Aisha reads from xer blog essay, The Orgasmic Organismic Yes. The essay explores the nuances of a blended YES-NO, the state when our sense of embodied pleasure becomes disorganized by obligation and pain. Xe explores how to cultivate unblending the two, supporting the possibility of embodied pleasure again. After the reading, Kaila guides a somatic practice to discover the felt-sense of pleasure and embodied yes.

TOPICS:

• Gestalt Therapy Theory
• Trauma physiology and the disembodiment of embodied YES
• Safety as the baseline for a clear YES and a clear NO
• Blended YES-NO patterns
• Follow the sparkles
• The value of “I Don’t Know”
• Explore your embodied yes

LINKS:

• Original Essay
• Gestalt Therapy
• Jaak Panksepp
• Janina Fisher
• Pat Ogden
• Peter Levine
• Rae Johnson Embodied Social Justice
• Resmaa Menakem My Grandmother’s Hands
• adrienne maree brown
• ELC Patreon Page
• Aisha Edwards
• Kaila June
• Chris Morita Clancy