THE
MEDICINE OF EROS:
MEDICINE OF EROS:
Radical Sexual Empowerment
A 7-day shamanic journey of sexual healing
March 16-23 2025
THE
MEDICINE OF EROS:
MEDICINE OF EROS:
Radical Sexual Empowerment
A 7-day shamanic journey of sexual healing (Costa Rica)
March 16-23 2024
March 16-23 2024
WHAT TO EXPECT?
SOMATIC THERAPY
Teaches us techniques to awaken more wholeness and oneness in the body; allowing us to enter in dialog with our body, explore our healing resources gain a greater sense of self.
SHAMANISM
Teaches us the power of energetic transmission.
It can support us in awakening our healing power, gain access to more energy and allow more power and presence.
SACRED SEXUALITY
You will explore the full spectrum of your sexual landscape including desires, fantasies, kinks, as well as distortions patterns and dysfunctions. We will create a safe space to listen to the wisdom that lies behind them.
WHO IS IT FOR?
✔
Those who wish to GO DEEP
this course is open to all queer humans in male-identified bodies.
Men of all ages, racial backgrounds, body shapes and sizes are welcome.
No Previous experience of this type of work is required.
Yet a willingness to go deep is necessary.
This programme is best suited for men who are on a journey of deep exploration.
Who are seeking to become facilitators or hold space for the transformation of others.
Experienced facilitators who want to gain new abilities for somatic, energetic or sacred intimacy work to expand their practice.
✗
This is NOT for ...
Those seeking a pleasurable / sexual holiday in the company of other men.
Those seeking to learn mainly about intimacy and sexuality practices with other men.
Those who are looking to exchange massages and or learn massage techniques.
Those looking for a place to combine sexuality and drugs.
PLEASE NOTE: We write this with no judgement, but rather with a knowingness that those with these above expectations will be sorely disappointed if they were to join this course.
FAQ
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How sexual will it get?
The retreat is built in a way that everything is an invitation and participants can explore sexuality as fully, or as little as they feel comfortable.
- How many participants should I expect?
There is usually between 12 and 18 people attending this retreat
- What happens if I am paired with someone I am not attracted to?
Most pairings for partner work will be assigned at random, in which case you might be asked to interact with someone you wouldn’t normally choose. You will always be able to decide on your personal boundaries and can say no at any time.
We do invite participants to explore what keeps them from connecting with certain people and how they can turn that into an exploration that could be rich and rewarding.
- How do I get there?
Upon booking, you will receive the details of a driver who can help organise a car from San Jose to the Jungle Gayborhood. It'is a 4 hour drive from San Jose. Please plan to arrive at the retreat centre no later than 4pm on the start date of the retreat.
The retreat is built in a way that everything is an invitation and participants can explore sexuality as fully, or as little as they feel comfortable.
- How many participants should I expect?
There is usually between 12 and 18 people attending this retreat
- What happens if I am paired with someone I am not attracted to?
Most pairings for partner work will be assigned at random, in which case you might be asked to interact with someone you wouldn’t normally choose. You will always be able to decide on your personal boundaries and can say no at any time.
We do invite participants to explore what keeps them from connecting with certain people and how they can turn that into an exploration that could be rich and rewarding.
- How do I get there?
Upon booking, you will receive the details of a driver who can help organise a car from San Jose to the Jungle Gayborhood. It'is a 4 hour drive from San Jose. Please plan to arrive at the retreat centre no later than 4pm on the start date of the retreat.
THE PERFECT SETTING
We will gather at the Jungle Gayborhood in the Diamanté Valley of Costa Rica.
This LGBTIQ+ focused boutique hotel & retreat center is a bamboo wonderland in the pristine jungle of Costa Rica.
Construction of this brand new retreat has just completed its construction in December 2022 meaning our group will be among its very first guests.
Located in the Diamanté Valley of San Salvador de Baru, the property boasts its very own jungle trails, access to rivers, as well as several natural swimming pools and waterfalls.
You will sleep in a floating tree-house in the jungle which is hand-crafted primarily from bamboo and boasts comfortable and superior quality furnishings. While these are open air, offering spectacular views of the jungle, they are also protected from the elements and enclosed in mosquito netting.
All cabins share a gorgeous bamboo bathhouse and shower facilities.
Located in the Diamanté Valley of San Salvador de Baru, the property boasts its very own jungle trails, access to rivers, as well as several natural swimming pools and waterfalls.
You will sleep in a floating tree-house in the jungle which is hand-crafted primarily from bamboo and boasts comfortable and superior quality furnishings. While these are open air, offering spectacular views of the jungle, they are also protected from the elements and enclosed in mosquito netting.
All cabins share a gorgeous bamboo bathhouse and shower facilities.
COURSE COST
From $2250 pp - depending on your chosen room type.
BED IN 4-PERSON ROOM
$2250 pp
Early-bird*
$2495 pp
Full price
BED IN A 2-PERSON ROOM
$2750 pp
Early-bird*
$2995 pp
Full price
PRIVATE KING ROOM
$3295 pp
Early-bird*
$3495 pp
Full price
*Please note: A 6.5% Tax will be added to all costs
ABOUT YOUR FACILITATORS
Marc Peridis -
Marc is a somatic therapist and shamanic practitioner specialised in the Medicine of eros, healing practices related to eros and sexuality.
His work has two main focuses:
1- Supporting the transmutation of shame, trauma and shadow to power, purpose and mastery.
2- As a teacher's teacher, he trains facilitators, therapists and teachers by supporting their development of new abilities.
His practices, which are often considered radical, combine talk therapy, with experiential processes involving the soma (the body), energy transmission and sexual explorations.
Interactions can range from gentler ones including soft touch, cuddling and conscious stillness to more radical ones such as dark-room therapy, and re-enacting kinky, taboo and shameful sexual scenarios in healing and conscious ways.
Today, he shares his work through 1-1 sessions, online and in-person, residential and non-residential courses and workshops, and online live and pre-recorded courses.
After spending over a decade training in somatic movement therapy, energy work and sacred sexuality, his own practice emerged as a result of his years spent observing behavioural responses in 1-1 and group therapy sessions worldwide.
As well as being a trained somatic movement therapist, he has also been initiated into shamanism in 2015 and in the Mystery School as a student in 2013 and a guide in 2018.
He is also senior faculty at the Shakti Shiva Academy since 2021.
While his process and practice are open to people of all levels of experience, he tends to work mostly with advanced practitioners, people who are keen to become facilitators, and facilitators wishing to develop new skills.
✔ Included:
-Accommodation
-3 vegetarian organic meals / day
-All workshops and practices
✗ NOT included:
-Flight
-Airport transfer to the house -
-Any visas that may be required
All Prices are in USD$
*Early-bird pricing is available for the first 6 participants
A $1250 Deposit payment is required to book your space.
The remaining amount will need to be paid 2 weeks prior to the start of the course.
All payments are non-refundable.*
Arrivals to the house can begin on 16 MARCH at 3pm.
The retreat will end on 23 MARCH at 12 noon.
*Early-bird pricing is available for the first 6 participants
A $1250 Deposit payment is required to book your space.
The remaining amount will need to be paid 2 weeks prior to the start of the course.
All payments are non-refundable.*
Arrivals to the house can begin on 16 MARCH at 3pm.
The retreat will end on 23 MARCH at 12 noon.
HOW TO JOIN
To book a spot on the retreat, please click the button below.
