Start
🌶️🌶️🌶️High Spiciness (clothing optional events that may include sexual touch)
This workshop is for cisgender men and non-binary people AMAB (assigned male at birth). Please contact your coordinator at max@bodyelectric.org if you have questions about if this workshop is right for you.
For four decades, Celebrating the Body Erotic has helped thousands of gay, bi, and queer men rediscover their bodies, deepen intimacy, release shame, and embrace Eros as a path to healing, connection, and authentic self-expression. To honor this milestone, Body Electric is offering a special event unlike anything in our history.
Join us at Club Heasa, a brand-new, clothing-optional gay men’s resort near San José, Costa Rica, for our first-ever week-long immersion combining Celebrating the Body Erotic (CBE1) and Celebrating the Body Erotic 2: Exploring Anal Pleasure (CBE2). Whether you’re new to Body Electric or returning to deepen your practice, this unique retreat offers the opportunity to experience the full arc of our foundational curriculum in one unforgettable week.
The first half of the retreat focuses on the transformational practices that have made Celebrating the Body Erotic one of Body Electric’s signature offerings. Through breath, movement, touch, communication, ritual, and community, you’ll cultivate greater body awareness, confidence, vulnerability, and authentic connection. You’ll be invited to explore pleasure as a birthright while honoring your own boundaries and choices every step of the way.
Building on that foundation of trust and connection, the second half of the week transitions into CBE2: Exploring Anal Pleasure. In a safe, consent-centered, hygienic, and supportive environment, participants will learn anatomy, communication skills, preparation, relaxation techniques, safer practices, and hands-on approaches to anal touch and pleasure. Whether you’re completely new or looking to deepen your understanding, this workshop replaces fear and shame with knowledge, confidence, curiosity, and choice.
Your home for the week is Club Heasa, a brand-new, clothing-optional gay men’s resort created by a fellow Body Electric alumnus who shares our vision of community, authenticity, and erotic freedom. One of the resort’s greatest advantages is its accessibility—located just a 20-minute shuttle or Uber ride from San José International Airport, you can arrive in Costa Rica and settle into paradise without a long day of additional travel!
Our workshop will begin on Monday at 3pm CST and conclude on Friday and 12pm CST, but we encourage you to consider extending your stay through either of the weekends. Club Heasa is well known for its lively weekend gatherings, where gay men from across Costa Rica and beyond come together for an afternoon and evening of fun, relaxation, and connection. While these social events are independent of the Body Electric workshop and take place outside our facilitated container, they offer a wonderful opportunity to continue enjoying the resort, meet the local community, and experience another vibrant side of Costa Rica’s gay culture.
Preparation, Lodging, and Logistic Information
You’ll receive a welcome packet with travel information, packing suggestions, recommended reading, and details about what to expect throughout the week. For the CBE2 activities, additional information about hygiene, preparation, recommended supplies, and self-care will be provided in advance so you can arrive feeling informed, comfortable, and confident.
Housing at Club Heasa has three tiers of rooms: Dorm (bunk beds and shared toilets), Superior Room (Private Bed and Bathroom) and Deluxe Room (Private Bed, Bath, and Patio). Your Body Electric CBE Journey booking includes Dorm room assignments but during checkout, you can opt to upgrade to private accommodations.
During your checkout, you can also opt to schedule a shuttle pickup from the airport by Hesea with a named sign for and additional $25. You have the availability to schedule your own local transport via taxi or Uber as well.
If you wish to extend your stay pre/post our CBE Journey at Club Heasa please make a booking on their website or reach out to reservations@clubhesea.com to make arrangements. Make sure you state you’re coming for the Body Electric Workshop to get our discounted stay rates.
Dorm Room $100 per day
Standard Room $200 per day
Deluxe Room $225 per day
Every weekend during Saturday and Sunday, Club Heasa hosts social gatherings from 10am to 6pm all centered around their heated pool where many locals and travelers socialize, listen to music, and enjoy naked company. Please be aware that these are not a part of the Body Electric programming.
Contact Max at max@bodyelectric.org if you have any questions or would like to schedule a zoom call.
This workshop will take place on the ancestral lands of various indigenous peoples, include the Chorotega, Nicarao/Nahoa, and Corobici, among others.
