UNLEASH: Embodied Pleasure Retreats for Gay Men
A 7 day retreat series in Costa Rica for gay men ready to explore touch, desire, and connection in a consent forward, clothing optional environment rooted in safety, presence, and real community.
7 Days / 6 Nights | Max 25 Guests | Clothing Optional | Consent Forward
Everything here is opt in. You can go slow, stay on your edge, and choose what feels right.
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What Unleash Is
Unleash is Qasa’s embodied pleasure retreat series for gay men. These are immersive, heart led experiences designed to explore the body as a source of pleasure, wisdom, and connection in a judgment free, clothing optional environment grounded in consent and safety. Through touch, movement, breath, play, and guided practice, guests reconnect with aliveness, intimacy, and self trust.
Embodied Pleasure
Pleasure as presence, not performance.
Consent Culture
Clear boundaries, choice, pacing, and respect are part of the experience.
Queer Centered Space
A space designed for gay men to be real, relaxed, and fully themselves.
Nature + Nervous System
Jungle air, waterfall days, and a setting that supports softness and honesty.
Take It Home
What happens here is meant to support real life, not stay at the retreat.
Two Paths Inside Unleash
Unleash includes two retreat formats. Both are grounded in consent, embodiment, and queer connection. The difference is in the depth and type of erotic exploration.
Bodywerk:
A touch centered retreat focused on massage, breath, movement, and body awareness. Bodywork is about learning to give and receive deeply satisfying full body touch in a safe, consent based space. It is centered on skill building, presence, and connection.
Best for men who want a softer, touch led entry into embodied pleasure. 💆♀️
When:
July 19 – 25, 2026
Conscious Kink:
A deeper erotic exploration for men who feel called to ritual, polarity, power, and edge in a highly consent based container. This path includes more advanced partnered exploration, always clearly held, fully opt in, and grounded in care.
Best for men who are already curious about erotic edge and want a more advanced container. 🔥
When:
May 3 – 9 / Dec 6 – 12, 2026
Both retreats are clothing optional, queer centered, and built around boundaries, choice, and felt safety.
Why Men Come to Unleash
We’ve welcomed more than 900 men to our retreats.
All Qasa experiences center on:
RECONNECT
with the body as a source of wisdom, pleasure, and truth
LEARN
to give and receive touch with more confidence and presence
EXPLORE
desire in a space where consent, choice, and pacing matter
RELEASE
shame and feel more at home in your body
BUILD
intimacy skills you can bring into real life
BE WITH
other queer men who value honesty, boundaries, and connection
This retreat was one Ot the most transformational oxporioncos thot hod in my ontiro life, If you aro looking to build community, connect with yourself, and tap into your solf worth and power. this experience is for you. Looking forward to the next one already.
Consent Is the Culture
Unleash is built for exploration with care. No pressure. Plenty of choice. You are in charge of your pace.
Everything Is Opt In
Your yes matters. Your no matters. Changing your mind is always welcome.
You Can Go Slow
You can participate from the edges, observe, breathe, and choose your own pace.
Boundaries Are Attractive
We lead with clarity, communication, and mutual respect.
Supported, Not Pushed
This is not about performance. It is about presence, honesty, and choice.
The Arc of the Journey
Every Qasa experience is more than just time on the land – it’s a journey with three powerful phases designed to support your transformation.
Prepare – Before you arrive, we support you with screening, practical guidance, and intention setting so you can come in grounded and informed.
Experience – At Qasa, the journey unfolds through guided ceremony, embodiment, reflection, nature, rest, and connection.
Integrate – What happens here matters because of how it lands in real life. Integration is part of the retreat, not an afterthought.
At Qasa, we hold the container for your whole journey – before, during, and after – so your experience isn’t just memorable, it’s lasting.
The Arc of the Journey
Prepare – Before you arrive, you receive guidance, reflection prompts, and practical preparation so you can step in with clarity and openness.
Practice – At Qasa, the retreat unfolds through workshops, partner or group practice, movement, breath, nature, and connection in a consent rich space.
Integrate – The point is not just what happens here. It is what you carry home into your body, your relationships, and your real life.
Meet Your Facilitators
With nourishing accommodations, expert guidance, playful embodiment practices, and time to rest or explore the jungle, these retreats offer a deep dive into the sacred art of being fully, sensually alive – in community and in your own body.
Alex Sloan
Alex Sloan (he/him) is a San Francisco–based kinkster, facilitator, and longtime explorer of pleasure, power, and embodiment. For over 25 years, Alex has been deep in kink - as a bator, fister, and curious student of sensation - not just to learn the how, but to explore the why.
Mike Peck
Mike is a Conscious Embodiment Coach based in London, dedicated to supporting others through modalities such as Tension & Trauma Release Exercises (TRE®), Yoga, Classical and Neo-Tantra, Breathwork, Meditation, and Somatic Movement Therapy.
Luke Anthony
Luke has been a Kahuna Bodyworker for over 10 years, learning this connective and energetic practice in his native Australia where Kahuna Bodywork is very popular.
2026 Retreat Dates
After you apply through the screening process, you can choose the retreat path and date that feels right for you.
Unleash: Conscious Kink
A more advanced erotic retreat for men exploring ritual, edge, and intimacy with consent and care.
Fully private
Date: May 3 to May 9, 2026
Facilitators: Alex Sloan and Mike Peck
Unleash: Bodywerk
A second Bodywork immersion for men who want to deepen presence, touch, and body confidence.
Semi private
Date: July 19 to July 25, 2026
Facilitators: Luke Anthony
Unleash: Conscious Kink
A more advanced erotic retreat for men exploring ritual, edge, and intimacy with consent and care.
Fully private
Date: Dec 6 to Dec 12, 2026
Facilitators: Alex Sloan
I was going through a rough patch with my mental wen- being and finding those that shared the same desire to better themselves. This experience introduced rne to a healthy gay community of men that were more than their trauma, without judgment or prejudice. I felt liberated, free, loved ond heard. There were so many beautitul souls here that shared their stories with me.
What’s Included
Retreat Experience
All workshops and guided practices
Expert facilitation
Massage, movement, breath, and embodiment sessions
Preparation and integration resources
Community access before and after the retreat
Stay + Logistics
6 nights of accommodation
Chef prepared meals and tropical beverages
Access to Qasa’s jungle property and retreat spaces
Nature, rest, and time to integrate
Investment starts at $2,700
Stay At Qasa
All cabins are handmade primarily from locally-sourced bamboo, and while they are protected from the elements and enclosed in mosquito netting, they are open air and have spectacular views of the jungle. Private and shared accommodation options are available.
Room options include shared 4 bed cabins, shared twin cabins, private king cabins, and private deluxe cabins.
Our Retreat Amenities include
Luxurious accommodations, holistic wellness facilities, adventure opportunities, and an experienced team for an unforgettable experience.
Spectacular Waterfalls
Enjoy six major waterfalls within walking distance along the Diamante River.
Beautiful Yoga Shalas
Our shala space is a beautiful covered bamboo structure reaching out into the jungle with a direct view of the Diamante waterfall.
Communal Bathroom And Showers
All cabins share a beautiful bamboo bathhouse with hot water
Communal 5 person outdoor shower
3 private individual showers
Gym
Comprehensive collection of free weights (machines and cardio not available).
Pristine Nature
Located on a gorgeous 300-acre property in one of the world’s most biodiverse places in Costa Rica.
Abundant Hiking
Explore several kilometers of private hiking trails right on the property.
On-site Bodywork
Care for your body with a massage or energy work complimented by relaxing sounds of nature (additional cost).
Massages offered in your cabin or in our outdoor massage temple.
Is Unleash Right for You
This may be a fit if you:
Want to explore touch, pleasure, and embodiment in a shame free space
Are curious about intimacy that is slower, clearer, and more consent based
Value community, boundaries, and real connection
Want to reconnect with your body without pressure to perform
Are open to a clothing optional environment
Want a retreat that holds both edge and care
This may not be a fit if you:
Want a party scene with no structure or agreements
Do not want consent, pacing, or facilitation
Are looking for shock value or explicit spectacle
Do not want to be in a queer centered group container
Want to be pushed past your pace instead of supported at it
Everything here is opt in.
You can participate from the edges.
No pressure. Plenty of choice.
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APPLY HERE
We take seriously every application so we appreciate you take the time to apply by booking a call with our team and provide your contact info. We will get to know you better, answer all your questions and guide you through the booking process.
