Misfits in Touch is a guided experiential workshop for people who are craving connection that doesn’t ask you to perform, impress, or escalate - a place where closeness isn’t tied to dating, sex, or social bravado.
This workshop meets a real, lived need in a world where safe, nourishing human contact is rare, especially without the pressure to be charming or desirable. Through facilitated exercises, you’ll learn how to listen to your body and your boundaries and engage in connection at a pace that feels right for you. Everything is optional, and your ‘no’ is always welcome.
Touch here isn’t expected or required - it’s a practice in felt consent rather than performance. This is not about pushing past edges or forcing vulnerability. It’s about learning to trust your internal signals and move at your own pace.
Rather than teaching ideas about connection, Misfits in Touch offers lived experience. It’s a living lab where you get to discover and practice:
embodying boundaries through choice + consent
relational skills that support honesty, trust, and intimacy across romantic, platonic, and communal relationships
co-regulation and nervous system settling in community
Misfits in Touch draws from the structure of a cuddle class, with guided connection exercises, clear consent agreements, and a cozy, padded space to explore optional, platonic touch at your own pace.
If you’d like a deeper overview of Misfits in Touch including values, consent agreements, and what to expect, you can read more here 👉Learn more about Misfits in Touch
Led by Stella Stardust, Misfits in Touch is warm, consent-forward, and deeply human. No touch is ever required - only curiosity, self-responsibility, and a willingness to stay present with yourself and others.
📍Location in Lincoln Heights | Los Angeles 90031 (address shared after ticket purchase)
🎟️ Ticket Options:
Ticket sales close 2 hours before start time. No last-minute entries.
WHAT TO WEAR AND HOW TO PREPARE
Wear comfortable clothes allowing movement that are conducive to snuggling.
Cotton t-shirts, pajamas, leggings, sweatpants...You can change when you arrive.
Shorts to mid-thigh and a tank top is a minimum amount of clothing required for the event.
Shoes will be off and we’ll be on a padded area on the floor, socks are optional.
GUIDELINES
Please arrive sober so that you can give consent
Personal hygiene is important - be squeaky clean and minty fresh. It’s easier to get close that way
No heavy perfumes
No cigarette smoke prior to arriving
FACILITATOR BIO
Stella Stardust (she/they) has been hosting cuddle classes since 2019. She’s passionate about bringing community together by facilitating events with the purpose of creating more authentic connection and meaningful dialogue. She has 20+years of teaching yoga, meditation, and shamanism, and is also trained in conflict resolution as a certified mediator. Her work lies at the intersection of somatics, spirituality, and social change. Read more about Stella here