Guest host - Happy Humanimals: Snugs & Connection! Aug 23rd 2025

We're glad that you're here! At Happy Humanimals we create a community cuddle experience that is about self-discovery, connection, and play.

Special guest host Anna Joy from Seattle!

Since our usual host Yoni is out for the summer, we're bringing you Anna Joy all the way from Seattle to run her fantastic Cuddle Party inspired Happy Humanimals!

It will still follow the usual Cuddle Party rules, but is run a bit different. ✨ Come see Anna Joy bring some sparkly magic to the Bay Area ✨

Note for SF Cuddles regulars: note that vaccination status is not required for this event.

Overview

Snugs & Connection is our signature Happy Humanimals event. It includes a touch and communication skills workshop followed by a cuddle and connection lab that is lovingly inspired by Cuddle Party™.

Happy Humanimals may be a great fit for you if you're a curious person who enjoys affectionate and caring touch, if you're a communication geek (or want to be), or if you want to playfully transform your relationship to your boundaries.

The workshop develops the concepts of boundaries, desires, and communication, and is designed for snuggly newbies and pros alike. We offer opportunities to tune into your own intentions and desires, practice saying and receiving "no" with grace, and express needs and wants. We all learn from wading in the kiddie pool before diving in the deep end, so our practices follow a gently deepening trajectory.

The rest of the afternoon is spent on the cuddle cushions, where you can relax and practice making requests in a playful and low-stakes environment: you might join a spoon drawer, ask someone to pet your hair, or request something else that will nourish you in the moment. Facilitator support available throughout.

All touch will be fully clothed, optional, platonic, verbally requested and granted at any time. Come solo or with a friend or partner. There will be no attempt to gender-balance.

Tickets

Please choose the ticket that is most suitable for your life situation:

1. $50 — Standard
2. $75 — Supporter — Enable another community member with fewer resources to join
3. $25 — Supported — Be supported by community

Ticket sales end day-of-the-event at 12 pm.

No tickets will be sold at the door.

Complete 1 registration for each attendee. If you purchase a ticket for another person, please use their name and email address.

Other details

If you are feeling sick or test positive for COVID prior to the event, we are happy to offer a full refund. We do not require proof of a negative COVID rapid test to attend.

This event is sober and fragrance free. Please arrive free from fragranced deodorants, perfume, cologne, hair spray, body spray, smoke (this includes cannabis for medicinal use), and clothes that have been laundered with strong smelling detergents. Wearing unscented, natural, and mild deodorants are welcome and encouraged.

Wear or bring pajamas or comfy clothes. Think cozy, not sexy.

While this event is strictly platonic, we require all participants to be 18 or older.

Please note that Happy Humanimals events are not a therapeutic setting, and the facilitators are not operating in the role of counselors. If you have needs that would best be served by a mental health professional, we welcome you, but please do not consider this practice as a substitute for such care.

About Your Event Leader

Anna Joy Reedy, SEP (she/her) in 2013 found herself in her first cuddle puddle on a dance floor being fed grapes by frolicking little fairies (children). Inspired to recreate this slice of heaven as often as possible and share it with the world, she completed the Cuddlist and Cuddle Party TM certifications along with a series of related trainings. She offers somatic 1:1 touch and trauma sessions; she has facilitated consent workshops in and around Seattle since co-founding Happy Humanimals in 2022. Learn more and work with Anna Joy by visiting her website.