Exploring Community Through Film: A Guide to the Body Electric’s Film Evenings
In today’s world, engaging with diverse perspectives and fostering community connections is more important than ever. The Body Electric School is hosting a series of Film Evenings designed to explore critical social issues, particularly around justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion. In this post, we will delve into what these Film Evenings entail, why they matter, […]
The Ultimate Act of Self-Care (or Shared Care): Gifting Pleasure This V-Day
Forget the teddy bears. This year, give the gift of genuine connection, exploration, and a guaranteed good time. Let’s be honest about Valentine’s Day gifts. Flowers die in a week. That heart-shaped box of drugstore chocolates is okay, but predictable. And the giant teddy bear? It’s just going to take up closet space until you […]
A Learning from Steve Schwartzberg
by Lui Gervais At Touching the Heart of Stillness, Steve Schwartberg shared more wisdom that any one person should possess in a lifetime. Although we were steeped in the tradition of Buddhist meditation for the week, this is the piece that has stayed with me in the time since the retreat. Steve shared that in […]
Behind Enemy Lines
by Lui Gervaisaka Source Aurora Wandering into our classic 1970s family room, I notice the new edition of Time magazine sitting on top of our hunkering wooden TV console. On the cover is a soldier in uniform. The bold headline is four words. At eleven years old, the first three words are simple enough for […]
Shedding Our AIDS Armor
With Ed Wolf and Lui Gervais For those who awakened sexually during the AIDS epidemic, sexual expression became intertwined with fear. Even though advances in medication and treatment have changed the HIV landscape, many still carry patterns of fear or armor around their sexuality. At a time in life meant for adventure and experimentation, a […]
Our Year-End Unsung Heroes.
The Body Electric School has been hosting a weekly Heart Circle since the Pandemic. We started a Queer Heart Circle last year to provide space to the unique circumstance of gender expansive folx. These are free events to the community, and facilitated by volunteers who have tirelessly been there for others. The situation in the […]
Touching Buddha
by Lui Gervais When I open my eyes at the end of my daily meditation, the first thing I see is a statue of the meditating Buddha. He rests on my altar comfortably in perfect spiritual stillness. Somehow, he just breezes through our every morning practice. Internal and isolated, no ripples of thought ever disturb […]
Appreciation Circle
The Faculty The faculty of the Body Electric School is the soul of our work. They help create the containers within which we feel safe enough to do our work and guide us on our unique paths. The aftercare meetings they hold following the workshops help continue our community and ease us back into the […]
Appreciation Circle
This month’s appreciation goes to the Erotic Liberation Podcast Team, Host Craig Cullinane and co hosts: Ax Love and Sarah Belzile, producer Kenneth Imer. They have created over 40 episodes that inform, support, and encourage our erotic liberation. They have reached over 7000 downloads! Each month the audience grows as more people learn about the […]
Appreciation Circle
This is our 40th Anniversary month and my appreciation for this month goes to Joseph Kramer. Joseph is the Johnny Appleseed of sacred eroticism. He planted the seed of the Body Electric School in the Bay Area 40 years ago this month. Giving us all the gift of transformation and liberation that this school has […]