Monday, August 18

• 6:30 PM - 7:15 PM - Dinner (Circle at 6:20 in the Great Room)

• 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM - Opening Circle - Great Room
  We will gather together to introduce ourselves. We will also learn about being at Easton Mountain, set intentions, meet our lodge groups and presenters and go over the schedule!

• 9:30 PM - 10:30 PM - Puppy Pile - with Wayne Leiss - Temple
  A clothing on, non-erotic guided group snuggle and relaxation experience. A great way to ease into the retreat with some connection and warmth! 

• 10:00 PM - ? - Evening Activities
  Enjoy our Wood Fired Sauna & Games (Sauna ready at 9:30 pm)

Tuesday, August 19th

• 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM - Morning Yoga with Tim Cooley - Great Room
  Join our resident yogi for morning yoga. Tim is very skilled at making it accessible for all levels from beginners to experts. Wear loose comfortable clothing, or nothing at all.

• 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM - Breakfast

• 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM - Lodge Groups - Various Locations
  Please attend your lodge group!

• 11:00 AM  - 12:30 PM - No-Cost Self-Publishing with Joe Wilcox - Great Room
  This introduction to self-publishing will show you all the ways you can realize your goal of publishing your own manuscript. We will review all the pieces that need to be in place to utilize two of the most popular self-publishing platforms so that you can see your own literary skills in paperback, hardcover or eBook format. If time allows, we'll also discuss free platforms for publishing an audiobook and how to get that to your demanding public

  • OR - Sacred Surrender with Wayne Leiss - Temple
    Trust is the foundation of meaningful relationships—with others, with life, and with ourselves. But it's often misunderstood as something we earn or lose. In this interactive 90-minute workshop, we explore trust as a living, breathing practice. Through simple yet powerful partner exercises and group reflections, participants will learn how to tune into intuition, build safe connections, and expand their capacity for both giving and receiving support.

• 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM - Lunch

• 2:30 PM - 4:30 PM - Awakening Your Inner Mystic with Rob Dorgan and Steve Bolia - Great Room
  This workshop will help you find practices that can calm your mind so you can begin to redirect your thoughts to your heart. For some, this could lead to more 'response' rather to 'reaction' in relationships; opening your eyes to the wonder contained in each moment and could even help you sleep better. These practices will include different types of active meditation. We will offer you tools to take home for your personal practice. A journal is recommended - there will be an opportunity for light touch/massage to enhance relaxation.

  • OR - The 7 Sacred Portals: Awakening the Divine Power Within with Mark-Anthony Lord - Temple
    Step into a 2-hour journey designed exclusively for gay and queer men ready to release the past and remember who they really are. Through the ancient wisdom of the chakras, your seven sacred portals, you’ll reconnect with your innate perfection and your divine assignment in this lifetime. Experience guided meditations that awaken each portal, release the fears and limiting beliefs that have kept you playing small, and open to the truth of your radiant, powerful, and free self. No previous practice with chakras is required.

• 4:45 PM - 6:15 PM - Free Time
  Each afternoon, there will be time for pop up workshops and activities like nature hikes, body painting and more! See a host if you would like to offer something!

• 4:45 PM - 5:45 PM - 12 Step Meeting - Hunter Reynolds Room
  All traditions welcome

• 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM - Dinner (Circle at 6:20 in the Great Room)

• 8:00 PM - Ecstatic Dance with John Ollom - Great Room
  This is a time for us to start in a calm relaxed zone on the floor and then let our inner rhythms come through. When we think of dancing at a club, we focus on moving to the music.  This goes into a deeper zone where our internal expressions come through.  Some meditate, some touch other men, some move in jubilant expression. It is a time to find your own personal ecstasy as your body moves in space. 

• 10:00 PM - ? - Evening Activities
  Enjoy our Wood Fired Sauna, Play Space & Games (Sauna ready at 9:30 pm)

Wednesday, August 20th

• 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM - Morning Yoga with Tim Cooley - Great Room

• 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM - Breakfast

• 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM - Lodge Groups - Various Locations
  Please attend your lodge group!

• 11:00 AM  - 12:30 PM - Side Ways with Vito Abate - Great Room
  Ever feel like sexually you don’t fit into a specific category or label? Many men believe they don’t enjoy or see themselves as a top, bottom, or versatile. As a result, some experience self-doubt, pressure to fit in, and sometimes rejection and judgment from others. For some, this is a new term and for others having discovered it have found self-acceptance and a sense of side pride. We’ll explore what it means to identify as a side for oneself, in dating and other relationships, online and in-person connections, and the challenges as well as an inner peace it can bring.

  • OR - Crafty Hooking: Intro to Crochet with Joe Wilcox - Sun Room
    Learn the basics of crochet by making this individualized sleeve to help identify your glass at Easton Mountain. You will learn the five basic components of creating crocheted fabric. For fast-finishers, we'll also show you some fun ways to create custom flare for your newly made piece of fiber-art. All materials will be provided with instruction, hooks and yarn that you can take home with you if you feel like expanding more on your newfound skill. Optional projects for advanced crocheters will also be available.

• 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM - Lunch

• 2:30 PM - 4:30 PM - Swing Into Sweet Connection with Mark-Anthony Lord - Great Room
  In this fun and beginner-friendly swing dance workshop, you’ll discover the joy of rhythm, partner connection, and letting go. No experience (or partner) needed — just bring your curiosity and a willingness to have fun. Top, bottom, versatile — on the dance floor, we all get to lead and follow. This is a great way to meet, build trust, and feel the spark of embodied connection.

  • OR -Death Cafe with Harry Faddis - Temple
    Starting in the U.K. in 2010, the Death Cafe provides a space for people, often strangers, to gather and eat cake, drink tea, and discuss death. It's very simple. The Death Cafe is a social franchise, in that we agree to host the gathering to follow the guidelines outlined in the website: www.deathcafe.com. It is important to notice that the Death Cafe is about our deaths: our awareness of it, our fears and ideas, our struggles and beliefs, etc. The Death Cafe is not about grief over the deaths of others. (That's another topic). Rather than becoming glum after a Death Cafe, people report being energized and positive about life; they find the discussion refreshing, speaking and hearing others talk simply about a taboo topic

• 4:45 PM - 6:15 PM - Free Time
  Each afternoon, there will be time for pop up workshops and activities like nature hikes, body painting and more! See a host if you would like to offer something!

• 4:45 PM - 5:45 PM - 12 Step Meeting - Hunter Reynolds Room
  All traditions welcome

• 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM - Dinner (Circle at 6:20 in the Great Room)

• 8:15 PM - 9:45 PM - Contra Dancing with Kathryn Wedderburn & Her Eclectic Orchestra - Great Room
  Join Kathryn and her band as you learn the basics of group Contra dancing! 

• 10:00 PM - ? - Evening Activities
  Enjoy our Wood Fired Sauna, Play Space & Games (Sauna ready at 9:30 pm)

Thursday, Aug 21st

• 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM - Morning Yoga with Tim Cooley - Great Room

• 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM - Breakfast

• 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM - Lodge Groups - Various Locations
  Please attend your lodge group!

• 11:00 AM  - 12:30 PM - The Gays Who Made Us with Tyler Wansley - Great Room
  Who made you feel that gay spirit for the first time? In this workshop we will each reflect on and talk about the people who impacted us, and what drew us to them to begin with. Maybe this person helped you see that there was another world out there for you, maybe they gave you the courage to come out, or maybe they just made you feel a tightness in your pants that you never noticed before. This is an intergenerational chat about the people who came before us, how they stood out, and how their light helped us find our own. This is not a conversation about the people in our personal lives, but rather a conversation about our history by celebrating those brave few folks who had the courage to live out loud in the public eye. What does gay spirit mean to you? Let's find those answers together by talking about The Gays Who Made Us.

  • OR - The Story is More Than What Happened with Thomas Kreek - Temple
    Often, when we tell a story, it is focused on action — “I did this and then I did that.” A story becomes richer and more engaging when we weave in observations and sensory details. What did you see? How did it feel? In this workshop, you will tell a story and then be asked questions by others in the group, such as, What did it sound like? What did the air feel like? Were there any smells you noticed? This process will help you discover new details and bring your experience to life. You can bring your own story to build on or create one on the spot.

• 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM - Lunch

• 2:30 PM - 5:00 PM - Sensuous Massage with Tim Cooley - Great Room
  An opportunity to exchange conscious touch. There will be a brief tutorial demonstrating possible techniques and safety issues. No prior experience necessary. This is intended to be a sensual rather than an erotically centered experience. (Signup required)

  • OR - Tapping Your Erotic Creativity with Rob Dorgan and Steve Bolia- Termple
    Every one of us is creative. They way we express it is an individual experience. Many of us have doubts about our creative self because we compare ourselves to others or have buried an injury about our talents from childhood art or music classes. Join Rob and Steve as we explore tapping into our creative muse with deep relaxation— through mini-massage and breathing —- then sharing sensual to erotic poetry to inspire our own creative out pouring through written words and illustrations. There will be light touch, group and partner work, clothing is optional.

• 5:15 PM - 6:15 PM - Free Time
  Each afternoon, there will be time for pop up workshops and activities like nature hikes, body painting and more! See a host if you would like to offer something! (Great Room not available for Pop ups today)

• 5:15 PM - 6:15 PM - 12 Step Meeting - Hunter Reynolds Room
  All traditions welcome

• 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM - Dinner (Circle at 6:20 in the Great Room)

• 8:00 PM - 9:30 PM - Author’s Night - Great Room
  Join us for a literary evening with readings from Rob Dorgan, author of Awakening the Mystic; Joe Wilcox, author of The Fabric We Make: How to Knit a Community; and Thomas Kreek, author of Breakups and Blowjobs and other books of poetry

• 10:00 PM - ? - Evening Activities
  Enjoy our Wood Fired Sauna, Play Space & Games (Sauna ready at 9:30 pm)

Friday, Aug 22nd

• 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM - Morning Yoga with Tim Cooley - Great Room

• 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM - Breakfast

• 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM - Lodge Groups - Various Locations
  Please attend your lodge group!

• 11:00 AM  - 12:30 PM - Lights! Camera! Easton! with Vito Abate - Great Room
  Come and join the making of the 4th Annual Campy Camp video! The camera gives us permission to play, be silly and to ham it up all with spontaneous collaboration. This year we’ll incorporate solo and group lip syncing to your favorite songs and also come up with some basic storyline, scenes and vignettes. There’s no sign up, so the cast is whoever shows up—and the more the merrier! The only requirement is a sense of humor. I’ll be directing on the fly and later edit and make a video out of it. While this workshop is certainly a time to have fun, it’s also an opportunity to let go, play pretend, have a lot of laughs and create a unique bond with your fellow players.

  • OR -Playful Touch with Moss Tidd - Temple
    Through games, sharing and play, we will explore ways of touching and being touched that are fun and sensuous.  Activities and clothing are optional.  This is a safe space to grow.

• 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM - Lunch

• 2:30 PM - 4:30 PM - Internal Landscapes with John Ollom - Great Room
  This is the method John Ollom uses with his clients to help them find an authentic zone of expression within. We will start lying on the floor and reflecting on our chakra zones.  Then we will listen to our own images and feelings that emerge.  We move them with no need to express them verbally.  Pairing up with another man we will then embody play and how we can honestly connect or move on our own in our internal truth.   The space will be a playground for us to explore in naked movement how we want to move together and touch and express.

  • OR - Intuition Ignition: Building Confidence and Trust in Spiritual Perception  with Michael R. Smith - Temple
    Wanting to juice up your spiritual connection and strengthen your intuitive gifts and abilities? Wanting a deeper clarity on the questions of your life and how to create the things you want? In this 2-hour experiential workshop, we will be engaging in unique, stress-free, and playful exercises that will build your intuitive muscle and help you more confidently trust your intuition, rather than doubt. We will be exploring the four parts of the mental body and how to work with each so that you can accurately and confidently interpret messages from your intuition. The workshop is designed for all levels of intuitive development & you will leave with confidence, having received revelations and with much more Trust in your abilities and intuitive gifts

• 4:45 PM - 6:15 PM - Free Time
  Each afternoon, there will be time for pop up workshops and activities like nature hikes, body painting and more! See a host if you would like to offer something! (Great Room not available for Pop ups today)

• 4:45 PM - 5:45 PM - 12 Step Meeting - Hunter Reynolds Room
  All traditions welcome

• 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM - Dinner (Circle at 6:20 in the Great Room)

• 8:00 PM - 10:00 PM - Easton’s Got Talent hosted by Tyler Wansley - Great Room
  This Easton Mountain tradition is about being yourself and offering something from your heart in a supportive judgment free zone! Everyone has something to share! You can sing, dance, juggle, read, or whatever! Signup required

• 10:00 PM - ? - Evening Activities
  Enjoy our Wood Fired Sauna, Play Space & Games (Sauna ready at 9:30 pm)

Saturday, Aug 23rd

• 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM - Morning Yoga with Tim Cooley - Great Room

• 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM - Breakfast

• 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM - Lodge Groups - Various Locations
  Please attend your lodge group!

• 11:00 AM  - 12:30 PM - Evidential Mediumship with Mike Gilroy - Great Room
  An introduction to mediumship with a live demonstration of spirit communication, featuring individual readings in a supportive group setting. Participants will witness and experience messages from the spirit world.

  • OR - House Plants with Sunfire - Deck
    Bring some summer energy into your home this winter with potted flowering houseplants. Sunfire, our resident gardener, will present this seminar on raising house plants, with a special focus on the plants we have for sale. If you’re already raising plants in your home, please join us and share your experiences.

  • OR - Nature Hike with Darry - Meet at Temple
    Join Darry for a walk in the woods to enjoy good company and the beauty of the land.

• 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM - Lunch

• GAY SPIRIT CELEBRATION
  In addition to the scheduled items below, you can start a yard game, do some body painting, and more!

• 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM - Slippy Slide with Moss Tidd - Yard
  Find out why Moss’s Slippy Slide is one of the most beloved experiences at Easton Mountain!

• 3:30 - PM - 4:30 PM - Cornhole Finals - Deck

• 5:00 PM - 6:15 PM - Gay Spirit Deck Party
  Join us on the deck for a celebration with wine and non alcoholic beverages, cheese and crackers, music and special surprises !

• 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM - Dinner (Circle at 6:20 on the Deck)

• 8:00 PM - Fire of Gay Spirit with your facilitator team - Yard
  Join us in the yard for a celebratory fire ritual designed by your facilitation team! 

• 9:00 PM - Gay Spirit Dance Party - with DJ Synes.- Great Room

• 10:00 PM - ? - Evening Activities
  Enjoy our Wood Fired Sauna, Play Space & Games (Sauna ready at 9:30 pm)

Sunday, Aug 24th

• 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM - Morning Yoga with Tim Cooley - Great Room

• 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM - Continental Breakfast

• 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM - Lodge Groups - Various Locations
  Please attend your lodge group!

• 10:45 AM - Noon - Closing Circle - Great Room
  A time to affirm, appreciate, and bid farewell to one another before heading home

• Noon - Farewell Brunch

Late Night Activities 

• There will be a late night Play Space starting Tuesday Evening at 10 pm in the Temple Loft

• Practice mutual respect and kindness toward yourself and others. Set your boundaries and practice consent and negotiation with each other. Give a “No” with kindness and receive them with grace and respect. Please make sure you are invited before joining a scene in progress. You may encounter hosts, volunteers, presenters and facilitators in the space. Each person will be responsible for setting boundaries, negotiating and communicating with anyone they encounter in the space.

• The sauna will be available nightly at 9:30 pm

• There is a closet full of games in the Great Room you can play together!