Both woman removed their tops. Woodward told the woman to rest her head on Woodward's breasts, according to the complaint. She called a national group that certifies cuddlers. It promptly decertified the cuddler, Susanne Woodward, for breaking its code of conduct.

On entry to our premises, all clothes are to be removed and you must have a shower with soap (head to toe) for longer than 20 seconds! PLEASE NOTE WE DO NOT TAKE BOOKINGS DUE TO CLIENTS NOT TURNNG UP/ LADIES NOT BEING HERE FOR THE BOOKING AND CLIENTS THEN COMPLAINING & TAKING IT OUT ON THE RECEPTIONIST. WALK -INS ONLY FROM NOW ON. SORRY IF THIS CAUSES ANY INCONVIENIENCE BUT I WILL NOT TOLERATE ANY RUDE ACTIONS TOWARD STAFF. SAME APPLYS TO STAFF RUDENESS TOWARDS CLIENT. In Arizona, the state massage board oversees about 11,000 therapists and has the authority to discipline those who break state laws or board rules. Just one time I thought there could have been “something” was the way her hands wandered on my chest in a non massage way for a brief moment. Board member John Ortega agreed. He likened the cuddle complaint to a licensed massage therapist who also teaches karate. If a student busted his lip in karate and complained to the massage board, the board would have no authority to act on the massage license, he said.A good day...I say a good day...a busy day, five or six. You’re self-employed here. Doing all your own tax and stuff. Finally, she filed a complaint with the state board that regulates massage because the cuddler is also a massage therapist. It's illegal for massage therapists to engage in sexual activity with clients.

It is like the kind of conversation when you’re at the barbers. Only in the buff, obviously. You can give the girl a massageWoodward said the client told her in an early cuddle session that the woman was "starved" for maternal, nurturing touch. She said the woman suggested they cuddle without clothing. Woodward responded by telling the woman she would consider the request but it would not be part of her cuddling services and would have to be non-sexual. It was at that point that I made a great decision. I told my wife that I had just remembered a meeting I needed to go to and would have to leave. I asked what his fee was and gave him the money, plus another twenty, and told him to "do whatever she needs". A pair of women's eyes give you the once over through a little hatch in the door when you ring the bell. It feels secretive, as if you're entering a mysterious clandestine world. On her return she asks whether I want to be massaged with oil or lotion and explains that oil gets to your muscles more easily. In Arizona, the woman who filed the complaint said she began visiting Woodward in April at her Tempe business, Restoration Healing Spa.