I feel sorry for the sex

Pamela Russmann: The myGiulia theme for August is "What a feeling". What feeling do you associate with sex? Beate Absalon:
In English I would say "anticipation", which unfortunately is usually translated as "Vorfreude" in German. However, in the English meaning of this spellbound anticipation, both can be there at the same time: Joy and fear. And what I like about the word anticipation is that it refers to a state that has not yet occurred. I also associate this with sex, this eternal circling of something that somehow cannot be definitively grasped.

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April 2025
- Apr. 19, 2025 Somatic Disembodiment – Or: How do I find out what I want (and that it's what I don't want)? Or: My favorite workshops are workshops that turn workshops upside down Apr. 19, 2025
February 2025
- Feb. 10, 2025 On the "tradition" of Tantra Massage (OR Eva says it best) Feb. 10, 2025
October 2024
- Oct. 24, 2024 My First Time Oct. 24, 2024
- Oct. 21, 2024 I'm sorry about the sex Oct. 21, 2024
August 2023
- Aug. 22, 2023 Devouring, digestion, and kokoreç Aug. 22, 2023
July 2023
- July 3, 2023 "I ask myself: Why do I deceive people?" July 3, 2023
April 2023
- Apr. 22, 2023 Workshop on sexuality. Part I Apr. 22, 2023
- Apr. 21, 2023 Workshop on sexuality. Part II Apr. 21, 2023
- Apr. 20, 2023 Workshop on sexuality. Part III Apr. 20, 2023
- Apr. 19, 2023 Workshop on sexuality. Part IV Apr. 19, 2023
August 2022
- Aug. 23, 2022 Tantric massage: Decluttering, Recluttering & Beyond – A TWAPOS experience Aug. 23, 2022
July 2022
- July 30, 2022 Salt With A Pinch Of Tantra July 30, 2022
- July 21, 2022 On Being Unenthusiastic About Enthusiastic Consent – New Zine by Beate Absalon July 21, 2022
January 2022
- Jan. 11, 2022 Calling A Sex-Positive Community, Group or Event a “Family” – And Why It Is A Red Flag – New Zine by Beata Jan. 11, 2022
December 2021
- Dec. 1, 2021 But I'm a Creep. A Lab Report. Dec. 1, 2021
October 2021
- Oct. 16, 2021 As many rules as necessary, as few as possible. The pitfalls of deregulated sex-positive spaces with a focus on gender inequality Oct. 16, 2021
September 2021
- Sept. 8, 2021 How can you still play in so-called sex-positive spaces, and is it actually about sex or is it actually about something else, but what do you call that? Sept. 8, 2021
April 2021
- Apr. 10, 2021 Cookie consent Apr. 10, 2021
Januar 2021
- Jan. 2, 2021 Self-help zine for the time AFTER an exciting workshop Jan. 2, 2021
December 2020
- Dec. 31, 2020 Intimate Interviews Part II Dec. 31, 2020
- Dec. 22, 2020 Video interview with Beata by the Goethe-Institut China on "Pornography & Society" Dec. 22, 2020
November 2020
- Nov. 11, 2020 The Inner Playground. An audio journey by Tim Holland Nov. 11, 2020
October 2020
- Oct. 29, 2020 Daniela Reina Téllez On The Power Of Workshops And Circles Oct. 29, 2020
- Oct. 20, 2020 Sex /vs./&/?/ Violence. An attempt at conceptual delimitation based on differentiation Oct. 20, 2020
September 2020
- Sept. 18, 2020 Testimonial for our workshop "Trial & Eros" by Claire Sept. 18, 2020
August 2020
- Aug. 6, 2020 "Sex & Food" – Beata in a podcast talk with Nicole Siller Aug. 6, 2020
June 2020
- June 23, 2020 Intimate Interviews Part I – The connection between art and desire and a workshop request concert June 23, 2020
- June 15, 2020 Lonely surfaces – sexual enhancement on the touchscreen June 15, 2020
May 2020
- May 3, 2020 Sex moralism – Compulsory sex – Sex positivity – Sex negativity May 3, 2020
March 2020
- March 18, 2020 Inspiring restraint – not only in Japanese. Cultural and historical connections to bondage March 18, 2020
February 2020
- Feb. 24, 2020 Clauses. A self-reflection February 24, 2020
January 2020
- Jan. 15, 2020 Beyond 'sex-positive' and 'sex-negative' Jan. 15, 2020
November 2019
- Nov. 27, 2019 Deguiltification – Experiential Essay By Chris Ifso Nov. 27, 2019
- Nov. 10, 2019 Forensic Sexualities. Some Thoughts on Shame Nov. 10, 2019
September 2019
- Sept. 25, 2019 "Look what marketing's done to my body" – The pressure of (not so) creative self-marketing Sept. 25, 2019
July 2019
- July 9, 2019 Eclectic essay on uncertainty/security (work in progress) July 9, 2019
June 2019
- June 24, 2019 On wellness and exorcism. An essay on what makes a session valuable June 24, 2019
April 2019
- Apr. 28, 2019 The Ropes That Mean The World. Reflections on the EURIX – Rope Artist Intl. Performances Spring 2019 Apr. 28, 2019
- Apr. 6, 2019 "Always this disgusting sex." Reading the reviews of Jan Bonny's "Wintermärchen" (Winter Fairy Tale) Apr. 6, 2019
March 2019
- March 27, 2019 A mixed bag, please! Difficulties in defining March 27, 2019
- March 20, 2019 Enduring the weird. Reflections after a workshop March 20, 2019
July 2018
- July 10, 2018 Some Thoughts on the Empowering Sensual Objectifications in Contact Improvisation July 10, 2018

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