Author: Ruff’s Stuff

Author: Ruff’s Stuff

Author: Ruff’s Stuff

We first became cognisant of SPIRIT JOURNEYS last year. And we ran a tale around their gay spiritual vacations and retreats.

For almost 20 years, they have been planning and offer opportunities for the Gay, Lesbian,nbsp;Bisexual and Transgender communities (and our friends) to go together,  exploring the earth or to meet together in retreat environments, with the purpose of adventuring into the frontiers of self-awareness, personal growth, and spirituality.nbsp; Since the source of this new millennium, there was a break in EVERYONE’S mindset for personal growth.nbsp; So now more than ever, these types of  gay vacations and retreats are becoming more popular.

They receive some very exciting retreats and destinations they will be exploring in summer 2009, and I wanted to share some of them with you.nbsp; They are  a big way to “get by” on an exciting pilgrimage with other like minded gay people, and explore lands and traditions, while also making new friends and growing personally, and spiritually.

Tantric Tribes
Asheville, North Carolina
June 11, 2009 to June 14, 2009
This Shop is for Gay and Bi Men
A Tantra and Yoga Workshop 
 
Four years of rejuvenation and reawakening. The merger of the right and complementary practices of Tantra and Yoga allows you to rule your sexual aim and rouse your Kundalini energy. Once harnessed, this vitality is channeled into a dynamical and healing power in your life. The use of Tantra alone is a very energizing experience, but blending the benefits and principles of yoga with tantra sexual practices transforms all aspects of your life.

In this workshop, you see the rudiments of yoga and breathing practices.nbsp; Using a measure by step, practical approach, you incorporate the crucial elements of Tantric sexual techniques. Channeling your erotic energy helps unlock your creativity, transforming your sexual experiences and significantly altering all other aspects of your life. There will plenty of “kill time” merely to unwind and associate with the others in the group. More info  at  Tantric Tribes.

Going Deep
Grand Canyon Rafting
July 01, 2009 to July 10, 2009
This Journey is for Gay and Bi Men

 An amazing adventure rafting the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon. Imagine spending eight days rafting 280 miles of the Colorado River with mile high canyon walls on either side. Days filled with excitement, awe and fun and nights of almost luxurious camping. Now, imagine all of this with a grouping of gay men, who need to have the river and the canon as merely a Spirit Journeys can offer.

Adventure, play, meditation, campfire talks and group movement rituals are used to help open our hearts and change our experience of this incredible place. The more we give to what the Canon and River offer, the more alive we become; we reawaken to our true nature of laughter, playfulness and a request for adventure; we leave behind the cares of everyday life. It is the purpose to actively pursue the Canon and the River so that you get to acknowledge them on a more informal level.nbsp;The raft stops several times each day to hike, to explore side canyons, to float in favorite swimming holes or to suffer in the force of waterfalls.nbsp;
More information at Going Deep.

17th Annual Summer Retreat
Jemez Springs, New Mexico
August 10, 2009 to August 16, 2009
This Retreat is for Gay and Bi Men 
 
Spirit Journeys  will be introducing  new aspects to their Annual Summer Retreat this year.nbsp; “One new aspect we are introducing is that we will be exploring more deeply what it way to be a gay man in today’s world, uncovering the gifts of being gay and how to provide those gifts to the world. We will still contain all the things that the Summer Retreat is known for: Heart Circles, Sweat Lodge, Trance Dance, Erotic Touch, etc. But this class we wish the Summer Retire to be a true celebration of the endowment of being gay.”

The mountains of Northern New Mexico provides  a relaxing, rejuvenating and life affirming retreat.nbsp; The Summer Retreat is a fortune to actually “get off from it all”; to really recover from the stresses of everyday life; to create new connections with other men. There is extraordinary ability to be base in a community of gay men collected together for 8 years in such an informal setting. With the loving encouragement of brothers, we are capable to see ourselves more clear and empower each other in realizing our life’s potential, taking small steps and sometimes leaps, toward living life to the fullest.

The shifting light on the red rock walls of Jemez Canyon, the sounds of the Jemez River, the natural hot springs, the new friends you will receive and the eternal stars overhead, all receive you. Here you can “unwind” to the heart and go home truly renewed.

The Summer Retreat is often more than a summer vacation, focusing on activities that promote relaxation, recovery and inner reflection.nbsp;The years can consist of insightful group sessions, yoga, meditation or shamanic ceremony, and of course heaps of laugh and play. There is also lot of spare time but to “cool out”. You may see deep levels of sexual association with other participants and lifelong friendships can be born. Greater self-acceptance and clearness of future direction often spring from this sacred time together. More information at Annual Summer Retreat.

Cherished Lands -
An American Southwest Pilgrimage…
Monument Valley, Antelope Canyon,
The Grand Canyon, Canyon de Chelley & More
August 16, 2009 to August 23, 2009

This Journey is for Everyone

Explore the big American Southwest!nbsp;This adventure takes you to some of the most spectacular lands in America.Monument Valley, Antelope Canyon, The Grand Canyon and Canyon de Chelley.

Days will be filled with outdoor activities, adventure and relaxation. As with all Spirit Journeys’ adventures, we will mix the joys and benefits of existence on a holiday with a spiritually stimulating agenda that can provide opportunities for us to “search within” and read about ourselves. Conscious travel in this way allows ample personal time for play, reflection, relaxing and appreciating the beauty surrounding us.

We will make offerings to the land, sing Navajo songs and tell stories about the campfire. We will leave behind the stresses of living by rediscovering our harmonious association with creation. In this harmony, we will receive the receptivity to let events and teachings to unfold; it is here that true recovery and stay can occur.

You will be capable to  visit the ancient sacred sites used by the Dine’ (the list the Navajo people call themselves). Like the Dine’ of long ago, and wish the many who still honor the traditions today, you should work with you on your journey a lust for adventure, a value for nature, a want to broaden your interior and outer horizons and a smell of playfulness. The unwritten traditions of the Dine’ are filled with stories of hardy deeds, fierce battles with enemies, the pleasure and storm of new relations, and the insistent call of nature. As you tackle your own journey, you will give ample opportunity to add meaningful personal stories to the sacred narrative of your own life. More information at  Cherished Lands.

Authentic Eros
Jemez Springs, New Mexico
August 18, 2009 to August 22, 2009
This Journey is for Gay and Bi Men

Come and act in a grouping of erotic explorers and give up the awesome potential that lives inside your erotic self. Identify and work the light that stirs inside you, trusting it to take you to your erotic fire.

Interrupt the patterns of habit, judgment, or comparison that hinder your sexual freedom. Practice surrender and spontaneity. Be real. Have fun. Step fearlessly into the rapture that lives inside your consistency and soul. Can you think that?

At Authentic Eros, you will use breath, touch, movement, sound and sensual experience as doorways to a freer and more fulfilling sexuality. “We leave study with the desires and development of each man, emphasizing individual freedom of quality and accountability. Authentic Eros offers a good and supportive environment for each player to search his own erotic development in the society of others with a similar commitment.”

Much of this exploration will be clothes off and interactive.nbsp;You leave go with ourselves, with partners, and with the grouping as a whole. No prior experience is required. However, each player will be asked to get a sincere willingness to go deep, to be truthful, and to work in the energies of creativity, arousal, and embodiment.

 nbsp;nbsp;nbsp; AUTHENTIC = real, spontaneous, organic, fun
 nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp; EROS = sex, love, intimacy, connection

The end of this shop is to serve you get INTO your trunk and get OUT of your habits
that contribute to sexual boredom and dissatisfaction. More details at Authentic Eros.

Those are only some of the trips that sound right to us!nbsp; Visit their site for much more. On many of the vacations, if you register early there is some savings involved. And about of them take up fast. So watch your schedule early, if you can.

A Spirit Journey has all the benefits of gay travel adventures or gay vacations, only enhanced beyond imagination!

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