'These help people get in touch with their body, sensuality, senses.
'We teach and educate the candidates of very specific breathing and relaxation exercises, focus exercises,' Shai says. Shai and his colleagues at the IPSA administer a one-year internship to would-be surrogates, which includes lectures, required reading, and 'hands-on exercises.' No, not that kind. Another difference between a sexual surrogate and a prostitute is that the former will usually have some education under their belts, while the latter is more of an on-the-job training kind of deal.