Celebrating the Body Erotic with Body Electric October 17th and 18th 2009I
As the local coordinator I wanted to invite you to attend the work of BE. The next local workshop will be held October 17-18th 2009 . For more information please visit the website BodyElectric and then give me a call.
A first step in your exploration into your erotic potential. CBE involves the mind, the body and the heart in a series of exercises that use breathing, stretching and touching. Many men are searching for a more meaningful connection to themselves and to others. When they take responsibility for their erotic education, they realize how much there is to learn about awakening the erotic energy that lies within all of us. They begin to realize the satisfaction that comes from learning how to both give and receive pleasure. The workshop focuses on the entire body and is conducted in a setting that is playful, safe and honoring. The benefits of this work are:
- The participant gains greater acceptance of himself as an erotic being,
both physically and mentally. - He discovers ways to develop a more satisfying erotic relationship with others.
- He becomes more aware of spiritual dimensions in his erotic explorations.
Celebrating the Body Erotic is a full two-day clothes-off workshop (9am-7pm) for those who are ready to vigorously explore new levels of feeling, both within themselves and within a community of men.
“Celebrate Sex”- a San Diego workshop for Gay/Bisexual/Transgender Men
Dear Colleagues:
On Saturday, December 6th, from 1:00PM to 2:30PM, I am offering the “Celebrate Sex” workshop at the LGBT Center in San Diego. Reservations are requested and there is no charge for the workshop. This interactive, playful and humor-filled workshop is limited to 40 gay, bisexual or transgendered men (ages 18 and older). Feel free to share this email with your clients and if you – or they – have any questions, drop me a line at beyondtherapy@cox.net or call me at 619-955-3311. Here is an excerpt from my September 2008 article (from San Diego’s The Bottom Line magazine) that inspired the San Diego LGBT Center to ask me to create this workshop.
Happy Thanksgiving to you all!
Sincerely,
Michael
As gay/bisexual/transgender (GBT) men, having a healthy sex life is a BIG part of our life. Lately – in case you’ve been living in a cave – it’s all too easy to focus on what we’re doing WRONG sexually. There are so many articles about barebacking, AIDS/HIV, STDs, impersonal hookups, sex addiction, how Adam4Adam and Manhunt are “destroying” gay life…you know. How often do we focus on what’s RIGHT with our sexual lives? How often do we let ourselves CELEBRATE sex and how much we enjoy it? Do we have to make sex “the enermy”? Can’t sex be something to celebrate? I say “yes!” To do this, it helps to let go of our old, negative ideas about sex.
As GBT men – regardless of our age – most of us have a lot of shame and embarrassment about our sexual histories and fantasies
Most of us get our fundamental ideas about sex from our childhood. Ask yourself:
What are my family beliefs about sex?
How have these beliefs helped me?
How have they held me back?
Take a look at your current sexual life. Ask yourself:
What do I have to celebrate about sex?
What are some of the most wonderful sexual experiences I’ve had?
How have these experiences changed me?
Are there any obstacles you have to celebrating your sexual self? Consider:
What stands in my way of enjoying a terrific sex life?
Am I holding onto any old ideas that hold me back sexually?
Do I have any physical challenges that hold me back sexually?
Celebrating your sexual fantasies: can you enjoy them without all that old 20th century guilt and shame?
Do I let myself have sexual fantasties? If so, do enjoy them?
What are some of my fantasies about sex?
Have I ever fulfilled a sexual fantasy? When and how?
Are there any sexual fantasies that I would really like to experience? If so, how could I make them a reality?
Celebrating a well-balanced sexual life: A well-balanced sexual life involves our head and heart, not just our genitals.
What role does your head (thinking) play in your sexual life? Do you want it to be more or less involved?
What role does your heart (feeling) play in your sexual life? Do you want it to be more or less involved?
What role do your genitals (libido) play in your sexual life? Do you want them to be more or less involved?
How can you balance your head, heart and genitals to make your sexual life really alive?
A happy and healthy sex life is a major part of our mental and physical health. If we are willing to see our sexual expression as a wonderful and essential part of who we are, we have the capacity to be mentally and physically healthier than ever before. So, let’s stop focusing on what’s wrong with our sexual lives and – instead – let ourselves CELEBRATE sex. .
SIX GOOD REASON’S TO ATTEND “CELEBRATING THE BODY EROTIC”
1. Meet wonderful men. The Body Electric School’s workshops
attract adventurous souls who are curious about life and enjoy
sensory engagement.
2. Learn new things about your body. Truly, it is one of
nature’s most amazing accomplishments, our bodies have a lifetime’s
worth of teaching available for the asking. Do you have any
questions?
3. Put a little surprise back in your life. When was the last
time you were truly amazed to be alive? Are you open to being
surprised by the generosity and kindness of others?
4. Remember what it’s like to feel powerful. We are talking
about authenticity from your core, the kind of power that engages
your sense of vulnerability.
5. Wake up spiritually. If you are committed to boredom, this
workshop will not serve you. Personal growth can be hazardous to
your sense of complacency.
6. Add some new tools to your survival kit. Have more fun.
Satisfy your desire for erotic intimacy. Cultivate a sense of life
as an adventure.
Celebrating the Body Erotic involves the mind, the body and the heart in a series of exercises that use breathing, stretching and touching. Many men are searching for a more meaningful connection to themselves, their partners and to others. When they take responsibility for their erotic education, they realize how much there is to learn about awakening the erotic energy that lies within all of us. Men can begin to realize the satisfaction that comes from learning how to both give and receive pleasure.
Celebrating the Body Erotic is a full two day, clothes-off and hands-on workshop (9am-7pm) for those who are ready to vigorously explore new levels of feeling, both within themselves and within a community of men.
