Eros for Leaders Retreat: The Art of Embodied Power

The Eros for Leaders retreat is designed for leaders who are ready to move beyond intellectual understanding of their leadership and into embodied knowing—discovering what becomes possible when leadership emerges from presence instead of masks or performance. Whether you’re leading an organization, a team, a family, a community, or your own unfolding life, your capacity to lead is directly connected to your capacity to feel. To stay present. To hold complexity. To ask for what you want. To surrender. To harness your power with integrity. Please note that this is a sober space (no alcohol or substances).

No prior experience is needed. Come as you are, with an open heart and open mind. Bring your curiosity, the flutters in your stomach, and the longings you haven’t yet explored.

All practices are invitational. You are always free to decline, modify, pause, or step back from an exercise without needing to justify your choice. We believe that genuine transformation happens when people feel safe enough to exercise their agency and choice moment to moment.

Rather than treating consent as a one-time agreement, we approach it as an ongoing practice of listening to ourselves and to one another. Throughout the retreat, you’ll be invited to notice your own boundaries, desires, and capacity in the moment, and to communicate them with honesty and care.

There will likely be nudity, always by choice. Sexual activity will not be part of our facilitated programming or shared community play spaces. Because this is a retreat centered on embodiment, we’ll explore what it means to experience ourselves and one another through the body and the full range of our senses. Some facilitated practices, including impact play, may involve optional nudity depending on a participant’s comfort and preference. The indoor saltwater pool, hot tub, and sauna will also be clothing optional. Nudity is never required or expected. We’ll also offer optional evening community play spaces where participants can connect, practice, and explore together within the agreements of the retreat. These spaces may include conversation, movement, cuddling, practicing communication and consent, sensual touch, impact play, conscious erotic exploration, witnessing, or simply spending time in community. We make a distinction between erotic expression and sexual activity. Eros, as we explore it in this retreat, can include desire, sensation, pleasure, intimacy, attraction, and erotic energy without activities becoming explicitly sexual. For this retreat, we are defining sexual activity as sexual contact involving genitals or anus, one’s own or another person’s, in public or shared spaces. Community play spaces are participant-led and overseen by facilitators. There is no expectation that you participate in any particular way. You are always welcome to participate, observe, choose a different kind of connection, or opt out altogether. Consent, personal agency, and respect for individual boundaries remain foundational throughout the retreat.

Some prefer to venture solo into retreat terrain like this, while others find the work can expand their relationship, organization, or self-leadership when they attend in tandem. On the application form, you can specify the number of people in your party. Note that if you decide to come together, each of you will need to apply separately. All private rooms have a queen-sized bed, so there will be plenty of room whether you decide to sleep alone or with your partner.

We recommend bringing comfortable clothing you can move, breathe, and relax in, along with layers for changing temperatures, a journal, a water bottle, and anything that helps you feel grounded and nourished. If you plan to enjoy the indoor pool or hot tub, bring a swimsuit if you’d like to wear one. Those spaces will be clothing optional, and you are welcome to participate in whatever way feels most comfortable and aligned for you. You may also wish to bring a favorite blanket, meditation cushion, or other personal items that help you feel at home. Most importantly, bring your curiosity, your willingness to meet yourself honestly, and a commitment to honoring both your own boundaries and those of others. A more detailed packing list will be sent to all registered participants before the retreat. Please note that this is a sober space (no alcohol or substances).

The retreat location is in upstate New York (approximately 2 hours from New York City). Photos are seen above. The address will be provided to participants once they are approved and paid.

The monetary investment for this experience is $3,500 per person ($500 off until Feb 27, 2027). It can be paid in full, or in two equal parts, or in monthly installments between now and the retreat via Venmo, credit card, or ACH. If you’re able to round up your investment to help offset the cost for someone else, that equitable act is greatly appreciated.