Erotic Nourishment: A Ritual of Restoration

Six days of embodied erotic practice in the red mountains of New Mexico, on the ancestral lands of the Towa-speaking people of the Pueblo of Jemez. Hosted by Body Electric School at Bodhi Manda Zen Center, with three soaking pools, a flowing river, and consciously prepared meals.

This retreat is for women+ of all sexual orientations, including nonbinary, intersex, two-spirit, and trans folks. Past retreats have welcomed folks in their 20s through 70s, across body sizes, races, and stages of erotic experience. It is clothing-optional and may include sexual touch. Everything is consent-forward. You choose what feels right for you, every step of the way.

The week includes:

• Guided consensual touch, giving and receiving
• Sensation exploration and nourishing touch play
• Erotic skill-building
• Breath, ritual, movement, silent touch, land time
• Hours soaking in the three pools and river water

This week is an invitation to come back to your body. To be touched with care. To be in community with women+ who understand pleasure as a practice of belonging to ourselves.

As Audre Lorde wrote: "When I speak of the erotic, then, I speak of it as an assertion of the lifeforce of women."

Facilitators:

Suzanne "Frankie" Blackburn (she/they) — Queer pleasure activist with 25+ years inside Body Electric as facilitator, coordinator, and former board chair. Author of Reclaiming Eros: Sacred Whores and Healers. Her work is dedicated to reuniting the erotic and the sacred.

Lizz Randall (she/they) — Sacred Intimate, Body Electric teacher since 2006, longtime tantra practitioner. Co-leads Body Electric's Sacred Intimacy Training and Exploring Tantra workshops. Brings a grounded, heart-centered approach committed to the liberation of all bodies.

I'm part of the support team for the week.

Prerequisites: Some prior experience with erotic work, plus a conversation with a coordinator before registering. Tuition: $2,699–$2,799 (lodging and all meals included). Scholarships available. Earlybird discount before July 11.

Full details: https://bodyelectric.org/online-shops/erotic-nourishment/