This is a sex-positive environment, and sexual practices, alone or with partners, will often take place. It will be crucial for us to create a safe space. 

While it is important for us to explore our desires and wishes, it will first and foremost be crucial that boundaries are respected. From the beginning of the retreat, we will set a framework for voicing desires, being clear about our “no’s,” and respecting each other’s boundaries. 

Responsibility

Each participant will be expected to take responsibility for their own body, desires and boundaries and will let others take responsibility for theirs. 



Boundaries

Participants will be required to honour their own yeses and noes as well as honouring the yeses and noes of others. 



Confidentiality

Everything that will be spoken in the space will remain confidential and will stay in the space unless permission has been granted for it to be spoken outside of the space. 

Participants will speak from the heart and only speak from their own experience and no one else’s. Participants will be careful not to divulge any information that could identify any other participant without their explicit consent. 



Forgiveness and Masculine compassion

It is expected that we may possibly bump against these rules at some point during the course. Part of this work is the acknowledgement that mistakes can happen and no one is perfect. Participants must however acknowledge that repeated, continuous and/or intentional breaking of the rules can lead to be asked to leave the group.