Eros Spirit Camp
This experiential week will focus upon relating erotically in ways that foster personal growth, genuine human connection and contact with the divine. We will explore the possibilities of interacting erotically that are respectful, safe and life affirming - ways that both help us to go within and to discover new depths of "self" by connecting with others. This retreat will follow our typical camp format with a variety of workshops from which you get to choose the program that is right for you. Sensual touch, erotic massage, "rosebud" massage, asking for what you want, and erotic partner meditation are some of the topics that will be covered. If you're in a lighter mood you might take a mud bath, play naked touch football, or go in for some body painting followed by disco in the main room or dancing around a campfire.
Discover and accept your deepest levels of sensuality! Express your feelings, wants and needs and learn to handle the times when someone may say "No" and learn how to say "No" in caring ways that will not diminish the other person's sense of self. In addition you will find new ways of saying "Yes" that gets everyone's needs fulfilled.
The mystic philosopher Martin Buber has written, "When two people relate to each other authentically and humanly, God is the energy that surges between them". In this retreat we will focus on relating erotically, authentically and humanly.
About the Facilitators
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David Dunn Bauer served as the rabbi of the Jewish Community of Amherst in Amherst, Massachusetts from 2003 to 2010. Before his rabbinical studies, he directed theatre and opera productions around the United States, Israel, and Europe, and in 2010 he was the first rabbinical fellow to the Liz Lerman Dance Exchange in Washington, DC. He teaches about religion, theatre, Queer Judaism, and erotic spirituality at colleges, synagogues, and retreat centers nationwide and has led Torah study at the LGBT community center in Jerusalem. He is an alumnus of Yale University, the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College, the Institute for Jewish Spirituality Rabbinic Leadership Program, and the certificate program in Sexuality and Religion at the Pacific School of Religion in Berkeley, CA, where his work focused on blessings for the erotic life and on Jewish queer sexual ethics. |
| Ed Ehrgott has walked many paths in life. In 2004, after more than 20 years in the tech world, he realized that he needed a change and started a journey of aligning his passions with his work. Currently, he exercises his right brain as a massage therapist, sex and intimacy coach and life coach in San Francisco. He is also a founding partner in Sacred Touch School - dedicated to helping every person experience erotic fulfillment. Ed keeps his left brain occupied as a web designer, technogeek and entrepreneurial coach. One of Ed's passions is helping men experience a holistic view of embodiment that integrates our erotic energies with all aspects of who we are. Ed has been a facilitator at many events at both Easton Mountain and Wildwood. He also facilitates 'Mindful Self Loving,' a monthly erotic practice in San Francisco for men to explore tantric masturbation skills. There’s much more information about the different sides of Ed available on his websites: Sacred Touch for Men" and TekPals. |  |
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Musician and composer Lee Stern, the oldest of four brothers, has been a teacher and guide, singer and poet since his childhood. His experiences with Body Electric, his involvement with Honoring Our Journey (men's spiritual workshops), and his participation and facilitation at Easton Mountain have led him to this moment. His workshops combine structured activity with moments of individual expression. He considers the hand and the voice to be primal instruments (metaphorically and physically) that can take us to magical places; and aspires to combine strength and empathy in his teaching. |
| Mahan-Kalpa Khalsa has been practicing Kundalini Yoga for decades, living and teaching in a traditional religious community. As he was coming out of the closet, he discovered Body Electric which helped him realize that he can celebrate himself as a gay man and also have a dedicated spiritual practice. Now he is on a path to integrate Tantra teachings about pleasure with the power of the breath, which is integral to Kundalini Yoga. For him that means exploring movement, meditation, and sensual and erotic adventures so that each moment in the day brings joy. Currently he is a coordinator for Body Electric, a Sacred Intimate, and is now in a one-year training to explore sacred intimacy using Tantric principles. He is a certified Kundalini Yoga instructor and teacher trainer; and he teaches a Men's Nude Yoga class at the GLBT center in Orlando. He also collects antique pickup trucks and adores his three grandchildren. |  |
| REGISTRATION | |||
| Register Online | Secure Online Form | Cancellation | Details |
| Phone | 800.553.8235 or 518.692.8023 |
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| DATES | |||
| Begins | Monday, July 16,
2012 Dinner 7:00 p.m. |
Ends | Sunday, July
22, 2012 Lunch 12:30 p.m. |
| ACCOMMODATIONS (Includes any program fees) | |||
| Guest House Semi-Private | $995 | Camping | $595 |
| Guest House Quad | $895 | Commuter | $495 |
| Garden Cabin | $795 | ||
| Private rooms may be available for semi-private rate plus an extra $100/night. Please call to check availability. | |||
| SERVICES | |||
| Massage | Available | Energy Healing | Available |
| Services by appointment. Availability may vary depending on practitioner's schedule. | |||
| AMENITIES | |||
| Hot Tub | Available | Library | Available |
| Sauna | Varies | Video Library | Available |
