bodytext

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relationships begin and end… our bodies change… we move homes, careers, countries… we fall in love and lose people… we become strangers to ourselves, until slowly, we find our way back.

bodytext is a multi-month writing salon for women who desire a deeper relationship with their own lives.


a practice of returning yourself to the center of your own experience.


and the practice is quite simple:
creating a place where your own voice comes first.

im sure you know what im talking about when i say this is a challenge we face on the daily… somehow amidst the demands of work, others’ needs, the noise of the internet, the endless to-do list; its easy to forget about ourselves. we keep going until, one way or another, we crash.

i created bodytext to have a shared place where we can each stay connected to ourselves while our lives continue to unfold. and where we can do this inside a collective of others who crave to do the same. 

women have long used writing to make sense of their own lives through letters, diaries, memoirs and poems.  we’ve been doing this to survive and beyond; to remember who we are.

writing has always been a way back.

WHAT IS

bodytext is not a writing course or a workshop series.  it’s a private space where women regularly write together, without the goal of becoming professionals.  we sit to take up space on the page. to establish or deepen contact with ourselves… our thoughts, our bodies, our lives as they are. we return again and again. over time, something stabilizes, clarifies, perhaps softens. the practice deepens because we keep returning. it’s rooted in continuity.

FOR WHO

bodytext is for women who feel the urge to carve out space where they can simply be.
whether you’ve been writing for years or have barely begun.
you might be someone who has never shared her writing before.
you might feel a bit all over the place…
or creatively blocked.
intellectually overstimulated?
maybe feel emotionally distant?
you might crave depth and be tired of drama.
or intimacy without the need to perform it.
a place where others feel the same.

your background, age, education or creative identity do not matter here.

this space is for women who want to build a practice they can return to daily. especially when life feels uncertain…

FOR WHO NOT

if you are looking for writing instruction, craft critique, publishing goals or feedback circles: this space is not for you.

there is no requirement to be “good” at writing.
in fact: you aren’t required to share your writing at all.

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bodytext
edition 0226
sept-dec

each month you receive: 

✷ 1 letter + writing prompts

✷ 1 live Q+A 

✷ 1 voice note + writing prompts

✷ 1 invitation to a live Zoom writing session

space is limited to 33 women

$270 paid in full

  • “Working with Dori has been truly transformative for my creative life. When I first came to her, I felt creatively stuck and disconnected from my goals. I was trying to navigate so much as a single Mom - how could I ever find the time to sit and write? Through her guidance and remarkable insight, she helped me rediscover not only my voice but also a sustainable way to bring writing into my every day life. Through encouraging ritual and seeing creativity as "play", she gently nurtured me forward. What I needed most was a boost of confidence — someone who could help reignite the creative fire in me and remind me that my goals were both meaningful and achievable. She did exactly that. Dori fosters a sense of camaraderie that makes the creative process feel shared rather than solitary. The environment she creates is deeply empowering, supportive, and inspiring. I now approach writing with renewed confidence, consistency, and joy, and I’m profoundly grateful for the role she has played in helping me move forward as an artist.”

    —rachel

  • "Working with Dóri, for me, was more than a container to be a writer. It was a container to exist at the axis of artist and woman and make sense of the magnitude of that placement. I felt as though our sessions pushed into little knots in my creativity, that tangled around aspects of myself. I would leave the space with a renewed curiosity for myself and what I am capable of, as well as what I allow to hold me back. Dóri felt like the quiet matriarch who leads without force but instead, notices, reflects, poses questions. Some of the most surprising things I’ve written have come out of my work with D. She will push you as a writer and a creative, and offer you a space to know your artist self in a more intimate way. If you are feeling called to work with her I cannot recommend enough that you trust that voice."

    —beth

  • "...MY WRITING GUIDE CUT ME OFF. NOT ACTUALLY BUT IN A SENSE SHE WAS LIKE BITCH YOU GRADUATED!! / REMEMBER FIRST READING DORIS WORK IN 2018. /T UPROOTED MY INNER WORLD. THIS!! THIS IS WHAT YOU DO WITH ALL THE DEATH AND DECAY. DORI AND I HAVE BEEN MEETING IN A PLACE OF RAW CURIOSITY AND UNCONDITIONAL OPENNESS FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. IT'S REVOLUTIONIZED THE WAY / SEE MYSELF AS A WRITER, FOR SOMEONE /'VE ADMIRED FOR SO MANY YEARS WITNESS THIS DIGGING, LAUGH AT MY DARK WIT, ASK ME WHAT THE FUCK / MEAN BY THAT. I FEEL SO LUCKY TO HAVE A MENTOR WHO HAS MET ME SO DEEPLY AND TO HAVE ARRIVED TO A PLACE WHERE OUR POTENT DYNAMIC HAS SHIFTED. WIDE OPEN!!! THANK YOU. I LOVE YOU."

    —hayley

  • "Working with Dori in her writing container has been an absolute treasure!!! I have rediscovered creative spaces within myself that l've been longing to reconnect with for some time and haven't known how to. To work with Dori as a guide is a real privilege, her ability to lift up and reawaken creativity is a gift. The exploration we do is FUN and light and depth-inducing and sexy all at the same time. I find myself gathering new connections every time we meet and watch it effortlessly weave into my life in ways / couldn't have expected. / highly recommend Dori's space to anyone with a spark of desire to expand their writing - it has been such a pleasurable experience!"

    —julia

  • Bodytext unlocked some audacity of mine that was of course there before, but i wasnt so much into showing it. I never gave too much about what people think about me but i am strongly practicing to not giving a f**k anymore (though i‘m a mom - or especially because i am a mom). To me, Bodytext with Dóri is a cosmic gate. This is not a pathetic phrase. It's my personal pleasure in collective women mind speaking out of my deepest inner heart-space.

    —julia

THE ARTIST BEHIND BODYTEXT

bodytext is facilitated by dòri varga, a hungarian artist.

my practice centers writing, visual media, sound and the body.

i created bodytext because writing has been one of the primary ways i continue to meet myself through the inevitable changes in life.

i don’t teach writing and i’m not a coach or a therapist.

i’ve built my life around writing as a way of thinking, surviving and staying connected to myself. i hold this structure because i live this practice.

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frequently asked questions

  • bodytext is an online writing salon. a place where we meet the page as a mirror for the body.

    through gentle guidance, approach suggestions, a large spectrum of prompts, conversation and shared space, we explore the terrain the erotic essence which shapes our lives. 

    this space is not here to make you a “better” writer. bodytext is about establishing or reengaging in active dialogue with yourself through a daily writing practice. 

  • women. mothers. artists. thinkers. deep feelers. those moving through change. those craving a deeper relationship with themselves but don’t know where to start. 

    you do not need to be a writer or aspire to become a writer.

  • no. bodytext is not about the skill of writing, but about expression. the page is a private space where you can release, question, confess, imagine, and remember who you are.

  • each month we explore a theme. you do this solo for the most part, then we gather on zoom to experience together. during the call you aren’t obligated to share your writing, but just know that the space might inspire you to do so. when we share from such a private space, doors open to new possibilities. you might find that taking this risk is worth it while aiming to connect with parts of you.

    ultimately you arrive into bodytext to build a practice of listening to and be in conversation with yourself, while connecting with others about their similar experience. 

  • bodytext moves through the raw territories of the life lived as a woman: creativity, desire, motherhood, grief, identity, relationships, power, birth, death, rebirth, emotions etc. anything that lives in the body has a place on the page. we are focused on the body and expressing from that place. i recommend looking into writing from the body genre to understand this approach-world better.

  • registration for edition 02 open september 11, CLICK HERE to join waitlist !!

    closes promptly at noon on sept 15.

  • edition 01 is 4 months (march - july) and edition 02 is 3 months (sept - dec). the price difference reflects this!

    it is non-linear so you are encouraged to join all year long

  • a notebook you love looking at 

    a pen you feel good writing with — it feels good in your body

    the readiness to carve out 30-60m /day for the practice

  • sessions take place monthly online on saturdays starting at 10am PST. they will be recorded for accessibility :)

  • blood of aurora offerings are live, intentional experiences that rely on shared presence. for this reason, all sales are final. 

    pls note: no refunds or exchanges are available for any reason, including but not limited to: ~ missed sessions ~ scheduling conflicts ~ forgetting to attend

  • once the experience opens, it moves forward. we keep doors open for 5m past 10am pst. if you arrive late, we won’t be able to let you in. we really encourage attending live, as the sessions are meant to be experienced together. that said, we know life gets busy and time zone differences can make it difficult. the first guided portion of the session with dóri will be recorded (excluding group sharing) for those who are unable to join live.

  • no. bodytext is a sort of artistic space hence it is based in joining in on dóri’s already existing daily practice. if you have been curious to build a creative practice of some sort, this can be a good start.

  • writing has been one of the most accessible ways for women across time to express themselves in the most free and unapologetic way. girls and women have been long surviving and creating themselves into existence through journaling and writing while the world deliberately told them to shut the fuck up — bodytext lives inside of the women’s liberation movement, cultivating an environment where we together free ourselves from what the world is expecting us to be.