Body Electric School Archives
Preserving Our Shared History: The Body Electric School Archives
A growing repository of stories, teachings, photographs, and media celebrating the lineage of conscious touch, embodiment, and somatic exploration.
Welcome to the Archives
Welcome to the digital home of the Body Electric School Archives. For decades, the Body Electric School has served as a sanctuary for somatic learning, embodied transformation, and community connection. This archive was created to preserve, honor, and share the rich tapestry of that history—bringing together foundational teachings, historical ephemera, personal reflections, and visual memories in one accessible space.
This website is very much a work in progress. We are continuously digitizing, cataloging, and uploading historical documents, audio, photos, and personal reflections. Please check back regularly as new collections and features are added.
Help Us Build the Archive: Our history belongs to all of us. If you have photographs, workshop materials, newsletters, or personal memories from your time with the Body Electric School, we encourage you to submit them. Your contributions ensure that our shared legacy continues to inspire future generations.
Please send digital archive materials directly to Joseph Kramer Archives@bodyelectric.org
Send physical archive materials to: Joseph Kramer, P.O. Box 3893, Oakland, CA 94609.
Send physical archive materials to: Joseph Kramer, P.O. Box 3893, Oakland, CA 94609.
Stories from the Early Years
Joseph Kramer has compiled material from the beginning of the School until he sold it. Below is a link that will take you to several articles and other materials.
Access audio files from Dropbox: HERE
Body Electric School Audio Archives
40th Anniversary Gala
Joseph kramer remarks
Suzanne Blackburn
Steve Schwartzberg
Selah
BE Signature Sounds
10 seconds with breath MASTER Body Electric sound signature
10 seconds no breath MASTER Body Electric sound signature
3.5 minute Body Electric Sound Signature
Wednesday Sangha – Steve Schwartzberg’s Audio Recordings from his Weekly Meditation Sanghas
5.1.25 – Meditation
5.7.25 – Special Meditation
6.4.25 – Labeling
6.25.25 – Technique, Clinging
7.2.25 – Core Meditation and the Mind
7.9.25 – Good Talk
7.16.25 – Expanding Your Practice
8.6.25 – Most of the Time, Things Go Well
8.13.25 – Mindfulness
8.20.25 – The Human Phenomena of…
8.27.25 – Language and Setting Up Meditation
8.27.25 – Post-Talk: Basic Buddhism #2
9.3.25 – The Self
10.8.25 – Sanga Talk: From His Bed
10.22.25 – Consciousness & Awareness
Thursday Sangha – Steve Schwartzberg’s Audio Recordings from his Weekly Meditation Sanghas
Access audio files from Google Drive: HERE