Ecstatically Queer 2025
With PJ Weinstein (aka DJ Bonbon Spirit) and Avery Deane Swift
April 11 - 13, 2025
Come dance in an intentionally safer and supportive container for LGBTQIA+ folks! Questioning and other non-conforming folks are also welcome. Deepen your connection with self, community, and the great mystery by immersing yourself in ecstatic dances and the soothing hot springs of Breitenbush! There will be an assortment of other sessions, such as Contact Improv, Partner Massage, Amoeba Dance, and Sound Healing Meditation. This retreat will occupy the whole Breitenbush property (no personal retreats during the same weekend). Whether you come alone or with companions, the ecstatic community is warm and welcoming—and upholds a culture of consent & attunement.
This retreat is for all Queer and Questioning folks who want to celebrate queerness with us in the context of an Ecstatic Dance retreat. Queer = any identity or orientation that doesn’t fit neatly into the binary boxes of gender, orientation, expression, or identity. Questioning: if you’re questioning your own categories, labels, identities, orientations, boxes, etc—or even just questioning the validity of the binaries and labels forced upon us by the cisheteropatriarchy.
| Pre-Retreat Schedule
Thursday, April 10th 3pm: Check-in (get settled, relax, and soak) 6:00pm: Dinner 8:00–9:30pm: Ecstatic Dance with Shallin Friday, April 11th 8am: Breakfast 10:00–11:30am: Ecstatic Dance with Bonbon Spirit 1pm: Lunch |
Ecstatically Queer Schedule
Friday, April 11th 3pm: Check-in (get settled, relax, and soak) 6:00pm: Dinner 7:15–8:45pm: Opening Orientation & Container Setting** with PJ and AD 9:00–10:15pm: Playful Ecstatic Dance with Shallin 9:30pm: snack time! 10:30–11pm: Symphonic Gong sound bath PJ Weinstein |
| Saturday, April 12th
7:15–8am: Yoga & Movement warm-up with Annie Casey 8am: Breakfast 9:45–10:45am: Connecting through Contact Improvisation with Sara 11:00am–1:00pm: Queer Identity and Beyond** with AveryDeane 1pm: Lunch 2:30–3:15pm: Contact Improvisation Energizer with Sara 3:30–4:30pm: Deep Dive into Consent with AveryDeane 4:30–5:45pm: Conscious Sensation Exploration with AveryDeane 6:00pm: Dinner 7:45–9:00pm: Ecstatic Dance with DJ Dusty Walker 9:15–11:00pm: Amoeba Dance with Bonbon Spirit 9:45pm: snack time! |
Sunday, April 13th
7:15–8am: Singing Bowls sound bath with Arya Brown 8am: Breakfast 9:30–11:00am: Ecstatic Dance with Bonbon Spirit 11:00am–12:15pm: Integration & Closing Ceremony with PJ and AD 1pm: Lunch 3pm: Departure deadline (Note: Must be out of cabins, yurts, and rooms by 1pm) |
About the Leaders
PJ Weinstein (aka DJ Bonbon Spirit)
PJ Weinstein (aka DJ Bonbon Spirit) co-founded Ecstatic Dance Corvallis (OR), Ecstatic Dance Fairfax (CA), Amoeba Dance (OR), and has produced over two dozen Ecstatic Dance Immersion retreats at Breitenbush Hot Springs and Harbin Hot Springs. Bonbon Spirit has DJ’d for 600+ ecstatic dance events since 2010.
Learn more about PJ Weinstein (aka DJ Bonbon Spirit)
Avery Deane Swift
Avery Deane Swift is a badass champion of embodiment, erotic liberation, and transformational wellness—and has served in leadership roles for a variety of non-profit organizations committed to changing the world through inclusive sex-positive community and education.
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