ABOUT ME
Hi, I'm Lúcia (she/her)
Touch Temple was born from the desire to hold space for people to rediscover the simple pleasure of being touched with care.
My journey with touch
You might not believe it, but I wasn't always comfortable with touch. In fact, I used to really dislike it, unless it came from someone I was intimate with. Being touched by others felt invasive and deeply unsafe.
Through my own healing journey and talk therapy, I began to understand that discomfort. I talked about it, processed it intellectually, and believed I had moved on. But I still didn't feel entirely safe in my own body.
It took years of Somatic Therapy and other body based practices, and time in relational spaces where I could practise setting boundaries and listening to my body, for something to finally shift.
“Learning to honour my true yeses and my true noes helped me find safety within myself.”
That safety rippled into many areas of my life, and touch was a big part of it. Slowly, I began to experience the healing power of consensual, safe, kind and nurturing touch, even from people I'm not particularly close to.
I've felt what it's like for every cell in my body to awaken, in spaces where I was fully accepted, and where touch was offered with love and without expectations.
As a practitioner, I found that offering touch is just as healing. Being fully present with another person, holding them with care and devotion, grounds and nourishes me.
My approach
So many people are touch deprived, especially when touch only comes within romantic relationships (something I hope to gently help you deconstruct!).
My mission is to offer a space that can also be educational: in how you relate to touch, your body, your sexuality and your sensuality, and to help you release any shame you carry around them.
WHAT MY WORK DRAWS FROM
A few other things about me
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A very sensitive being who cries easily, but can also be a bit guarded and play the strong independent woman
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A recovering perfectionist who struggles with small talk and loves deep conversations
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I think I'm very funny, but I sometimes take things literally and miss the joke
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Always on a journey of self discovery, figuring out what's truly me and what's conditioning
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Sagittarius Sun, Virgo Rising & Moon, if you care about that
