Kink Odyssey

Cover art for a documentary titled "Kink Odyssey: A Unique Journey of Eros for Gays Men" featuring four men, one with a beard and leather hat, one screaming, one in a yellow and black mask, and one with a tattoo and leather accessories, against a dark background with metallic chains.

Thursday, May 30th 

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

  • 8:00 PM - 9:30 PM - Opening Circle - Great Room
    Gather to hear about all the exciting things we have planned, introduce ourselves, go over some guidelines for being at EM!, and meet our small groups!

  • 9:30 PM - 10:30 PM - BDSM Tasting - Great Room
    All of the facilitators will offer a little taste of what will be offered over the weekend!

  • 10:00 PM - ? - Evening Activities
    Enjoy our Hot Tub, & Games

Friday, May 24th

  • 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM - Yoga with Tim Cooley - Temple
    Tim’s popular Yoga Class is great for beginners and more experienced practitioners alike!

    • OR - 12 Step Meeting - Hunter Reynolds Room
      All 12-Step traditions welcome!

  • 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM - Breakfast

  • 9:30 AM - 10:15 AM - Small Group Meetings

  • 10:30 AM  - 12:30 PM - Setting the Stage - ALL COMMUNITY - with Sir Bob and the Kink Odyssey Team - Great Room
    We would like everyone to join us for this introductory workshop to kickstart the retreat The session will establish community intentions and agreements, cover basic safety and dungeon etiquette, and help hone your negotiation skills through interactive exercises.

  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM - Lunch

  • 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM - Puppy Play with Anthony Dissen and Gentle Pup - Great Room
    Kink can be a truly incredible way to engage in playfulness, sexuality, and experimentation in a safe and supportive environment. And one particularly fun and expressive form of kink play is Pup Play! From rough to loving, to light and easy to rough and intense, Pup Play can be a unique way to enter into a kinky headspace. This workshop will introduce participants to puppy play in how it can be a standalone form of kink play as well as how it can be combined with other forms of play. Guidance will be given about how to explore different methods of puppy play, as well as how to navigate the tricky world of gear and play equipment. There will also be lots of time given for participants to explore their kinky side in real time and put it all into practice!

    • OR  - The Wizard's Way of BDSM: Templates, Tools and Tips for Powerful Scene Building with Shadi Terra - Temple
      Good preparation is half the work. Impeccable communication of the shared boundary & desires framework is essential to creating a strong container for the powerful work/play that is a BDSM scene. The better we are prepared, the deeper we can go. Learn to build a scene that sets both (or more) players up for success using the Wizard's Way method, and receive communication tools, tips & tricks from Shadi Terra. Workshop aimed at beginners & includes Q&A.

  • 4:30PM - 6:00 PM - Impact Play 101 with Boy Donald - Great Room
    This is an introductory workshop that explores the art of flogging. This course gives the participant tactile knowledge and experience by understanding the basics such as consent, negotiation, flogging techniques, and aftercare.

    • OR - Rope Essentials with Jay Rood - Temple
      Rope bondage can be a sensual and exciting way to enhance your play. In this introductory class, you will learn about safety, rope selection and several basic knots. 

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

  • 8:00 PM - ? - Evening Play Party - Great Room
    We will come together and use all of the skills and techniques we have been learning in a facilitated Play Party. This is your opportunity to explore and deepen your journey in a safe space. Kink Odyssey staff will act as monitors, and there will even be an aftercare lounge!

  • 10:00 PM - ? - Evening Activities
    Enjoy our Wood Fired Sauna, Hot Tub & Games  

Saturday, June 1st

  • 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM - Yoga with Tim Cooley - Temple
    Tim’s popular Yoga Class is great for beginners and more experienced practitioners alike!

    • OR - 12 Step Meeting - Hunter Reynolds Room
      All 12-Step traditions welcome!

  • 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM - Breakfast

  • 9:30 AM - 10:15 AM - Small Group Meetings

  • 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM - Kinky Life Drawing - with Fran Kramer - Great Room
    Fran has been drawing since he could hold a pen and will be offering a chance to sketch a living nude male model in a tradition that dates back centuries! He will be adding a kinky twist to each pose in keeping with the spirit of the weekend.

    • OR - Mummification with Sir Bob - Temple
      Mummification is the art of total enclosure bondage. Learn to wrap the submissive in materials like plastic wrap or duct tape for complete immobilization and sensory deprivation, heightening arousal and intensifying the feelings of domination and submission

  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM - Lunch

  • 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM - Butt Play and Butt Safety with Anthony Dissen - Great Room
    Our butts are the best! Butt play spans so many different areas of kind, from fingering to fisting, to spanking and flogging, to toys and size play. Butt play (both externally and internally focused) can be a delicious, fun, and wonderfully enjoyable form of kink and BDSM play. But our butts are also delicate and can easily get hurt and beat up, and not in the good way! This workshop will introduce participants to some key and important aspects of butt play, from butt hygiene and cleaning out, to how to explore size play and intense forms of insertive play like big toys and fisting, and how to explore unique headspaces when the ass is the focus of our attention.

    • OR  - Make Them Wait For It: Exploring Deep Impact Play with Shadi Terra - Temple
      Join Terra for an exploration into the realms of meditative and transformative impact play, with the aim of deepening our submissive's access to that juicy space of chaos and surrender. In an interactive group setting, we will be cultivating subspace through slowness, breath, depth, power exchange and attunement in impact play. Good things take time :) For beginners as well as seasoned players.

  • 4:30PM - 6:00 PM - Boys 101 (Sub Space) with Boy Donald - Great Room
    This is a workshop for boys who want to RE/DEFINE their own ideal of what it means to be a boy. Through the use of group discussions and reflective journaling, it is my mission to create a safe space where we boys can work towards building community in order to affirm and celebrate our identities. ourse objectives include identifying goals, desires, needs, and assets.

    • OR - Rope Expressions with Jay Rood - Temple
      In his follow up to his Essentials class, Jay will take you deeper into intentions and creative expression by practicing tying body harnesses onto another person. (Attendance of the Essentials class NOT required to attend this workshop)

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

  • 8:00 PM - ? - Evening Play Party - Great Room
    If you didn’t try something you wanted to last night, now is your chance!

  • 10:00 PM - ? - Evening Activities
    Enjoy our Wood Fired Sauna, Hot Tub & Games  

Sunday, June 2nd

  • 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM - Yoga with Tim Cooley - Temple
    Tim’s popular Yoga Class is great for beginners and more experienced practitioners alike!

    • OR - 12 Step Meeting - Hunter Reynolds Room
      All 12-Step traditions welcome!

  • 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM - Breakfast

  • 9:30 AM -10:15 AM - Small Group Meetings

  • 10:30 AM - 11:45 AM - Closing Circle - Great Room
    A time to affirm, appreciate, and bid farewell to one another before heading home

  • 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM - Farewell Brunch

Additional Information:

Evening Play Party  

  • Please follow the safety practices and guidelines we learned in the “Setting the Stage” Workshop. 

  • You can utilize the Desire Board to let others know what you are looking for. 

  • The space will be facilitated and guided until at least 11 pm, after which it will be an open unfacilitated space. 

  • 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.

  • RESIDENTS AND VOLUNTEERS - If you wish to participate in the Evening Play party or amy workshops, you will need a basic understanding of safety, consent, negotiation and dungeon etiquette, as well as the values of the retreat around connection. It is important that you attend “Opening Circle” and “Setting the Stage” If your schedule does not allow for this, please see Sir Bob for an orientation.   

Kinky Silent Auction 

  • Feel free to bid on Items throughout the retreat. Bid sheets will be removed on Sunday morning at the start of Closing Circle and Rod will instruct people to take their items. You can make your donation for your items at the Front Desk after Closing Circle. If you have an item to donate, see Rod.       

Late Night Activities 

  • The sauna will be available Fri/Sat nights at 10 pm and the hot tub is always available!

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