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Touch Practice describes an improvised, ritual practice of non-sexual partnered bodywork for the soul that empowers men through compassionate touch.

My mission:

• to physically hold men as a spiritual practice of compassion
• to support and nurture physical, emotional and spiritual well-being, safety, and happiness
• to be a conduit for empowerment, healing, self-acceptance, creativity, courage, joy, grieving, celebration, playfulness, and blessing
• to facilitate deep, intimate, meaningful non-sexual connection with individual men, and within and between communities of men

My vision:

I envision a world where:

• men touch and hold each other tenderly and instinctively, without reflexively sexualizing all touch
• men are skillful and graceful in defining and protecting their own touch boundaries, and recognize and respect the touch boundaries of others
• men offer each other mentorship, brotherhood, care, empowerment, inspiration, courage, compassion, and comfort using physical touch
• men acknowledge that sexual desire and expression exists along a continuous and fluctuating spectrum, and no longer feel required to categorize each other as ‘gay’ or ‘straight’

My values:

I am not professionally trained, licensed, or certified by any formal agency. My practice is solely intuited, self-discovered, and led by Spirit.

However, I hold myself to a personal code of ethics. I pledge:

• To share Touch Practice with individuals and groups as a gift freely given, as much as I am able.  I do not accept money or other compensation for Touch Practice.
• To do no harm, either to myself or to any individual; to create and hold safe space for myself and others
• To conduct Touch Practice as a part of my personal sacred practice; to bring my very best and highest self to my work; to treat the work with reverence
• To practice with kindness, humility, integrity, sensitivity, respect, and acceptance towards others, to the very best of my ability
• To hold Touch Practice with gentle grasp, understanding that I did not create it and do not own it.  I am a conduit for the practice; I carry it where it leads me.  It preceded me, and will continue after I am gone.

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