CLOTHING IS OPTIONAL

LOCATION

PHONES OFF OR IN AIRPLANE MODE

HOW TO GET READY

230 Governor's View Road, Asheville, NC 28805.

Please arrive by 6:20 PM so that we can start on time.

Look for the brown house with a brown mailbox and the street.

If you have a phone on you when you arrive, please set your phone to airplane mode or completely off when approaching the front door. Our friendly greeter will show you where to put them.

PARKING

Please pull all the way up the drive and park to one side of the other, making 2 lines of cars.

WHAT TO LEAVE AT HOME

Please arrive by 6:20 (no earlier than 6:15, please) so that we can start on time. Come in!

ARRIVAL 6:20 PM

• It's best to arrive nourished, but not overly full, so we recommend completing your evening meal an hour or more before you arrive. You may want to eat your 2nd supper or a snack after you get home. We will also be providing some simple snacks such as nuts and fruit.

• We've not set a specific agenda for this evening, but many forms of intimacy and connection are possible. Please prepare for this gathering as if you were preparing for an erotic date with a lover. Again, there's no set agenda, but if there are types of pleasure you enjoy, it will help to be ready to receive what brings you pleasure!

• Please shower and get clean, but please refrain from using any anti-perspirants, deodorants, colognes, or other scented products so that we can enjoy connecting with each other with all of our senses.

• Please refrain from using any alcohol or recreational drugs before coming to this event. We would love for you to arrive clear as a bell and excited as hell!

Clothing is optional at all times. In fact, if you feel like leaving all or most of your clothes at the front door with your phones, keys, and other things, feel free!

Wear as little or as much as excites you (underwear, fully clothed, or birthday suit). Our friendly greeter will show you where to put any belongings you would like to leave behind at the door.

WHAT TO BRING

• Water Bottle

• Any snacks you may enjoy (we'll also be providing some)

• Sarong, Towel or something to sit on (we'll have some towels available as well)

• Clear Presence (free from the influence of alcohol or recreational drugs of any kind)

• Your fear or anxiety (these are fuel for excitement and awakening)

• Open Heart, Open Mind, Gratitude

• Alcohol, Drugs, Poppers

• Judgements

PAYMENT/CREDITS

We're keeping our Asheville gatherings affordable. Your financial contribution supports us in organizing, facilitating, and even hosting this intimate event in our homes. We cannot offer any refunds, but if you should have the great misfortune of needing to cancel, if we're able to fill your spot with another lucky participant, we can likely offer you a credit for a future event or session.

FAQ'S

• Is this an Orgy? No. It's more of a skillfully-guided, intentional exploration of Tantric eroticism among a group of adventurous gay, bi, trans, and queer-identified men.

• What's the Structure of this Evening's Event? Each time we host an evening "Tantric Activation," be begin the evening with several rounds of authentic heart sharing from each person, to express what they're feeling and what's alive for them. After the initial check-in circle, we draw upon several different formats for facilitating the flow of the evening. Some examples of facilitation styles we may use include (but are not limited to) dyad/small-group rotation with exercises, catalytic demos in the center of the circle with willing volunteers, and guided group interaction by way of music and spoken word.

• What level of participation is expected of me? The #1 rule here is to only do what is a 100% "hell yes" for you. At a basic level, that means arriving sober, turning off your phone, and being fully present. You'll have the option of witnessing, as well as engaging with the facilitators and/or other participants in 100% consensual activities.

• Will there be sex there? Our aim is to create a space for whole-body, ecstatic erotic engagement among a group of adult men. Whole-body erotic ecstasy looks quite different than what you might have seen in porn, but--in our experience--far surpasses the tired old "suck-fuck-cum" routine. Most of our activity will be in the form of mutual touch and body-to-body excitement, combined with conscious breathing, vocalization, movement, and intention. The facilitators are experienced guides who will be tuning in to individual and group energies and skillfully leading the group exactly where it wants to go, while respecting those who play roles of witness, supporter, or "right in the middle of it all".

• Why is it called "Tantric Activation"? Most men's sexual and erotic pleasure could last a whole lot longer and go a whole lot deeper, if only more of us understood what it means to be deeply present and undistracted with other men erotically. Tantric sexuality brings deeper presence and awareness to our play, with PLAY being right at the heart of our experience. When we're more deeply present, aware, and playful, we access a new form of freedom which allows us to let go of the mind, free our bodies, and experience deeper connection to our passions, our dreams, and each other.

BRAD AMBERHEART