Sunday in Hollywood from 3-6.
Reservation required please as space is limited.

This monthly event is a safe space for men to come together and hold one another. Our society is suspicious of this kind of touch [...]