A Somatic Intimacy Retreat for GBTQ Men
September 3–7, 2026 | 5-Day Retreat | 4 Nights | Thursday to Monday
Reclaim pleasure, play, and authentic connection with Court Vox (Somatic Sex Educator) through Erotic Bodywork, Breathwork, Movement, and Group Erotic Practice in Mendocino's coastal redwoods. Created for GBTQ men 24+ ready to come home to their bodies and belong on their own terms.
Retreat Modalities Included
Erotic Bodywork
Breathwork
Movement & Embodiment Practices
Group Erotic Practice
Explorations in Power Dynamics (Dominance & Submission)
Fantasy Exploration & Shadow Work
Sensation Play
Tantric Connection Practices • Sauna
River Bathing
About This Retreat
This retreat is independently organized by Court Vox. Spirit Camp provides the venue, accommodations, and retreat setting. For registration, pricing, program details, meal info, and lodging options, please contact the retreat organizer directly using the button below.
Who This Retreat Is For
Camp Connect is for GBTQ men (24+) who are ready to step out of autopilot and into their bodies. You might feel disconnected from pleasure, stuck in repetitive patterns around sex and intimacy, or simply craving something more intentional than what's available in your day-to-day life. Maybe you've been curious about somatic work, erotic exploration, or men's community but haven't found the right entry point. This retreat meets you where you are — whether you're newer to this kind of exploration or you've been on the path and want to go further. If you value consent, playfulness, vulnerability, and real connection over performance, Camp Connect was made for you.
Retreat Description
Come Back to Camp — This Time, on Your Own Terms
If you could go back in time and do summer camp again as an adult, what would you want it to be like? Court Vox asked himself that question — and the answer became Camp Connect. This is adult summer camp for GBTQ men: a few days away from real life, set among the coastal redwoods of Mendocino, Northern California, where your body gets to rest, play, and learn through pleasure.
The premise is simple. Over five days, you'll move, breathe, rest, laugh, and explore — solo and shared — in ways that are clear, consensual, and grounded. No rushing. No performing. Just presence.
What You'll Explore Through Somatic Practice and Erotic Bodywork
Camp Connect is structured around progressive, experiential workshops that build trust and skill across the retreat. You'll begin with Embodiment Practices that attune you to sensation and presence — learning the art of attention through exercises that connect you to your own body and to others. From there, the work moves into Tantric Connection (eye gazing, sound, breath, and movement with a partner), Sensation Play, and Explorations in Power Dynamics including energy exchange, language, and bondage.
Each session is participatory by invitation — you're always welcome to witness rather than engage directly. Court's facilitation style emphasizes consent, pacing, and grounded presence, so the work never moves faster than the room can hold.
Shadow, Fantasy, and the Erotic Edge
One of the most distinctive elements of Camp Connect is the Fantasy Exploration and Shadow Work programming. Through a framework called Existential Kink, participants are guided to explore their deepest desires by alchemizing shame into creative, erotic energy. This isn't talk therapy — it's embodied, playful, and often surprising. The retreat also includes Group Erotic Practice, where you'll feel into the experience of sharing erotic energy with other conscious men in a structured, consent-forward setting.
These aren't experiences you stumble into. They're carefully facilitated by Court Vox, a Somatic Sex Educator and member of the World Association of Sex Coaches, alongside co-facilitator Bodhi Calagna, a hypnotherapist and sound alchemist who brings ceremony and grounding to the group field.
The Setting: Mendocino's Coastal Redwoods
Between sessions, the property itself becomes part of the experience. River bathing, sauna, pool and hot tub time, campfire circles under the redwoods — Camp Connect uses every element of the 27-acre sanctuary to create a retreat that feels as expansive as it is intimate. Evenings include fireside Men's Circles, a rope demo, and an evening play party — each one optional, each one an invitation to explore at your own pace.
This retreat is for GBTQ men who want more than surface-level connection. It's for men who are ready to lower their guard, be a little awkward, be a little bold, and remember what it feels like to belong without having to prove anything.
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About The Retreat Facilitators: Court Vox & Bodhi Calagna
Court Vox is a Somatic Sex Educator, Surrogate Partner Intern, and Sacred Intimate. He is a member of the World Association of Sex Coaches and the founder of The Body Vox. Court works with a broad spectrum of individuals and those in relationships seeking more from their erotic and intimate lives. His facilitation approach emphasizes consent, embodied presence, and playful exploration — creating conditions where participants can access sensation, connection, and pleasure without performance pressure. Camp Connect grew directly out of Court's own desire to reclaim the camp experience as an openly gay, queer man — and to offer that same reclamation to others.
Bodhi Calagna is a hypnotherapist and sound alchemist who blends music, ceremony, and therapeutic modalities to support personal exploration. Through ceremony, hypnotherapy, and ambient sound, Bodhi creates the conditions for self-discovery — inviting courage, joy, and reclamation of one's authentic self.
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About Spirit Camp Retreat Center
About Spirit Camp Retreat Center
Spirit Camp Retreat Center is a 27-acre private sanctuary nestled in the coastal redwoods of Mendocino County, Northern California — about four hours north of San Francisco. The property sits along the Big River, surrounded by old-growth forest, and offers a rare combination of wilderness seclusion and thoughtful comfort.
Accommodations range from private cabins to shared rooms and canvas tents, each designed to bring you closer to the land while keeping you rested. Communal bathrooms serve all accommodations on the property.
The grounds include a pool, hot tub, sauna, river access, campfire gathering areas, and indoor/outdoor workshop spaces — all within walking distance of each other. Whether you're soaking in the hot tub after a long session or sitting fireside under the redwoods, the property is an active part of the retreat experience.
Spirit Camp is a venue and retreat center. Programming, meals, pricing, and registration for independently organized retreats are managed by the retreat facilitator.
Retreat Information
Organized by: Court Vox
Venue provided by: Spirit Camp Retreat Center
Spirit Camp provides the retreat venue and accommodations. The retreat facilitators are responsible for all programming, meals, pricing, registration, and retreat content.
For all questions about:
Registration, pricing, and payment plans
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Contact Court Vox directly at court@thebodyvox.com.
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