Conscious Kink: PLAY

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San José Province, Tinamaste, Costa Rica
Date
April 13 - 19, 2025

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7 days of kinky, sexual awakening for men.
Explore your kinky side in a safe, consensual container.Expand the limits of your sexual creativity.
 
WHAT and WHY?
This conscious kink experience combines the playfulness of summer camp, but with a lot more sexual permission.The connection available in a tantra retreat, but with more playful kinky exploration.The sexual permissiveness of a circuit holiday or gay cruise, but with heartfelt, conscious connection.
Our sexuality holds our greatest creativity and power.What makes us hard, wet and gets us excited allows us to get to know who we truly are.
Explore your wildest fantasies and some you never even imagined… 
Welcome to the sexy, conscious, kinky ‘summer’ camp you really wished for as a teenager 😉
 
What does 'Conscious' mean to us?
 
We differentiate Conscious Kink from other kink practices through the following 4 main pillars:
1) Intention'Conscious' starts with the intention we set. We intend to be present with ourselves and our partners, rather than simply be guided by our unconscious patterns.
2) ConnectionWe intend to create spaces of deep connection with others. We hold space for their needs and voice our own for them to be seen and honored.
3) EmbodimentWe intend to inhabit the body rather than be in the mind. We can then hold a better space of presence and consciousness for ourselves and others.
4) SafetyWe create safer spaces by taking care of ourselves, holding safety within ourselves and doing our best to create spaces of safety for others.
 
BROTHERHOOD, CONNECTION & SAFETY
 
FAQ : How sexual will it get? How do you manage consent and safety?
✔ We will create a safe space first by establishing ways of voicing consent and boundaries.
✔ Each participant will be responsible for their own body, for respecting their desires and boundaries.
✔ Each participant will be able to decide “how far” they choose to go.
✔ Participation in workshops and partner practices will always be optional.
✔ In some workshops, pairings might be randomly assigned. Therefore, participants choosing to engage in partner work must be open to interacting with anyone. You will be able to choose the level of interaction you are comfortable with at any moment, ranging from eye-gazing to more explicit touch and interaction.
 
WHAT TO EXPECT?
A 7-day conscious play-space in a lush jungle paradise. There will be lots of sex-positive open spaces, as well as optional workshops and guided open-spaces for more creative exploration.
 
Embodiment practices: To gain more presence in the sexual act.

Yoga / Partner Yoga
Orgasmic Shamanism: a practice of cosmic sex
Dance
Group Self Pleasuring
Contact Improv
Multi-Orgasmic Practices

 
Guided kinky play-spaces: To expand beyond the edges of your sexuality.

Play with Toys
Candles
Jockstrap and Gym Fantasy
Restraint and Bondage
Erotic punishment
Fisting
Impact Play - Slapping and Whipping
Piss-play and Water-sports
Group Play and much more...

 
WHO IS THIS FOR?
✔ This play-week is open to all male-identified bodies, of any sexual orientation, age, body-type, race.✔ No previous experience of this type is necessary, but a willingness for sexual exploration is key.✔It is for those who are seeking to expand their creativity.
 
It won’t be of interest to those who are:
✗ Simply looking for a typical group-sex experience.✗ Seeking a pleasurable / sexual holiday in the company of other men.✗ Those who are looking to learn tantra massage techniques.
PS: we believe all these above things are wonderful. However, people with these desires and expectations will be disappointed by this play-week.
 
RETREAT PROGRAMMING
8:am - Morning practice9:30 - Breakfast11:00 - Open space13:00 - Lunch14:00 - Open space / optional practices15:30 - Evening kinky workshops18:30 - Dinner19:30 - Open space21:00 - Tea / dessert
 

PARTICIPANT AGREEMENT: The Conscious Kink team and the Jungle Gayborhood aim to inspire personal exploration, radical self-expression, and a sense of connection - internally, with community, and with nature. We actively cultivate practices that support these goals by consciously exploring embodiment practices, authentic relating, somatic movement therapy, shamanism and sacred sexuality.
To create a predictable and safe environment conducive to this type of healing, growth, reflection, and expansion, we ask all that come to our home align around these community agreements.

 

Getting Here

Location icon Jungle Gayborhood, San José Province, Tinamaste, Costa Rica

Accommodation

Shared 4 Bed Jungle Cabin

Accommodation
A beautiful bamboo cabin with four comfortable individual bunk beds. You will be have one bed to yourself and you will be staying with up to three other guests who will sleep in the other beds. All cabins are equipped with elegant lighting, cooling fans, multiple outlets, comfortable beds and linens, and are fully enclosed in mosquito mesh netting. All cabins share a beautiful bamboo bathhouse with hot water.

Private King Cabin

Accommodation
A beautiful private bamboo cabin with a king-size bed. All cabins are equipped with elegant lighting, cooling fans, multiple outlets, comfortable beds and linens, and are fully enclosed in mosquito mesh netting. All cabins share a beautiful bamboo bathhouse with hot water.

Shared Twin Jungle Cabin

Accommodation
A beautiful bamboo cabin with two comfortable twin-size beds. You will be have one bed to yourself and you will be staying with another guest who will sleep in the other twin bed. All cabins are equipped with elegant lighting, cooling fans, multiple outlets, comfortable beds and linens, and are fully enclosed in mosquito mesh netting. All cabins share a beautiful bamboo bathhouse with hot water.

Private Deluxe Cabin

Accommodation
A beautiful private bamboo cabin with a king-size bed, en suite sink, and gorgeous jungle views. All cabins are equipped with elegant lighting, cooling fans, multiple outlets, comfortable beds and linens, and are fully enclosed in mosquito mesh netting. All cabins share a beautiful bamboo bathhouse with hot water.

Venue & Amenities

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Spa icon Spa
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Towels icon Towels
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Kitchen icon Kitchen
Tour Assistance icon Tour Assistance
Hot Tub icon Hot Tub
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Restaurant icon Restaurant
Fitness Center icon Fitness Center
Yoga Studio icon Yoga Studio
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Customer Reviews

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Gorgeous and fabulous!
We loved our time at the Jungle Gayborhood. The retreat center is beautifully designed and comfortably nested on the edge of the jungle, close enough to feel nurtured by its vibrancy and just out of it enough to see it and have plenty of fresh air and vistas. Staff was kind, supportive and helped bring out physical healing and pleasure. Programming was light on our particular weekend but it was perfect for us: trekking, spiritual journeys, yoga, social gatherings and fun (optional) games. And they have the best mattresses so you will sleep like a baby!

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Awesome retreat in the Costa Rican jungle
This excursion was planned in less than a week, but sure glad we took a chance. It’s like glamping in the jungle with three home-cooked meals a day. We stayed a week, and what a relaxing week it was. Several waterfalls were within a short hike from camp. Being naked is optional. Yoga is every morning. Some nights are movie nights, some nights are sound bath nights. Some nights are fire performer and campfire nights. Although we didn’t go on a retreat week, it was still fun and invigorating. We even got the chance to try ayahuasca, kambo, and rapé one evening, but wasn’t prepared for this unique opportunity. Thanks to Shelby and Jose, Ryan, Eric, Jesse, Mauricio, Brandee, Chef Eric, and Marconi for a great week! We’ll be back.

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JungleFag
Wow! What an experience!
Firstly, the gayborhood is absolutely amazing. It's evident there's been time, effort, and planning involved to make it what it is. It had everything I needed to make my stay comfortable and at home. Special shout-outs to the chefs, cleaning team, and gayborhood staff. It's clear that it's a space individuals WANT to be at and spend their time.

The retreat was beautiful. It was an opportunity to release, to be free, and love continuously (sometimes literally!). I've never been to a retreat that was considered party AND retreat and I was a little unprepared mentally and emotionally I discovered. In talking with the staff and learning more, I realized I needed to take more intentional time for me to do more of the work I wanted to personally. That said, the description was on, I just didn't think broad and liberal enough.

Notes for the future. There were times it felt like things were mandatory, or highly encouraged to attend, yet optional. Of course you can't make anyone do anything they don't want to, but in the schedule I do think there should be an asterisk for events that are highly encouraged to attend. For example, the cabaret. What a powerful closing to the retreat. It introduced us to another part of someone we may not have gotten to see. It showed the bravery and confidence that maybe someone channeled just that weekend. And it symbolized a great level of community and support, which I think the gayborhood prides itself on.

I plan to come back next year. And as I continue to talk to participants and continue these relationships, they too want to come back and bring a friend. Thank you for this opportunity and place of love. Looking forward to more with you.

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Lifechanging
I cannot begin to describe how transformative this past weekend was for me. I went in with intention, many of which changed when I got there. Within the first 15 hours of being there I felt relaxed, centered, and excited for everything else that was to come.

Immediately after arriving, Ryan and Brandee welcomed me with big hugs. Ryan encouraged me to be fully myself, try new things, and explore every part of myself. Shelby and his staff have put love into every detail of the Jungle Gayborhood, and through each session you can feel their effort shine through.

The Jungle gayborhood will make you feel everything you need to and more. If you're at all on the fence about booking an experience here, do yourself a favor and take the leap. I cannot wait to return.

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Blissed out in the jungle
5 days sleeping in an extremely comfortable bed surrounded by amazing wildlife and pristine jungle. Delicious home cooked meals 3 times a day, swimming naked in waterfalls, group yoga and sound baths.
shedded so many tears of joy could not be more happy with my experience

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