At Sweet 16, Wil Fisher, our Executive Director, and John Stasio, our Founding Director, led a Town Hall Meeting. Using an innovative approach, Wil began the Town Hall by getting conversations flowing between attendees of the meeting, sharing ideas one on one with different partners
Read MoreThe summer solstice is the day of the year with the longest time of daylight. It marks the start of summer. In 2011, it occurred on Tuesday, June 11. We were not holding a retreat on that day, but there were enough of our resident and extended communities here to have a ceremony. We made a sun banner, about two feet square,
Read MoreThis year is the five-hundredth anniversary of the publishing of a book entitled Utopia by the British philosopher, Sir Thomas More. In this book, More contrasted the harsh economic conditions of sixteenth-century England with that on an idyllic, fictional society on an island named "Utopia."
Read MoreI just spent a week in community with a group called “Loving Men.” I arrived back in London last night and was enjoying my break from the internet, but when i reconnected I heard the news from Orlando. Violence and madness have struck again.
Read MoreOne of the workshops during the 2010 Labor Day weekend was an art workshop. It started with the participants in pairs. One of the pair, after taking off some or all clothing, lay down on a large piece of brown paper. His partner then traced the outline of his body on the paper using a crayon or felt-tip marker.
Read MoreSuch a gorgeous time at Sweet 16 - Beautiful beings, stories of courage, commitment, generosity & leadership - So inspiring!! Honored to a be part of this wonderful community - A Big Thank You to Easton Mountain, The Men, and The Mountain!
Read MoreWhen the Temple was completed in 2003, the altar at the front was simple. Here's a picture from 2005. Notice that only a few items have been added. Over the years, many people put items on the altar. Here's a picture of the altar a few years later
Read MoreI used to think being happy was a matter of chance. It seemed some folks were naturally happy and optimistic and others like me just had different circumstances. I grew up with a lot of fears. I know some were from my upbringing but others I now feel are samskaras from past lives. In yoga philosophy it is written that we bring things with us from past lives
Read MoreIn January of 2009, David Armbruster and I attended the New York convention of the Northeast Organic Farmers Association. David was our gardener at that time, the one who created in the High Meadow his magnificent vision of flowers, herbs and vegetables.
Read MoreWil Fisher, executive director of Easton Mountain, today announced that Easton Mountain has become the fiscal sponsor for Gay Men of Wisdom, a project created by Raymond Rigoglioso, author of Gay Men and The New Way Forward. Gay Men of Wisdom, which was established in 2012, raises awareness and promotes understanding about gay men’s contributions to humanity.T
Read MoreFor many of those who attend our summer camps, the talent show is one of the most memorable events. We are fortunate to have many talented professional actors and musicians in our extended community, and when they perform as part of our talent show, their work is not soon forgotten.
Read MoreBack in December. we posted something about the first retreat for men who knit. That retreat was followed by a second one, a year later. It had a talent show. If you've been to other talent shows at Easton Mountain, you know they have singing, dancing, music, poetry and maybe a dramatization.
Read More"It hurts so good!” Has your boyfriend ever said anything like that to you in the middle of sex? If so, you know the depth of intimacy that can come from bondage, pain, and all that other stuff we call “kinky” or “S/M.” At Easton Mountain we respect and foster all the ways that two men can relate to each other “authentically and humanly,” to use the words of Martin Buber.
Read MoreFreddy Freeman is a man with a mission - a mission to change how gay men see themselves. It started when he lived in New York City and first discovered bears, gay men who didn't conform to the cooky-cutter ideal associated with the New York bar scene (and isn't that most of us?), Born in Saratoga Springs, less than an hours drive from Easton Mountain, he grew up being the paper boy who delivered newspapers to the downtown area.
Read MoreEarly in 2005, the visual artist and award-winning theater director David Schildkret approached John Stasio with a proposal to create a quarter-mile forest installation piece. John agreed, and David came to Easton Mountain in the spring of that year. He camped at the foot of Grandfather Oak and spent many days alone there as his vision of the installation developed.
Read More“PEP Talk”
I’ve been fighting far too long
To not be human, not be wrong
Uphill climb, the wrong direction
Striving to achieve perfection
Read MoreAt one of the camps in the summer of 2005, a small group met to discuss how Easton Mountain's vision might be extended beyond our physical property. We came up with the idea of having a local group that met in New York City. Kevin McAlliley, who was on our Board, offered to host a first meeting at his Greenwich Village apartment.
Read MoreThis past January, Sunfire met with our Easton Mountain Leadership Academy (EMLA) participants to share about his work in the 1960’s helping African-American people access their right to vote. The young adults were moved by his story. He finished his presentation with an invitation for interested EMLA graduates to join him at the White Privilege Conference
Read MoreHere are some of our catalog covers from 2005 through 2011. If you were part of our extended community back then, seeing these covers may bring up a sense of nostalgia. From 2005 through 2007, we had an eight-page catalog every year.
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