Easton in the Media

2024

The Soul Beneath the Skin: Bear Your Soul Retreat Summer 2024, Les K. Wright, https://leskwright.com/2024/09/05/the-soul-beneath-the-skin-bear-your-soul-retreat-summer-2024the-soul-beneath-the-skin/
Renowned bear author Les K. Wright reflects on his emotional and transformative experience at the Bear Your Soul (BYS) retreat at Easton Mountain, where participants engage in community-building, explore masculinity, and heal through workshops and personal connections, highlighting the retreat’s deep sense of community and its role in addressing loneliness.
Clothes Optional: How Adult LGBTQ+ Summer Camps Bring a Modern Twist to a Hot Weather Tradition, GayCities, https://www.gaycities.com/articles/87330/clothes-optional-how-adult-lgbtq-summer-camps-bring-a-modern-twist-to-a-hot-weather-tradition/
Mike Ciriaco highlights Easton Mountain's role as an LGBTQ+ retreat center offering a wide range of programs, including "clothing-optional" events that provide participants with a sense of freedom, body positivity, and self-expression, alongside traditional camp activities and community-building in a safe and supportive environment.

The First Ever 'Poly Men Who Love Men' Retreat is Happening this Spring!, Bear World Magazine, https://bearworldmag.com/the-first-ever-poly-men-who-love-men-retreat-is-happrning-this-spring/
The article covers the then-upcoming "Poly Men Who Love Men" Spring Retreat at Easton Mountain, where polyamorous GBTQ men can engage in community-building activities, workshops on relationships, and fun events like dance parties, yoga, and more, all in a safe, inclusive space designed for personal growth and connection.
Gay Resorts Near New York, Hipster Travels, https://hipstertravels.com/gay-resorts-new-york#easton-mountain
The article discusses several gay-friendly resorts near New York, highlighting their welcoming environments, activities, and cultural experiences. Easton Mountain is featured as a retreat in Upstate New York focused on connection, personal growth, and community, offering workshops and events that foster healing and celebration for LGBTQ+ individuals.
FREDDY FREEMAN talks about BEAR YOUR SOUL | The BEARS in XS Show, Bears in Excess, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u9ysMcxFG5A
Bears in Excess interview Freddy Freeman about Bear Your Soul and its involvement with Easton Mountain, and how Easton contributed to Bear Your Soul.

I Visited A Gay Men's Retreat Center—Here’s What Happened, The Stability Network, https://thestabilitynetwork.org/i-visited-a-gay-mens-retreat-center-heres-what-happened
Kyle Elliott recounts his transformative experience at the International Gay Coaches Conference at Easton Mountain, sharing how the retreat fostered community, self-acceptance, and healing while helping him reconnect with his purpose as a coach and gain deeper mental health insights.

Easton Mountain GMAD, Gay Men of African Descent, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FS7G3cX49dY
The Gay Men of African Descent record a compilation video of their time at Easton Mountain during a retreat.

Easton Mountain Retreat Center, WAMC, https://www.wamc.org/the-roundtable/2013-08-06/easton-mountain-retreat-center
Joe Donahue interviews John Stasio and Wil Fisher on topics such as Easton Mountain's mission as an LGBTQ+ retreat center, their focus on peace, social justice, and youth leadership programs, including their arts camp and leadership summit for LGBTQ youth, and a fundraising music festival to support scholarships for disadvantaged youth.

Connection, Community, Spirituality :: Easton Mountain, Edge Media, https://www.edgemedianetwork.com/story/114878
Kilian Melloy discusses topics such as the purpose of Easton Mountain as a retreat center for gay men, the spiritual and emotional challenges faced by the LGBTQ+ community, and the programs offered to foster personal empowerment, healing, and community building in a supportive environment.