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Saturday, March 19, 2011

Ecosexuality: A Course in the Arts of Conscious Loving

Ecosexuality: A Course on the Arts of Conscious Loving

Only 500 Euros until June 30!

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Description

Do you desire an expanded community of trust, love, pleasure, intimacy, and connection? Do you wish to develop your talents as artist of love?

We believe that love is an art, and when consciously developed, the art of love can bring creativity, joy, and peace to our lives and the world. We share our knowledge in the arts of loving and guide you to develop your own. Bringing more trust, fun, and abundance in your amorous life is good for you, for others and for the planet.

The course will facilitate your development as an artist of conscious love. It will enhance your potential as a resource of love for your communities and networks.

Join us for five days of exercises and activities that will stimulate your mind, body, and heart. Practice communication techniques that help you to become more present and connected with others. Experience touch and massage modalities that create trust and lead to ecstasy. Share deeply with others who resonate with your passion for truth, community and the beauty of authentic relationships. Learn to appreciate your talents for erotic expression and use them pleasurably and respectfully. Be present to your nature as a resource of love.

Where: Casa di Fervento - Boccioleto
Via Val Sermenza 18, Varallo (Vercelli)

When: July 16-21, 2011

Cost of Course: 500 Euros per person

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for only 500 Euros until June 30th

Full Board with
Vegetarian Option:
350 Euros, DUE ON ARRIVAL
For the fabulous cuisine of
Stella Procopio
Mini apartments at nearby
Residence Pineta now
available too!

Some of the questions we will address include:

How can a more conscious sensuality improve one’s sexual relationships and act as a force for more peace and justice in the world? How can our diverse talents for love and amorous expression be fully developed and appreciated? Can we live in a state of greater intimacy (not necessarily sexual intimacy) within a community and not just one other person? What role can an expanded network or community of friends who share these desires play in both individual and global development? How can we meet our needs for touch and closeness in non-sexual relationships? How can we release our emotions and speak our truth in ways that build trust, connection and create community?

You bring your unique talents.

We support you discovering the arts of conscious love.

Shared intellectual property of 3WayKiss and Conscious Sensuality

Company to enroll? We offer special discounts for two and three participants who enroll together!
SPACE IS LIMITED! Take advantage now!

Robert Silber, M.S, LMT: Since entering the realm of conscious sensuality, he has studied and taught with the Network for New Culture, One Taste, Essensual Evolution (co-founder), and worked with many sacred sexuality and tantra teachers. He practices ashtanga yoga, is a licensed massage therapist, and loves to give massage incorporating the elements of lomi lomi, thai, cranial sacral and pelvic release techniques in a process that is deeply empowering and transformative. He also provides conscious sensuality coaching via phone/email/in person.

He is a nature lover, master gardener, and was appointed by Robert Kennedy, Jr. as a Riverkeeper. He has worked in the fields of environmental activism, political organizing with Sierra Club, is a certified permaculture designer and co-founded an intentional community and environmental education center in Hawai’i.

He brings these two aspects together in the Kipuka Temple Community, where he has provided a framework of sensual living involving beautiful spaces, permaculture gardens, sustainable living, spiritual cultivation, and perhaps most importantly - a community grounded in conscious communication and intimacy building.

From this location, Robert travels to the mainland and internationally to lead workshops and events. He is currently finishing a book on conscious sensuality, community and sustainability.

Serena Anderlini-D'Onofrio, PhD, is a writer, professor, leader, healer, and activist in the paradigm shift toward a Gaian future where humanity makes peace with our hostess planet. She is a successful coach and workshop leader working on polyamory and bisexuality issues. She believes that the Sacred Sex Movement, the Global Ecology Movement and the Holistic Health Movement are part of this paradigm shift. She is currently active in the global Polyamory, Bisexuality, Ecosexuality, and AIDS Dissidence movements and communities. Her latest book, Gaia & the New Politics of Love: Notes for a Poly Planet, was released in September 2009, from North Atlantic Books, Berkeley. It is now available digitally in Kindle edition, and is a Silver Winner in Cosmology and New Science for the Nautilus Book Awards. Serena is a world class keynote speaker and workshop leader who has presented in California, Washington State, New England, the United Kingdom, and Greece. She also coaches clients on ecosexuality and relatedness issues.

Serena offers coaching sessions to participants interested in healthy, sustainable inclusive relationships.

Robert offers conscious sensuality sessions to interested participants.

Thursday, March 3, 2011

Non Chiamatele Corna - Don't Call This Cuckholdry

Mente e Cervello dedica un intero numero all'amore multiplo. Wooow! Forse è il momento del poliamore in Italia? Proviamolo, no? Ecco l'articolo "Non Chiamatele Corna" di Paola Emilia Cicerone. Intervistate: Elisabeth Sheff, Serena Anderlini-D'Onofrio, Dossie Easton e altre.

Mente e Cervello (mind and brain) dedicates an entire issue to multiple loves. Wooow! Maybe it's time for Italian polyamory? Let's give it a try! Here's the article "Non Chiamatele Corna (don't call this cuckholdry) by Paola Emilia Cicerone.

Interviewed: Elisabeth Sheff, Serena Anderlini-D'Onofrio, Dossie Easton and more.

Per la rivista cliccate qui:

Mente e Cervello, Febbraio 2011 - L'Amore Multiplo

Per il permesso ringraziamo Paola Emilia Cicerone e Marco Cattaneo

E ora anche disponibile il primo corso interamente bilingue che affronta il tema anche dal punto di vista pratico.

Le iscrizioni sono aperte.

I posti sono limitati!

Non manchiamo questa occasione di sviluppare le reti poliamoriste in Italia!

Per iscriversi ora cliccare sul link:

Ecosessualita: Le Arti dell' Amore Consapevole
Varallo, Vercelli, 15-21 Luglio, 2011

Purtoppo non ci è tecnicamente possibile ripubblicare l'articolo in forma più accessibile. Del resto è meglio cosi, Mente e Cervello è molto interessante.
   L'articlo è proprio ben fatto, con una certa analisi, sfondo storico, cenni sul cinema, illustrazioni piacevoli, ed il "lessico familiare" di chi il poliamore lo pratica. Le interviste riflettono una varietà di prospettive di chi ha esperienza del poliamore e lo ha studiato.
   Per una visione completa e agevole dell'articolo, raccomandiamo
la rivista in carne ed ossa (ehmmmm, in carta stampata!)

Monday, January 31, 2011

Ecosessualità: Un corso sulle arti dell’amore consapevole

Ecosessualità: Un corso sulle arti dell’amore consapevole

Solo 500 Euro fino al 30 giugno!

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Descrizione

Desideri espandere la comunità di persone con cui condividi amore, fiducia, rapporto, intimità e piacere? Hai voglia di sviluppare i tuoi talenti di artista dell’amore?

Siamo convinti che l’amore sia un’arte. Se sviluppata consapevolmente, quest’arte dell’amore può apportare creatività, gioia e pace alle nostre vite e al mondo. Desideriamo condividere con te le nostre conoscenze delle arti di amare e guidarti a sviluppare le tue. Portare più fiducia, allegria, e abbondanza nella tua vita amorosa fa bene a te, agli/e altri/e e al pianeta.

Il corso facilita il tuo sviluppo come artista dell’amore consapevole. Aumenterà il tuo potenziale come risorsa d’amore per le tue comunità e reti di amicizie.

Iscriviti con noi per cinque giorni di esercizi e attività che ti stimoleranno la mente, il corpo, e il cuore. Pratica le tecniche di comunicazione che aiutano a sentirsi più presenti e legati agli/e altri/e. Esperimenta le modalità di tatto e massaggio che portano all’estasi. Condividi profondamente con coloro che come te risuonano con passione per la verità, la comunità, e la bellezza delle relazoni autentiche. Impara ad apprezzare i tuoi talenti per l’espressione erotica e ad usarli piacevolmente e rispettosamente. Sii presente alla tua natura di risorsa d’ amore.

Dove: Casa di Fervento - Boccioleto
Via Val Sermenza 18, Varallo (Vercelli)

Quando: 16-21 luglio, 2011

Costo del corso: 500 Euro per persona

POSTI LIMITATI! Iscriviti ora per solo
500 fino al 30 giugno

Pensione completa con
opzione vegetariana:
350 Euro da pagarsi all'arrivo
Per la cucina genuina della famosa Stella Procopio
Ora sono anche disponibili appartamentini
al vicino Residence Pineta

Alcune delle questioni che intendiamo affrontare includono:

Come può una sensualità consapevole migliorare le proprie relazioni sessuali e agire come forza di pace e giustizia nel mondo? Come possiamo pienamente apprezzare e sviluppare i nostri diversi talenti per l’amore e l’espressione? È possible vivere in uno stato di maggiore intimità (non necessariamente di tipo sessuale) con un’intera comunità invece che solamente con un’altra persona? Che ruolo può avere nello sviluppo personale e globale una rete espansa di amicizie amorose che condividono questi desideri? Come possiamo soddisfare le nostre necessità di contatto e intimità anche in relazioni che non siano sessuali? Come possiamo dar sfogo alle nostre emozioni ed esprimere la nostra verità personale in modo da rafforzare la fiducia, costruire rapporto, e creare comunità?

Tu ci porti i tuoi unici talenti.

Noi ti appoggiamo nella scoperta delle arti dell’amore consapevole.

Proprietà intellettuale condvisa di 3WayKiss e Conscious Sensuality

Desideri iscriverti con chi viene con te? Offriamo sconti speciali per due o tre partecipanti che si iscrivono insieme!
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From this location, Robert travels to the mainland and internationally to lead workshops and events. He is currently finishing a book on conscious sensuality, community and sustainability.

Serena offers coaching sessions to participants interested in healthy, sustainable inclusive relationships.

Robert offers conscious sensuality sessions to interested participants.

Tuesday, December 14, 2010

Ecosexuality: When Ecology and Sexuality Come Together - In January 2011 at UPRM

Ecosexuality: When Ecology and Sexuality Come Together

Ecosexualidad: cuando la ecologia y la sexualidad se encuentran

Este CURSO NUEVO es un seminario avanzado en las Humanidades que se ofrecera en enero 2011.

It is dedicated to exploring ecosexuality, a movement, orientation, practice, and a theory of love.

What is ecosexuality? How did the concept come about and why it matters? How can it help us to explore the intersections between ecology and sexuality, science and the humanities, global and personal health and love? How does ecosexuality intersect with other orientations and practices of love, including those common among gays, bis, straights, polys, swingers, metrosexuals, and so on? How does ecosexuality contribute to defining our relationship to the environment, to technology, the natural elements, and the web of life that sustains our species? Is nature our enemy, mother, hostess, all of the above?
Books and films in the assigned list may include: Sexual Fluidity, by Lisa Diamond; Sex at Dawn, by Christopher Ryan and Calcida Jetha; Gaia and the New Poltics of Love, by Serena Anderlini; Polyamory in the 21st Century, by Deborah Anapol; Mystery Dance, by Lynn Margulis and Dorion Sagan; Microcosmos and Acquiring Genomes by Lynn Margulis; Sirens, by John Duigan; Shortbus, by John Cameron Mitchell; An Inconvenient Truth, by Davis Guggenheim; Sluts and Goddesses, by Annie Sprinkle; and House of Numbers by Brent Leung.

Dr. Serena Anderlini-D'Onofrio, PhD, gave the opening remarks at the world's first Symposium on Ecosexuality in Los Angeles on Oct 24, 2010. She is the author of Gaia and the New Politics of Love, a seminal text of ecosexual theory. She blogs at http://polyplanet.blogspot.com
       Excellent reading knowledge of English necessary, Spanish used in class.
       Research paper expected at end of course.
       !Una oportunidad de no perder!
Offered as Humanities 4995 to begin in January 2011, Tues and Thurs at 5-6:15 PM.
Enroll: see Dr. Noemi Maldonado, Associate Director, Department of Humanities, Chardon 504, Noemi.maldonado@upr.edu
Email questions for Dr. Anderlini at serena.anderlini@gmail.com

The Earth as Lover, art credit to Megan Morman and Cindy Baker.

Sunday, December 12, 2010

Ecosexuality: A Course in the Arts of Conscious Loving

Ecosexuality: A Course in the Arts of Conscious Loving

What's ecosexuality? Just a new buzz word for vegetarian with green bed sheets? A new sexual orientation to connect with a new-age dreamy date in a chat room? A new theory?

It is of course all of these--and none of them. In this course, we propose Ecosexuality as a new style in the arts of loving that is conscious of how important these arts are in process of making peace with humanitiy's hostess, the third planet Gaia.

Ecosexuality is a way of being sexual that's ecological, natural, balanced, amorous, exploring, playful, inclusive, adventurous, holistic, sacred, Gaian, erotic, considerate, consensual, responsible, and healthy, all simultaneously, separately, and in different proportions.

The emphasis in the course is on teaching styles of being amorous that are also ecological. Ecoloogy has to do with balance and proportion. For example, if a species reproduces excessively, the balance of an ecosystem is lost. But when all species are present in sustainable proportions, the ecosystem is healthy and whole.

There is an ecology to sexuality too. Many paths allow lovers and amorous people to access the ecstasy, the joy, the communion, the bliss of conscious erotic love. Some include 'natural' intermediaries: the ocean, the sky, the moon, mountains, lakes, rivers have all been known to inspire lovers to ecstatic bliss. Other intermediaries are more 'human made': the arts, poetry, scents, foods, wines, jacuzzis, watsu pools, leather, silk, floggers, film, fetishes, videos, sex toys, and a whole assortment of other aphrodisiacs inspire people to become amorous in a variety of sexual ways and paths to erotic ecstasy. The contemplation of other people in love and the feeling of inclusiveness that emanates therein can be a powerful erotic inspiration too.

We believe that love is an art that can be learned consciously. We do not make conclusive statements on that the 'nature' of human love can be. However, we affirm that every person has a very special talent to love. The intent of the course is to nurture that talent into an artistic form that graces the person and his/her amorous communities with an abundant healthy dosage of the arts of loving.

We propose a wide sampling of these arts, including elements of meditation, touch, sensuality, cuddling, massage, pleasuring, self-pleasuring, communication, mirroring, witnessing, compersion, polyamory, bi-sensuality, sexual play, bonding and domination, fetishism, sexual play, tantra, and more. These practices are taught as styles of amorous expression that help participants develop their talents as artists of love.

The encouragement is for students to become better resources of love for their communities. We do not encourage the formation of identities around any of these practices more than any other. Any combination of them that develops the amorous talents of participants is ecosexual to the extent that it makes the world more abundant with resources of conscious love.

This course is a work in progress. So far, the main areas are:
Compersion: The Spirit of Polyamory
Fluid Bonding and the Health/Safety of Erotic Communities
The Pleasure of the Other: Becoming a Resource of Love
Flogassage: The Bioenergetics of Multiple Loves

Developed by Serena Anderlini-D'Onofrio, PhD, for the intellectual property of 3WayKiss

Workshop 1 - Compersion: The Spirit of Polyamory

Workshop 1 - Compersion: The Spirit of Polyamory

In the wisdom of love, we understand that the arts of loving can save Gaia, the live planet, because they are part of the arts of healing. A key concept in these arts is compersion, which comes from polyamory and is often understood as 'the opposite of jealousy.' Compersion is the joy of sharing the amorous resources that bless our lives. It is the bliss of witnessing the love our partners receive from others than ourselves. Jealousy often registers as a humiliating emotion. How can this emotion transform into joy? The 2 1/2 hour workshop is designed to teach this transformation in a series of small-group exercises that impact our inner and outer landscapes. Compersion, the spirit of polyamory, is a vibration that animates our bodies with joy and participation, once we become familiar with the bioenergetics of this inclusive, liberating emotion.

Serena Anderlini-D'Onofrio, PhD, is a professor of humanities at the University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez. She is the author of Eros: A Journey of Multiple Loves, and the editor of numerous collections. She teaches courses, workshops, and seminars on the practice of love and the science of Gaia.

Scheduled for July 8, 2010, in Bellingham, WA

Contact: Laya Shriaberg, laya@spiralsun.com

Workshop 2 - Fluid Bonding and the Health/Safety of Erotic Communities

Workshop 2 - Fluid Bonding and the Health/Safety of Erotic Communities

This workshop discusses how changes to fluid-bonding agreements can impact individuals in an erotic community, the community’s notification and negotiation processes, screening protocols, and reactions to disease outbreaks and breaches in agreement. A general introduction to the topic will be followed by open discussion, with a few anecdotes to break the ice if necessary.

Why is the practice of safer sex important to an erotic community?

The protection of each participant is proportional to the health of the community. In practicing safer sex, a participant in an erotic community protects other participants from pathogens that might be inadvertently stored in this participant’s body. Physical safety is conducive of emotional safety too.

Fluid-bonding is the practice of exchanging deep and not-so-deep body fluids with sexual and erotic partners, and the emotional bonding that this implies. On the pair level, fluid bonding can be viewed as a trading of risk for pleasure and intimacy. In a given erotic community, it is more complicated; there are implications, both positive and negative, to each participant and to the community as a whole. In general, one might say that fluid bonding contributes to the health of a community to the extent that it is based on rules that are defined quite explicitly and followed quite closely.

Workshop Design by Serena Anderlini and Murray Schechter

Workshop 3 - The Pleasure of the Other: Becoming a Resource for Love

Workshop 3 - The Pleasure of the Other: Becoming a Resource for Love

The ecstasy our lovers feel is proportional to our ability to experience it as our own pleasure. When we get to access this experience our education in the arts of loving can be considered complete. As artists of love, we will be the source of erotic ecstasy for our lovers in such sublime communion that the pleasure of the other will become our own.

As a principle of erotic/ecstatic communion, the pleasure of the other is not new. We can read about it in Sappho, Ovid, Veronica Franco, Giacomo Casanova, and others whose love lives have been celebrated in literature. But how can we learn to generate this pleasure in our own love lives? This workshop is designed to provide access to this experience.

The exercise intends to initiate participants in the practice of forming a pleasure team and receiving pleasure from multiple sources. It can be done in a conventional or clothing-optional environment. Participants form groups of 5 to 7 people and sit on the floor in a circle. One participant volunteers to be the ‘pleasure emitter,’ the others form the ‘pleasure team.’ The ‘pleasure emitter’ lies down at the center while members of the ‘pleasure team’ sit around in a circle. Boundaries are set as to what areas of the ‘pleasure emitter’s’ body are open for receiving pleasure and what areas are off limits. The pleasure team begins to focus on pleasuring the emitter. Members will stay tuned into each other and listen for signs of pleasure from the emitter. The emitter will express pleasure with words, moans, and body movements. These will reverberate as feed back with the team whose members will enhance the pleasure as they respond to the expressions of the emitter.

The exercise can be repeated as many times as there are volunteer pleasure emitters in the group. Each round lasts about 10-15 minutes. After two or three rounds, the group will discuss the experience. Participants will share about what it felt like to be in either position and why. What did participants learn about pleasure? Is the pleasure of the other better than our own?

A group hug can be used as a closing ritual.

A workshop designed by Serena Anderlini-D’Onofrio, PhD

Workshop 4 - Flogassage: The Bioenergetics of Multiple Loves

Workshop 4 - Flogassage: The Bioenergetics of Multiple Loves

Learning the Arts of Loving with Serena Anderlini-D'Onofrio

This workshop combines small group massage and mild flogging to convey the bio-energetic experience of polyamory compersion, tantric energy and kundalini, and love for the person.

Compersion is the ability to share love among three or more people. Practicing compersion helps to transmute jealousy into the joy and elation of being present to multiple loves, to give up exclusivity, and to express pleasure and ecstasy (or being the “pleasure emitter” in a multipartnering situation

Tantric Energy & Kundalini are modes of amorous expression that enable one to give, receive, store, and transmute erotic energy throughout the body and the chakra system. These modes are often experienced indirectly. In this workshop we focus on the back side of the body as a place to store and transmute these energies.

Love for the person is the ability to love someone independently of their gender and sexual orientation. Many experienced bisexuals practice this kind of love. In this workshop we focus on changing roles within a small group, exchanging erotic energy with diverse participants, adjusting degrees of participation, and experiencing full-body erotic pleasure, to convey the experience of loving the person.

"I was fortunate to attend a flogassage organized by Serena. It was not on the agenda for the weekend, but was one of the highlights of my experience. Serena expertly set the mood and our expectations, then smoothly guided us through hours of sensual touch experiences unlike anything I had ever experienced before. She is truly gifted," said Michael from Massachusetts.

Notes:
This workshop is open to everyone over 18.
It is especially recommended for massage therapists and other kinds of holistic healers interested in exploring the sensual aspects of the healing arts.
The workshop will be held in a clothing optional environment.
Participation in the exercises is based on consent. Graded levels of participation are encouraged.