A Touch of Gentleness is a not-for-profit organisation dedicated to bringing the transformative power of touch, human connection, and the energy of gentleness back to communities, organisations and society.

Loneliness, isolation, anxiety, stress, division and feelings of hopelessness / helplessness are an increasing societal problem.
We are here to provide a joyful antidote to these issues.

Working on the front line, at grass roots level, our community of volunteers dare to show the world that it is both natural and joyous to connect and care for one another.
As they connect with gentleness they create a holding space where people feel safe to simply be.
No judgement. No expectations. Just an acceptance of all that is.
Though simple, our work brings deep change—fostering a culture of compassion, connection, and generosity.
 

What do we offer and how do we work?

Everyone needs to feel valued, heard, seen and cared about.  A Touch of Gentleness offers people just that. 

We train volunteers to give therapeutic hand massages and to deeply listen in gentleness. 
We then support them to offer this service in their local community and in all areas of society.

We now regularly volunteer with over 70 organisations and charities.  Some of these places include Care Homes, Growing Networks, Food Banks, Hospices, Recovery Hubs, Prisons, Shopping Centres, shelters for refugees and the homeless, Friendship Groups, Wellbeing Events, Support Groups for people suffering with mental or physical health.  We also attend many local community events.
 

Both the volunteers that give the massage and those that receive the massage equally experience the physical
and emotional benefits that gentle touch and human connection brings.

Our organisation deeply values every individual volunteer and aims to give a sense of belonging, meaning and purpose to those that join.

We also run a variety of programmes for organisations and schools. Though tailored for different settings our programmes all help  strengthen connection and communication,  promoting a sense of cohesion wellbeing and gentleness.
 

As A Touch of Gentleness grows it brings the much needed medicine of connection to the world.

What is Our vision ?

Our vision is to open hearts throughout the world by bringing the gifts of gentleness, connection and presence back to ourselves, each other and into the centre of communities.

Click here to understand more about the the benefits that A Touch of Gentleness offers.
 

‘The fittest may also be the gentlest because survival often requires mutual help and co-operation’.
Theodosius Dobhansky (1900 – 1975) Evolutionary Biologist