| Erotic
Body Prayer:
Pathways to Pray Through the Body and Build Ecstatic Community
May
3 - 6, 2007,
Saratoga Springs
Upper Lake CA
A
journey for queer men touching bodies, opening hearts and raising spirits.
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Facilitated
by:
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John
Ballew |
John
Stasio |
Kirk
Prine |
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licensed professional counselor and a massage therapist in
private practice in Atlanta. He has an MS in Clinical Psychology
and is a member of the Society for the Scientific Study of
Sexuality. He has facilitated workshops in gay spirituality
throughout North America, emphasizing the connection between
body and soul. His work embraces both Eastern spiritual practices
and a sex-positive Christian tradition. |
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| John is a founder of Easton Mountain, spiritual teacher,
an international retreat/workshop facilitator, a therapist/coach,
social justice activist and writer. (www.stasio.com) |
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(formerly
a psychotherapist) is an integrative bodyworker, Reiki Master
and facilitator of Flesh & Spirit Community.
He has a BA in Theology, with a focus on healing practices
across many spiritual traditions; a M.Ed., and Ed.D. in counseling,
specializing in behavioral medicine, sexuality and group work.
Kirk is committed to building queer men's community with a
new consciousness. |
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 A
journey for queer men touching bodies, opening
hearts and raising spirits.
 Flesh
and Spirit Community is an experiment in radical love.
Come embark on a new level of creating community that supports personal
and global change. Heal, renew, vision and pray through your body. Ritual,
teaching, ecstatic bodywork, sound healing, energy work, pleasuring prayer,
yoga, movement, breathwork and dreams we will guide our exploration of
radical love in community.
Join
new friends from around the world and deepen old relationships with sacred
brothers in the beautiful setting of Saratoga Springs Retreat Center.
Saratoga Springs, nestled in the wild hills of Lake County, California,
lends itself to unwinding, exploration and play in a beautiful natural
setting enhanced by healthful mineral springs and comfortable guest lodging.
Saratoga
Springs is a 260 acre private valley with cold mineral springs nestled
in the mountains near Clear Lake, California. The
retreat center rests on 260 acres of private valley and hills, and offers
cold mineral springs, a labyrinth, hiking trails, a fire pit, and a power
nexus. Many groups use Saratoga Springs as a safe and sacred place for
exploration and transformation. Clothing is optional at Saratoga Springs.
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