Taking Pleasure Off the Shelf

Taking Pleasure Off the Shelf

I’ve wanted to be a part of Bodysex for the past 35 years, even without ever really knowing what it meant. At 19 years old, I was sitting with my mother watching an episode of HBO’s Real Sex. It was the Betty Dodson “Sex for One” pilot episode that aired in 1990,...
Bodysex Takes Everything You Have

Bodysex Takes Everything You Have

As we planned our last Bodysex retreat, I signed the largest deal of my life.  It felt just like Goop: I was profoundly uncomfortable, second-guessing everything yet clear that I would move forward.  I couldn’t miss the opportunity to represent Betty’s message of...
My First Live Workshop Without Betty

My First Live Workshop Without Betty

The December before lockdown Betty and I lead our last workshop together.  There was a feeling of finality in that group.  Betty’s skin and hair had turned this glowing translucent white – like an angel.  She was peaceful, calm and quite loving towards...
Coming Home to Bodysex

Coming Home to Bodysex

Reflection after our most-recent Bodysex circle brought me to one word: rebirth. Sitting in the circle again after two and a half years felt like coming home.  This was our first in-person workshop since before the pandemic and since before Betty left the planet. As I...
First Bodysex Circle

First Bodysex Circle

The first Bodysex® workshop took place in April 2022 in Vienna in a sex-positive venue named Schwelle. This place is a hub for a fantastic community of like-minded people interested in exploring and expanding their knowledge about sexuality. Reinhard Gaida, the...