Celebrating the Body Erotic- with Body Electric. November 13-14 2010

As the local coordinator I wanted to invite you to attend the work of  BE. The next local workshop will be held November 13-14  2010 . 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.

Tantra for Men- January 22-24, 2010

 

For the first time ever in San Diego The Body Electric Schoool is bringing the Tantra workshop to San Diego…

Tantra is an ancient set of sacred principles that promote enlightenment through the erotic body and senses. Come and learn how to have a sexier, more juicy life by incorporating these principles into your entire existence.

The goal of Tantra is the marriage of the masculine and the feminine within yourself. Erotic exchanges can bring many facets of that union outside, where it can be worked with visibly and energetically. In a safe and facilitated space, you’ll learn more about: erotic touch, the power of conscious breath, movement and meditation, techniques to identify and play with erotic habits, exercises to help you acknowledge your deepest desires, ways to strengthen abilities to acknowledge erotic desires, and explore the remarkable healing power of deep pleasure. This workshop is hands-on, part lecture, sometimes clothes-off, and is open to all men who are willing fine-tune their capacity for pleasure and an appreciation of the yin and yang flow between men.

Starts Friday night and ends Sunday night

$395 for the whole weekend.

Give me a call for more information. 619-204-6602

You can also visit the schools website for information on the workshop and other events. www.TheBodyElectricSchool.com

Namaste

Celebrating the Body Erotic with Body Electric- May 1-2 2010

As the local coordinator I wanted to invite you to attend the work of  BE. The next local workshop will be held May 1st- 2nd May 2010 . 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 20^th 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.  .