My Memories of Betty
“A sister needs our help,” said 87-year-old Betty as she crawled on all fours across the circle and sat next to me. It was my Bodysex certification workshop and we were practicing the breath of fire. To my horror, Betty put her hand on my stomach, my most-hated and...
Tribute to Betty Dodson
I stumbled across Betty Dodson’s life’s work while I was looking for a comprehensive sex program that included nudity. Well, I found that and more. Betty’s books and art work challenged my puritan views of sex and showed me a path to reclaim my sexuality. As I explore...
First Bodysex Experience
I signed up for a bodysex workshop after chatting with one of the facilitators. I chose her specifically because she is a plus sized woman. I figure if she is comfortable in her own skin and being a sexual being then maybe, just maybe, there is hope for me. I like the...
Thanks to Betty
“But is this grand enough for you, Betty?” I asked aloud to the small bottle of her ashes that sits next to me as I write. “Please help me be succinct without diminishing you but also not put you so high upon a pedestal that you become distorted. And help me write an...
The BEST Sex Advice Betty Shared
I never met Betty Dodson, but she became my mentor over the years. When she was 80 years old, she shared a tip I'd never heard: use almond oil to lubricate your hands, nipples, AND vulva before self-pleasure. Fast forward a few days, and I finally have some alone...
Pleasure at End-of-Life
There are so many things I love about Betty Dodson. She dedicated most of her life to teaching women how to experience pleasure and orgasm. The impact of her work speaks for itself. Betty has connected countless women with their bodies, and her teachings continue...
Pain Into Pleasure
The wisdom and magic of menstruation is not taught. Unless you have women that raised you with this ancient knowledge or have good resources around you. Or you just have to find everything on your own. Then you were like me, walking through the creaky old abandoned...
Speak Your Mind, State Your Pleasure
Betty’s mother told her, “Betty Ann, never be afraid to speak your mind.” Our coaches wrote about their journey with speaking up. Browse the links below to read the full post.Dear Ex-Boyfriends, Dear Younger Self "Now that I’ve found you, my younger selves, I want you...
Bodysex Rituals Are Exercises in Shared Vulnerability
Carrying the legacy of an icon like Betty Dodson can be crushing at times. I’m representing Betty’s life’s work while trying to incorporate my experience taking Bodysex virtual during covid. There are complexities in the repression of female sexuality that are new,...
Finding My Voice
Art by Betty DodsonFor most of my life, I didn’t feel comfortable speaking up for myself. I was raised to be a “good girl,” to be “seen and not heard”, to “stop crying or I’ll give you something to cry about.” My own thoughts, feelings, and wants were diminished,...
Teenage Orgies
As a child, I was painfully shy. I barely ever spoke in school and had only a handful of friends. I wanted so badly to break out of my shell, but I didn’t know how I could drastically change my entire personality when everyone already knew me as being quiet and...
Masturbation is Where I Find Myself
Speaking my mind has always been a really hard thing to do. Not only because I feared what everyone would think every time I spoke my truth, but also because I couldn’t hear my own truth. My whole life I saw my external world as more important, more prominent than my...
Dear Ex-Boyfriends, Dear Younger Self
Dear ex boyfriends, lovers, et al, I have some things to say that might be hard for you to hear, but I can’t hold them and not speak about them anymore. Your lack of listening hurt me. And it bothers me that you let the words “calm down,” “too emotional,” and “not...
Reclaiming My Sexual Body
I started my journey into Bodysex in 2022. Before then I was engaging with the Dodson&Ross website for a few years. My career as a dance artist, actress and teacher spans over sixteen years. In 2011 I began making work focused on female empowerment which played...
Menstruation
Our coaches wrote about their relationship with menstruation. Browse the links below to read the full post.Shedding Menstrual Shame in the Sacred Space of Bodysex "I laid back vulva towards the circle and warned everyone again that they’d be seeing a lot of blood as I...