Schedule for
Ecstatic Community Immersion
August 5–8, 2022
This schedule is subject to change at any time before or during the retreat
due to weather, covid, or other factors beyond our control.
due to weather, covid, or other factors beyond our control.
This retreat offers a menu of activities with many session options (sometimes concurrent), and therefore does not have a formal structure. Each participant will manage their own time and flow among retreat sessions and the rest of the Breitenbush facilities.
Non-facilitated Activities:
3pm: Check-in (get settled, relax, and soak)
6:30pm: Dinner
7:45pm: Opening Ceremony & Orientation [front lawn]
8:45–10:30pm: Ecstatic Dance with DJ SaBou (& closing Sound Bath) [front lawn]
Saturday, August 5th
7am-8am: All-Levels Restorative Yoga Tara Devi [North Wing]
7:15am-8am: Gong Sound Meditation with PJ Weinstein [River Yurt]
8am: Breakfast
9:30–11am: Foundations of Contact Improv with Sara Zolbrod [North Wing]
9:30–11am: The A/B Game: Sensation Play for Friends and Lovers! with AveryDeane [front lawn]
11:15am–12:45pm: 5Rhythms with Liz Temple [TBD]
1pm: Lunch
3:15–5:30pm: Dance Into Being with Saffire Bouchelion [North Wing]
3:15–5:30pm: Nourishing Ecstasy with AveryDeane [front lawn]
6:30pm: Dinner
7:45pm–9:30pm: Outdoor Ecstatic Dance with Setesh [front lawn]
9:45pm–late: Amoeba Dance with DJ Bonbon Spirit [North Wing]
Sunday, August 7th
7am-8am: All-Levels Restorative Yoga with Tara Devi [North Wing]
7:15am-8am: Gong Sound Meditation with PJ Weinstein [River Yurt]
8am: Breakfast
9:30am–11:15am: Your Choice of Discussion Forums on navigating community and allyship in the context of identity: race, sexual orientation, gender, and relationship style (with Saffire, AveryDeane, El Wells, & PJ)
11:30–12:45am: HandPan for Open Contact Improv with Saffire Bouchelion [North Wing]
1pm: Lunch
3:30–5:00pm: Contact Improv Games & Scores with Sara Zolbrod [North Wing]
3:30–5:30pm: Many Hands Massage with AveryDeane [TBD]
6:30pm: Dinner
7:45pm–9:30pm: Outdoor Ecstatic Dance with Ryan Re
9:45pm–late: "Sexy Dress-Up Dance" [North Wing]
Monday, August 8th
8am: Breakfast
9:45–10:45am: Sensual Contact Dance with Ryan Re [North Wing]
11am–12:30pm: Ecstatic Dance with DJ Bonbon Spirit [front lawn]
12:30pm-1pm: Closing Ceremony [front lawn]
1pm: Lunch
3pm: Departure deadline (Note: Must be out of cabins and rooms by 1pm)
Non-facilitated Activities:
- The North Wing is reserved for open Contact Improv jamming on both Saturday and Sunday after lunch (2:00–3:00pm) and in the mid-evening (7:30pm–9:15pm)
- The River Yurt is mostly a dedicated 24-hour space for snuggling, massage trade, and personal yoga practice (other than the few scattered sessions on the schedule).
3pm: Check-in (get settled, relax, and soak)
6:30pm: Dinner
7:45pm: Opening Ceremony & Orientation [front lawn]
8:45–10:30pm: Ecstatic Dance with DJ SaBou (& closing Sound Bath) [front lawn]
Saturday, August 5th
7am-8am: All-Levels Restorative Yoga Tara Devi [North Wing]
7:15am-8am: Gong Sound Meditation with PJ Weinstein [River Yurt]
8am: Breakfast
9:30–11am: Foundations of Contact Improv with Sara Zolbrod [North Wing]
9:30–11am: The A/B Game: Sensation Play for Friends and Lovers! with AveryDeane [front lawn]
11:15am–12:45pm: 5Rhythms with Liz Temple [TBD]
1pm: Lunch
3:15–5:30pm: Dance Into Being with Saffire Bouchelion [North Wing]
3:15–5:30pm: Nourishing Ecstasy with AveryDeane [front lawn]
6:30pm: Dinner
7:45pm–9:30pm: Outdoor Ecstatic Dance with Setesh [front lawn]
9:45pm–late: Amoeba Dance with DJ Bonbon Spirit [North Wing]
Sunday, August 7th
7am-8am: All-Levels Restorative Yoga with Tara Devi [North Wing]
7:15am-8am: Gong Sound Meditation with PJ Weinstein [River Yurt]
8am: Breakfast
9:30am–11:15am: Your Choice of Discussion Forums on navigating community and allyship in the context of identity: race, sexual orientation, gender, and relationship style (with Saffire, AveryDeane, El Wells, & PJ)
11:30–12:45am: HandPan for Open Contact Improv with Saffire Bouchelion [North Wing]
1pm: Lunch
3:30–5:00pm: Contact Improv Games & Scores with Sara Zolbrod [North Wing]
3:30–5:30pm: Many Hands Massage with AveryDeane [TBD]
6:30pm: Dinner
7:45pm–9:30pm: Outdoor Ecstatic Dance with Ryan Re
9:45pm–late: "Sexy Dress-Up Dance" [North Wing]
Monday, August 8th
8am: Breakfast
9:45–10:45am: Sensual Contact Dance with Ryan Re [North Wing]
11am–12:30pm: Ecstatic Dance with DJ Bonbon Spirit [front lawn]
12:30pm-1pm: Closing Ceremony [front lawn]
1pm: Lunch
3pm: Departure deadline (Note: Must be out of cabins and rooms by 1pm)
