The purpose of life is not to transcend the body,
but to embody the transcendent. H. H. Dalai Lama
Certified Sexological Bodyworkers (CSB’s) as described by the profession, are somatic, erotic educators, assisting individuals, couples and groups to deepen their experience of embodiment. CSB’s are trained sexologists whose certification is approved by the State of California. They offer experiential learning opportunities that consciously access profound ecstatic and erotic states. Sexological Bodywork can involve a variety of instructive modalities, including breath work, touch, erotic massage, pelvic release bodywork, and masturbation coaching. One of the somatic realms that Sexological Bodyworkers introduce to students is a state of arousal that is free of fantasy, unfinished emotional business, religious dogma, cultural caveats and habitual sexual behaviors. In this state, an individual becomes aware of the body as a source of wisdom and of guidance.
I use the terms Sexological Bodywork and Somatic Sex Education interchangeably. The profession within the State of California is called Sexological Bodywork and the website that has more information about the profession is sexologicalbodywork.com.
Though Sexological Bodyworkers learn a variety of techniques and approaches, my own interest and specialty veers considerable from the standard training. My focus is working with men around mindfulness as experienced through one’s sexual energy. And it heavily influenced by Insight Meditation; Gendlin’s Focusing practices; and by the Svaroopa Yoga approach to releasing the spine. These and numerous other approaches to the body come from my own personal studies and explorations, and none of these have any connection to the Sexological Bodywork curriculum.
Two schools presently offer professional certification in Sexological Bodywork. The Institute for Advanced Study of Human Sexuality in San Francisco offers a California state-approved certification training. The International Institute for Sexological Bodywork in Switzerland offers professional certification teaching the same curriculum. I graduated from the program in British Columbia, Canada in 2016.