TOUCH ME
A Guided Intimacy, Sensual Touch & Massage Workshop For Gay Men
Touch Me is a tender, transformative workshop designed to help gay men explore the power of conscious, consensual and sensual touch in a safe, welcoming space.
You’ll be gently guided through practices that build trust, awaken sensitivity and deepen connection with yourself and with others.
Expect nourishing contact, massage-based exchanges and heart-opening exercises that help you soften, receive and feel more alive in your body.
∞ This is not a sex space — it’s a space for conscious erotic embodiment and connection.
There’s something we often forget: how much we need to be touched. How much our bodies long for safe connection and contact that asks for nothing but presence, authenticity and tender care.
Touch Me was born out of that need. A deep call to come back home to ourselves through the mirror of another’s hands, heartbeat, warmth and presence.
You’re invited to explore how to really touch, and perhaps more importantly, how to truly be touched.
At Touch Me, we slowly peel off the armour, drop the performance and let our masks melt away. We gently let go of the scripts we learned growing up gay in a world that didn’t teach us how to feel safe in our bodies.
We undress only to our underwear (if you want to - fully clothed is totally cool too!) to keep things soft, embodied and grounded. This is a gentle introduction to the art of conscious touch.
The group is intentionally limited to just 16 men to create safety, intimacy and real connection.
While sexual feelings may arise (as is natural in erotic embodiment work), this is a non-sexual workshop. That means:
∞ No oral
∞ No penetration
∞ No kissing
∞ Just hands, bodies, breath, eyes, voice, presence and care
This space welcomes all intentions, whether you're seeking simple human closeness or open to exploring deeper layers of embodiment and relationship.
The heartbeat of Touch Me is kindness and care. You may feel vulnerability, arousal, joy, nervousness or peace. All responses are welcome.
Introducing Your Facilitator
GARY ALBERT
Gary has over a decade of experience as a therapist and erotic bodyworker. He is devoted to helping gay men unlock their pleasure centres, soften shame and rediscover joy, intimacy and sensuality through embodied dance, celebratory sexuality and sensual touch. He is also an award-winning music maker and performer, conscious DJ, writer and creator of Pleasure Medicine, a bi-weekly Ecstatic Dance for gay men that involves sensual connection and conscious dance in Hackney, East London.
Gary is a columnist for queer culture magazine QX Magazine and writes personal story and opinion pieces as well as cultural analysis all from the perspective of being in the waters with the reader, trying to work it all out…
The ‘Touch Me’ me workshop is based on consensual and boundaried communication for participants safety and comfort.
This touch work is based on Betty Martin’s Wheel of Consent which is a profound model of relating and communication which brings greater clarity and authenticity to our relationships in love, sex and touch. It uses a model of questioning, asking, pausing, contemplating and then answering:
A: “How would you like to be touched for the next 3 minutes”
B: “I want you to gently stroke my back. Now rest your hands on the base of my back. More pressure. Now caress my nipples as lightly as you can with your finger tips”
A: “How’s that? Is there anything I can do to make that better?”
It teaches us and encourages us to communicate our full bodied “yes” and “no” when we are either giving or receiving. It’s a game changer when it comes to communication, consent, boundaires and knowing what we want and how we want it.
The ‘Touch Me’ workshop also uses techniques, tools, games, practices and exercises from Sexological Bodywork, a therapeutic and healing approach that supports individuals, couples and groups to learn to expand their erotic template and to deepen their sexual wellbeing and embodiment.
Our Beautiful Space:
Prana Voice’
∞ Investment ∞
£85 for the full 4-hour workshop.
🎁 Early Bird Bonus:
Book by 6th July and receive a complimentary £20 ticket to any Pleasure Medicine conscious dance event.
∞ When & Where ∞
Sunday 20th July 2025
1:30pm – 5:30pm
Prana Studios
4a Tuscany Wharf, London N1
∞ Then every 3rd Sunday of the month ∞
🧺 What to Bring
∞ A towel or blanket
∞ Comfortable underwear/ shorts/vest (or clothes you feel comfy in)
∞ Massage oil if you prefer your own (we provide organic, water-dispersible, non-staining oil)
∞ An open heart and willingness to learn
🧑🤝🧑 Who Will Be There?
A diverse group of warm-hearted, kind, curious gay men — all exploring new ways to connect, slow down and experience intimacy beyond performance.
You’re welcome exactly as you are.
🔐 Boundaries & Nudity
This is not a sexual workshop. Clothing is optional only to a level you feel safe with. You are invited to work in underwear or stay fully or partially clothed if that’s what’s right for you.
All exercises are optional. You are encouraged to go at your own pace, check in with yourself and only participate in what feels nourishing.
🤲 Do I Have to Work with Strangers?
Most exercises involve pairing or small group work and you’ll be invited (not forced) to rotate between partners. You’re always welcome to stay with someone you know, work with your partner or opt out of any practice.