Invitation
We answer the call of the land and invite you for a weekend retreat in communion with Our Earthbody. We invite you to notice the call within. We honor the knowing in our cells that we belong to our Earthbody. Our Earthbody holds us in a vast web of interconnection with all that lives and dies.
Resist the temptations of linear time, and bask in the sense of time that your body knows. Rest in the guidance of your Earthbody wisdom, and be held by the healing power of pleasure that pulses in all.
Feel the Earth Kissing Back is a retreat for exploring pleasure simple and profound. We honor pleasure by holding space for grief. We honor the intricately woven union of joy and sorrow, and the knowing of our Earthbody to transmute grief into nectar.
This is an invitational space to explore your erotic body in communion with our Earthbody.
During our time together you are invited to participate in communal mindful erotic practices. This is an opportunity to explore solo erotic play and touch while in community.
Your no will always be celebrated. In our time together we will be practicing consent with Nature in all, attuning to our felt sense of yes, no and maybe. Permission to tune into your own pace, savor your yum, and follow your body wisdom.
This is a trans, queer and AFAB space, we welcome all bodies and center the needs of trans, queer and AFAB folks. Cis men are invited to apply and will be vetted. 18+ only
What to expect:
-Spacious and intimate explorations of pleasure simple and profound
-Somatic explorations of embodied consent with self and nature
-Co-creating consent culture
-Practices in dream water and interdimensional communication
-Community pleasure practice
-Solo time with nature
-Opportunities to share your wisdom in our collective web
- Shared meals and hearth time
-Spacious and intimate explorations of pleasure simple and profound
-Somatic explorations of embodied consent with self and nature
-Co-creating consent culture
-Practices in dream water and interdimensional communication
-Community pleasure practice
-Solo time with nature
-Opportunities to share your wisdom in our collective web
- Shared meals and hearth time
Schedule
Friday
Arrival 1-3 pm
Saturday
10 pm ~ lights out
Monday
9pm ~ breakfast offered
10:30 ~ integration circle + closing ritual
leftovers for lunch
Departure ~ clean up, gather things, take the time you need
Friday
Arrival 1-3 pm
- Tour 5 pm ~ orientation & land tour
- 6:30 pm ~ potluck dinner
- Break ~ rest & digest
- 8:00 pm ~ Communal connections
- 10 pm ~ lights out
Saturday
- 9 am ~ breakfast ~ overnight oats, coffee & tea offered
- Break ~ rest & digest
- 10:30 am ~ embodied consent practices
- 12:30 pm ~ lunch offered
- 2pm ~ communal erotic ritual w/ flowers ~ intro & agreements, pollinator meditation, flower feasting, savoring, reflection
- break ~ rest & digest
- 6pm ~ dinner potluck style
- 8: pm ~ dream water whole body choir
- 10 pm ~ Lights out
- 9 am ~ breakfast ~ overnight oats, coffee & tea offered
- Break ~ rest & digest
- 10:30 am ~ embodied consent practices
- 12:30 pm ~ lunch offered
- 2 pm ~ communal erotic practice w/ fruit ~ open the senses, feast, reflection
- Break - rest & digest
- 6:30 ~ dinner potluck style
- 8:00 pm~ eco - flogging sauna + fruit feeding ~ natural play toys and body oils offered
10 pm ~ lights out
Monday
9pm ~ breakfast offered
10:30 ~ integration circle + closing ritual
leftovers for lunch
Departure ~ clean up, gather things, take the time you need
What is Communal Erotic Practice?
Communal Erotic Practice (CEP) is a solo practice in a community container.
An invitation to explore your connection with erotic energy.
We honor erotic energy as life force energy, a resource for healing, embodiment and interconnection with all beings. This universal energy moves through all that lives and all that dies. By being with our individual connection to eros in a community container, we may rub up against and dissolve shame. This is a space where joy is welcome, but not necessary. Honoring Eros and giving ourselves permission to tap into the life force moving through our Earthbody may stir a wide range of emotions. Grief, ecstasy, passion, confusion, clarity, numbness and more are all welcome here. We honor Eros by welcoming all that arises. All of You is welcome here.
The four pillars of CEP
Breath, touch, sound and movement. You are invited to follow your curiosity, notice your breath, feel sensations, lean into what touch feels even better, listen to your edges, move with your body wisdom and play.
This practice begins with creating your own cozy nest and setting an intention for your practice. There is an invitation to share your intention with the group and get a sense of resource or edge to deepen the weave of our collective experience. As always, the choosing is more important than the doing. A playlist holds the time container and you are invited to explore your own body, sensations, feelings and eroticism in the company of others doing the same. There is no partner touch or elongated staring in this practice. By bringing in flowers and fruit we invite communion with nature and an exploration of your inner pollinator. Notice what comes up and revisit your intention like an anchor. There will be a silent track which signals savoring, simply noticing what has transpired in your body and being during this practice. A song brings us back into our collective and there will be a communal poetic harvest.
Communal Erotic Practice (CEP) is a solo practice in a community container.
An invitation to explore your connection with erotic energy.
We honor erotic energy as life force energy, a resource for healing, embodiment and interconnection with all beings. This universal energy moves through all that lives and all that dies. By being with our individual connection to eros in a community container, we may rub up against and dissolve shame. This is a space where joy is welcome, but not necessary. Honoring Eros and giving ourselves permission to tap into the life force moving through our Earthbody may stir a wide range of emotions. Grief, ecstasy, passion, confusion, clarity, numbness and more are all welcome here. We honor Eros by welcoming all that arises. All of You is welcome here.
The four pillars of CEP
Breath, touch, sound and movement. You are invited to follow your curiosity, notice your breath, feel sensations, lean into what touch feels even better, listen to your edges, move with your body wisdom and play.
This practice begins with creating your own cozy nest and setting an intention for your practice. There is an invitation to share your intention with the group and get a sense of resource or edge to deepen the weave of our collective experience. As always, the choosing is more important than the doing. A playlist holds the time container and you are invited to explore your own body, sensations, feelings and eroticism in the company of others doing the same. There is no partner touch or elongated staring in this practice. By bringing in flowers and fruit we invite communion with nature and an exploration of your inner pollinator. Notice what comes up and revisit your intention like an anchor. There will be a silent track which signals savoring, simply noticing what has transpired in your body and being during this practice. A song brings us back into our collective and there will be a communal poetic harvest.
About the facilitators
Greta Flowers (g/she/they) is a space holder for embodied expression and the restoration of pleasure as a resource. G is a somatic sex educator, sacred kink practitioner and multifaceted performing artist specializing in magical moments. Living in devotion to the flowers and waters of the Pacific Northwest since 2000, Greta collects songs, poetry and rituals of co-creation to share with the community.
www.thepleasureguide.com
Isa Mirror (they/them) is a medicinal plant and flower farmer who lives in the foothills of the Cascadian mountains. They have long held a passion for erotic healing arts, and have been studying somatic sex education for the last 4 years. Isa is also a death doula and horticulture therapist, that specializes in bringing pleasure, and play to end of life care. They love to host joyful community gatherings of delicious food, skill shares, and sauna song circles at their home in Sunray shire.
Raqa Down (they/them) is a performer, artist & dream enthusiast with a sparkle for life. They are currently studying along side School of Images w/ Catherine Shainberg, Raqa is being inducted into an 800 year old dream study lineage, and works alongside a local mentor and spiritual confidant. Raqa pulls from their extensive experience as a human justice activist and as a world touring musician to understand the complexities that arise in group settings, helping to create a collaborative & creative atmosphere.
Greta Flowers (g/she/they) is a space holder for embodied expression and the restoration of pleasure as a resource. G is a somatic sex educator, sacred kink practitioner and multifaceted performing artist specializing in magical moments. Living in devotion to the flowers and waters of the Pacific Northwest since 2000, Greta collects songs, poetry and rituals of co-creation to share with the community.
www.thepleasureguide.com
Isa Mirror (they/them) is a medicinal plant and flower farmer who lives in the foothills of the Cascadian mountains. They have long held a passion for erotic healing arts, and have been studying somatic sex education for the last 4 years. Isa is also a death doula and horticulture therapist, that specializes in bringing pleasure, and play to end of life care. They love to host joyful community gatherings of delicious food, skill shares, and sauna song circles at their home in Sunray shire.
Raqa Down (they/them) is a performer, artist & dream enthusiast with a sparkle for life. They are currently studying along side School of Images w/ Catherine Shainberg, Raqa is being inducted into an 800 year old dream study lineage, and works alongside a local mentor and spiritual confidant. Raqa pulls from their extensive experience as a human justice activist and as a world touring musician to understand the complexities that arise in group settings, helping to create a collaborative & creative atmosphere.
About the Land:
Located on the traditional and unceded territories of the Coast Salish and Upper Skagit people; Sunray Shire is a whimsical real-life fairyland. Dreamed up and built by artist Sunray Kelly, the Shire’s architecture is a playful embark from the ordinary. All dwellings, held by the mountain in a lush cedar rainforest were designed in communion with Nature. Each structure was envisioned as a temple for an element or forest spirit. Guests can enjoy the wood-fired sauna, cold plunge diving pools, outdoor kitchen, and showers.
The Shire is located on 9 acres of rugged land. Some spaces like the cabins, and wood-fired sauna require a walk down an earthen trail that is about 100 yards from the communal garden house. The Ring of Cedars where our daily practice will be held is accessed via stairs. If you would like to learn more about the Shire and see pictures click the link below.
Visit Sunray Shire
Located on the traditional and unceded territories of the Coast Salish and Upper Skagit people; Sunray Shire is a whimsical real-life fairyland. Dreamed up and built by artist Sunray Kelly, the Shire’s architecture is a playful embark from the ordinary. All dwellings, held by the mountain in a lush cedar rainforest were designed in communion with Nature. Each structure was envisioned as a temple for an element or forest spirit. Guests can enjoy the wood-fired sauna, cold plunge diving pools, outdoor kitchen, and showers.
The Shire is located on 9 acres of rugged land. Some spaces like the cabins, and wood-fired sauna require a walk down an earthen trail that is about 100 yards from the communal garden house. The Ring of Cedars where our daily practice will be held is accessed via stairs. If you would like to learn more about the Shire and see pictures click the link below.
Visit Sunray Shire
Lodging and Retreat Prices
(Sliding scale)
breakfast, coffee, tea, & lunch included
Tier 1 - Cabin - $800-1200
Enjoy a solo retreat or share with a special friend.
Tier 2 - Shared Room - $700-900
Shared Rooms are spacious and come with 2 full or queen size beds.
Tier 3 - Glamping- $700-900
Cute glamper van with running water and propane stove. Private space.
Tier 4 - Camping - $ 500-800
Tent space in the lovely orchard, camper vans and car camping welcome
BIPOC scholarships available
Covers full cost
Work trade positions available
Covers half of ticket price
There is a $200 deposit to reserve a spot. Rest of ticket price needs to be paid before August 20th.
(Sliding scale)
breakfast, coffee, tea, & lunch included
Tier 1 - Cabin - $800-1200
Enjoy a solo retreat or share with a special friend.
Tier 2 - Shared Room - $700-900
Shared Rooms are spacious and come with 2 full or queen size beds.
Tier 3 - Glamping- $700-900
Cute glamper van with running water and propane stove. Private space.
Tier 4 - Camping - $ 500-800
Tent space in the lovely orchard, camper vans and car camping welcome
BIPOC scholarships available
Covers full cost
Work trade positions available
Covers half of ticket price
There is a $200 deposit to reserve a spot. Rest of ticket price needs to be paid before August 20th.
Feel the Earth Kissing back was a luscious and playful experience that sang to the depths of my soul. To commune with nature with other earthly beings in such an intimate way will forever be carried in the memory of my flesh- a remembrance that I've long desired. Celebrating aliveness and pleasure in our earthly bodies is the medicine that will sustain me/us in resisting the violence of empire. This weekend was a timely and transformative gift!
Jess L - June 2025
Jess L - June 2025
This ritual was a beautiful experience in stepping into my pleasure authenticity while being held in a safe community circle. i recommend for anyone who is curious about plants, erotic ecology, and queer ritual spaces.
Participant June 2025
Even weeks later, my relationship with the more than human world is sweeter, deeper, and more integrated into my day-to-day thanks to the rituals and community learnings of this retreat!
Carly - June 2025
Greta and Isa held an exquisite container that was so spacious, thoughtful, playful, present, emergent, and wise. Being in a choice-based queer-and-trans-led space made me feel at home and trusting enough to be vulnerable with the group, and I experienced sweet and gentle somatic opening in my body in relation with the wild world.
Carey - June 2025
Carey - June 2025
