Retreats
Upcoming retreats
Out of Your Mind! – Tantra Retreat
Lets’s go on a journey outside of our mind and into our bodies. With the use of Tantric and Shamanic rituals, scrumptious yoga and dance, and sensual meditation, we will by-pass the thinking brain, slow down, and learn how to we can utilize pleasure and sensual touch as avenues to self-awareness, intimacy, connection, and even enlightenment.
- Feel empowered and connected with your body
- Experience higher levels of trust and confidence
- Discover the different kinds of touch and their effect
- Learn to speak up, ask for what you want, and say “no”
- Receive touch, love and caring without judging or mistrust
- Have the tools to incorporate these practices into your everyday life
Slowing down and taking pauses to recollect and share will allow us to get to know ourselves better, finding where we have erected those walls that keep us from getting hurt, yet also keep us from that true connection. The intimacy we seek.
Learn about…
- The basics of Tantra
- The Tantric stretch
- The Yin/Yang map of emotions
- The power of vulnerability
- Tantric breath
- Different qualities of touch
- Clear, strong, graceful communication
- Setting boundaries that allow for exploration without freak outs
- Pleasure and ecstasy as an avenue for enlightenment
- Life as an expanded orgasm
Join us on a journey to leave self-doubt and self-consciousness behind as you claim your right to pleasure and an orgasmic life!
May 18-20, 2012
Ruhe Farm, Emmaus, PA (exact location provided with RSVP)
$100 for the weekend (room + board included)
Please RSVP and send payment via PayPal to melody@nakedwellness.com
November 2012, Raglan, New Zealand
The theme for this retreat will be getting past our self-limiting beliefs. We will learn about nutrition, practice yoga, explore our limits with adventurous pursuits such as surfing (and maybe even skydiving!), and revisit our definitions of ourselves.
The aim of this retreat is to let go of definitions of ourselves that no longer serve us, and build new empowering stories for present and future selves.
Please check back soon for more details.
Past Retreats
Orgasmic Woman: Self-Love & Sensuality Retreat (Koh Phangan, Thailand)
Held at the beautiful and magical island of Koh Phangan in the Gulf of Thailand, where the Law of Attraction works faster than pizza delivery, you will emerge from this retreat as the powerful, sensual, fearless Goddess you’ve been carrying inside.
February 18-24, 2012
The Middle Way Resort
Koh Phangan, Thailand
* Yoga
* Dance
* Nutrition
* Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy techniques
* Manifestation exercises
* Sacred Sexuality
* Self-Love
* Sharing & support
* Jungle walks to reconnect with Mama Nature
* Thai massages
* Beautiful beaches
Some of the stuff we will cover…
* Body image
* Confidence & Self esteem
* Low energy
* Getting unstuck
* Creating support from the inside out
* Honest communication & setting boundaries
* Female and male orgasm
* Leading an orgasmic life (literally and figuratively!)
Please contact me at melody@nakedwellness.com, or go to orgasmicwomanretreat.com for more detailed information.
Gods & Goddesses Retreat in Emmaus, PA
I am so excited to be offering a fantastic weekend retreat in a beautiful natural setting, where our extended time together will give us a chance to delve deeper into our connection with ourselves, and others.
Friday evening will be an opportunity to get situated, meet each other and have a delicious potluck meal together.
We will start workshopping the following morning.
Day 1 – Saturday, September 10
For the gorgeous Goddesses amongst you, the first day will be comprised of an extended version of the workshop women are saying brought so much understanding, peace and release around their sexuality and their woman-ness.
How can we step into our power and allow ourselves to be visible as the sexual and powerful goddesses that we are, when we feel judged and silenced and held back by our surroundings? How can we trust and be more open to receive, our true right as feminine embodiments of the Divine?
This day will be centered around exploring and releasing our sexual traumas, whether from inappropriate touch, sexual abuse or even saying “yes” when we really wanted to say “no.”
We will explore ways of asking for what we want, as well as setting clear boundaries that provide the safety we need in order to feel more comfortable as we reveal our true feminine and powerful selves.
Because it’s a day-long workshop, we will be able to build trust with our fellow participants and practice some of the exercises that require us to open up from a deeper place.
Day 2 – Sunday September 11
Gods and Goddesses are both welcome the second day of our retreat, which will be centered around the art of Tantric sensual touch.
You’ve probably heard the term Tantra used over and over again, usually in relation to sex. But awesome sex isn’t all there is to Tantra. Sexuality is but a small element in a much bigger design of immersion into awareness and meditation.
In this extended day-long playshop, we will learn how to utilize sensual touch to bring awareness around our reactions to our interactions with others.
What do I want from this person? What is scary about this interaction? What happens inside of me when someone touches me?
Slowing down and taking pauses to recollect and share will allow us to get to know ourselves better, finding where we have erected those walls that keep us from getting hurt, yet also keep us from that true connection. The intimacy we seek.
As we progress through the workshop, we might find we move through the landscapes of where we feel safe, where we get out of our comfort zone, and when we reached its limit. This is where we learn how to speak up, set boundaries, how to say “yes” and “no” with grace, letting go of the need to take care of the other’s feelings.
Practices throughout the retreat will include role playing, sensual yoga and movement, shaking medicine, massage, eye-gazing, partnered breathwork/dancing, meditation and any other juicy techniques that we come up with.
After this retreat, we aim for you to
- Feel wanted, sexy and empowered
- Experience higher levels of trust and confidence
- Leave with experiential knowledge of the different kinds of touch and their effect
- Be able to speak up, ask for what you want, and say “no”
- Find it easier to receive touch, love and caring without judging or mistrust
And if this wasn’t enough, we are also planning on having a fun gathering around the fire and maybe even a sweat lodge (weather permitting)!
All exercises will be practiced while clothed, and there will be no sexual contact during the workshop.
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If you’d like to participate in any of these retreats, please contact me to express your interest.
