Bob Barzan
For the last several decades, with varying degrees of success, Bob Barzan has modeled his life after the tradition he learned from his Italian heritage of la dolce vita, the sweet life. La dolce vita is a shared way of living centered on loving relationships, the enjoyment of simple sensual pleasures, and embracing life to its fullest. As part of this way of living, for the last three years, Bob has been exploring how pleasure and the practice of savoring contribute to personal and communal well-being. The Art of Erotic Savoring is a short essay about what he is discovering.
You might know Bob as the founder of the gay men’s journal White Crane or editor of Sex and Spirit: Exploring Gay Men’s Spirituality. He has worked with Joseph Kramer since the 1990s, investigating a practice important to both of them: the use of erotic states of consciousness to facilitate discernment and personal growth. This is Bob's first visit to Easton Mountain, and he looks forward to sharing the experience of Love’s Embodiment – Contemplative Erotic Bodywork with you.