Somatic Disembodiment - Or: How do I find out what I want (and that this is what I don't want)? Or: My favorite workshops are workshops that turn workshops upside down

"We start with a short meditation in which we reflect on states that are not geared towards pleasure and satisfaction. We want to reflect on the nature of desire and ask whether our desire has much more to do with self-denial than with self-fulfillment."

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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
January 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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