Main reasons for joining a gay yoga retreat
1) I NEED A BREAK!
Many guys are simply looking for a break from the pressures and stresses of daily life.
Sometimes a ‘normal’ holiday just isn’t enough.
A retreat is nourishing for mindy body and soul. We take care of you. Great food, comfortable accommodation, spectacular nature, interesting people from around the world, and embodiment practices to calm the mind, energise the body, and brighten the spirit.
It’s incredible what just a couple of days of healthy routines, time in nature, and a break from daily life can do.
After a week together you go home feeling strong, aligned, energised, and ready to face the world again.
On retreat in Portugal
2) I’M FEELING STUCK IN MY LIFE
Many participants arrive feeling stuck in their lives, and they want to give themselves a week on retreat to reset and recharge and get some clarity and perspective.
This could be issues at home, at work, with boyfriends and husbands, or feeling that you are ready for a change and a new chapter but you’re not sure what!
A retreat is a terrible place to come and think about your problems. What a waste of time and energy!
A retreat is a perfect place to get in your body, connect to nature, enjoy the company of incredible people, to laugh, to have fun, to come alive, to remember what is important to you, to remember who you are and what your values are in life.
And then you’ll just know with trust and instinct, what the next step is for you and your life.
On Retreat in Portugal
3) I WANT TO MAKE GAY FRIENDS AND FIND COMMUNITY IN A SAFE SUPPORTIVE FRIENDLY ENVIRONMENT
Many of us find it hard to make new gay friends and find community.
The apps, the bars, the clubs, the saunas, none of these are easy places to navigate and make meaningful connections.
Pleasure, sex, and connection can feel transactional and distant, and we long for deeper relationships in our lives.
A retreat is a wonderful space to be yourself. And to see others for who they are. Beyond desire and objectification. We get to see and experience the heart and spirit of one another.
These retreats are truly a community. With hundreds of guys around the world who keep in touch and meet up years after sharing a retreat together.
Sunset on the beach in Portugal
4) I WANT TO HAVE A REALLY GOOD TIME!
Retreats should always be fun. They are a celebration of you, and a celebration of life.
Joy, pleasure, games, laughter, silliness, playfulness, performance, music, all play a huge part.
We do the work. The yoga practice is deep and challenging. We face our fears and learn to be courageous and vulnerable with each other.
And on the other side of that are all the elevated emotions - joy, appreciation, empathy, compassion, curiosity, gratitude, peace, and so much more.
Through presence we connect to the lightness of being. And it can be absolutely hilarious.
