Mon 4th, 10a and 4p Sharon Byrd • HAI

Where did you learn about love, intimacy and sexuality? What we often don't realize is that our very ideas about these topics may prevent us from fully expressing and receiving love. This presentation will provide experiential opportunities to examine these crucial areas in our lives. Come and join us for a deep dive into intimacy which can powerfully affect your time at Summer Camp.

Sharon Byrd facilitates conflict resolution, clear communication skills and a monthly Human Awareness Institute (HAI) support group. She presents at HAI intros and community nights. She believes that we are on this human journey to learn to love, and delights in creating experiential opportunities for others to find expanded ways to dive more deeply into the experience of loving. Sharon brings her joyful heart, practical mind and endless humor to all that she does.

  Mon 4th, 8p William Van Vechten & Valerie • Intro to Temple

This is an opportunity for campers to get an orientation to our sacred sexuality space. As in previous years, we'll convert the round schoolhouse on the upper part of the property into a sacred and safe play space for adults who wish to explore intimacy on a more physical level. This orientation is the chance to learn some details, ask questions, maybe find out others' interests and desires, hear once again that "no means no", and really appreciate our commitment to safe and fun adult play.
William Van Vechten, CSB, works as a Relationship Coach and Somatic Sex Educator, is an initiated Tantric Priest, and the creator of the Conscious Loving website.   more info: www.honoringthehumanbody.com

  Tue 5th, 10a and 4p Lisa Stein • Heart of Now

Heart of Now is primarily a practice of honesty that encourages participants to be fully present with themselves and each other. The practice focuses on breath, body awareness, knowing and trusting our emotions, identifying limiting ideas, seeing choices we may not have seen before and living in our vision. By becoming aware of how we are feeling and what we are thinking in each moment, we can interact with others in a way the that allows greater honesty, connection and intimacy. Heart of Now both nourishes the individual and community. This workshop is designed to deepen your connections and your experience of summer camp.
Lisa Stein has been involved in Heart of Now for 7 years, first as an assistant and now as a facilitator. She has long been a support person to people and communities in many ways. She currently co leads Conscious Connections in Eugene, a way for people to connect in a heart felt, authentic way. She also offers her mediation skills to to communities or individuals and is a Licensed Massage Therapist.

Kelly Quirke • Working with Change for Positive Change
Thu 7th, 10a and 4p

Change is. Many individuals and organizations seeking a better world describe their actions as working for change, when in fact change happens, constantly, no matter what we do. What if we shifted our perception and altered our actions to working with change? What would that look like? How do we work with the "forces of change" to develop the outcomes we seek for a healthier, peaceful future? In this workshop Kelly will describe his experience and ideas working as a director of both an international and a very local group to suggest the best paths and strategies to craft and nurture positive change towards a better world.
Kelly Quirke is the Executive Director of Friends of the Urban Forest (FUF) in San Francisco. Kelly is active in the San Francisco Bay Area non-violence community, and has been a non-violence trainer for over 20 years. His activism has also included military non-intervention, needle exchange and AIDS-related issues.

Kelly Bryson • NVC: Expressing Truth as an Act of Love
Fri 8th, 10a and 4p

Kelly wants us to use our words to bring more love to the planet. Learn how to create connection and deepen intimacy with clear and loving language. Learn how to clean up hurt or angry feelings and mend broken trust. Learn how to develop a transparent, truth-telling, trusting, tolerant, transformational Tribe, where Freedom is the Center and Love is the Circumference. Kelly Bryson MA, MFT, a humorist, singer, & licensed therapist in private practice, has been teaching Non-Violent Communication™ (NVC) for over 20 years. He is co-creating the Shangri-La Healing Biotope in Santa Cruz, Ca. more info: www.LanguageofCompassion.com

  Mon 11th, 4p and 8p Laurence Cole • Re-Enchant the World

Using Ecstatic Singing to Re-Enchant the World. Laurence Cole brings his vision to camp of restoring a culture that embraces our natural capacity to weave ourselves into collective harmony and imbue a sense of enchantment into our daily lives by joining our voices in song. The core philosophy of this "movement" is that people build community much more powerfully when they make passionate, powerfully beautiful music together. Laurence is a graduate of the Community Choir Leadership Training, and has founded the Port Townsend Songlines choir which is part of a network of choirs called the Ubuntu Choirs Network.

  Tue 12th, 10a Fred Burks • Creating Conscious Transformation

Fred has spent much of his life traveling and exploring both the inner and the outer worlds. He has lived and taught overseas for several years, and co-facilitated a variety of heart-opening workshops around the country. Fred is a founder and active member of the Sacred Connections community in the SF Bay Area. He looks forward this year to inviting all interested to join on a transformational journey deep inside of ourselves and out into the great expansive mystery of the universe. Together, we are powerfully transforming ourselves and our world.
more info: www.transformationteam.net

  Tue 12th, 4p and 8p Veronica Monet • Poly as a Path to Peace

For as long as there have been humans to record history, humans have pondered solutions to violence. Superstition, taboos, rules, codes of conduct and laws have been variously employed and enacted in an attempt to curb what is often considered one of our baser “animal” instincts. In this workshop, Veronica Monet presents proven solutions to the broader societal problems of rape, murder and war as well as the more personal day to day frustrations with communication and connection. She even goes so far as to claim a healthy relationship to sex and gender can solve global warming.
Veronica Monet is a Certified Sexologist (ACS) and Sex Educator (SFSI). She has spent over a decade in the sex industry as an escort, prostitute, porn actress, and producer of porn. She has advocated for sex worker‘s rights through her writing, public speaking, television appearances, and daily life. She is particularly interested in sharing her knowledge and experience in a manner that will enrich and improve the lives of others.
For more info about how Veronica can help you, visit www.sexwithoutshame.com.

A Special Invitation for Couples Only!* Spend an extra day enjoying Relationship Repair and Sex Coaching in Veronica Monet’s afternoon workshop. This workshop for couples will explore where soul meets body both by employing specific sexual techniques and by moving past the concept of technique and into the art of being one. Come grow your own garden of love, passion and orgasmic bliss by deepening connection and vulnerability with your chosen partner. 

    Fee: $300 per couple. Couples Only: involves nudity and sexual contact with your partner.

Please email veronica@sexwithoutshame.com or call toll free 888-903-0050 to pre-register.

Sat 2nd, 8p • Sat 9th, 8p7 Minute Connections
In this popular camp event, campers get an opportunity for several spontaneous "dates" of only 7 minutes duration. The pace of the event can promote higher levels of transparency, and the spontaneous nature often facilitates unexpected connections.

Wed 6th, 8pTalent Show
Here's your chance to show us your special talent. An evening of family fun with music, poetry, singing, stories, dance, skits, and more. Created by all of us!

Sun 10th, 8pSensual Feast
Imagine a table loaded with succulent fruits, candies, and nuts; and in the center are large bowls of chocolate sauce and whipped cream for dipping. But there's a catch - the one rule is that you may not feed yourself! Serving, and being served, are the watchwords of this event. The result is a delicious combination of sensory input: music, movement, people, touch, and yummy treats.

Tue 5th, 8p • Wed 6th, 10a • Mon 11th, 10a • Wed 13th, 10aZEGG Forum
The Forum is a group process developed at ZEGG to provide a stage to express your true motivations, deep feelings, ideas and emotions. The Forum helps facilitate transparency, sharing and clarifying unsolved situations of daily life, and it can be a catalyst for one's own personal growth. For a detailed examination of the development and use of this process at ZEGG, see What is the ZEGG Forum? in the document library on the NFNC.org web site.

Thu 7th, 8pAuction
Expect to be amused and surprised by the variety of unusual items and services donated by fellow campers for bidding. Previous auctions have included such offerings as "1000 kisses" and "a morning serenade." Auction proceeds help to provide scholarships and improve future camps.

Setup: Fri 8th, 8p • Sessions: Sun 10th, 10a and 4pOpen Sessions
Join in as the entire camp self-organizes for a day of concurrent events, inspired by your own passions and interests, all set up within about an hour. Open Sessions are an opportunity for campers to convene dialogue groups on topics they've been wanting to explore, or create group massages, or do a music jam together. If a group doesn't feel fulfilling, participants are encouraged to move to a new one, honoring their instincts and natural enthusiasm. Bring your ideas and inspiration!

A Dynamic Young Peoples Program
We offer a children's program with fun, educational activities in a safe environment with loving nurturing staff. This interactive program includes spontaneous play, singing, arts and crafts, nature hikes, swimming, reading/storytelling, theater, and field trips and is a cooperative endeavor. We also invite other campers to bring out their inner child by coming to the young peoples' space and doing what brings them joy, with the opportunity for kids to join in. If you are interested in contributing to this program, simply check the box on the registration form.

Compassion Cadre
One of the ways we embody a mutually-supportive and mutually-empowering community is by meeting campers' needs for emotional and physical support and well-being through the Compassion Cadre. The Cadre is composed of camper volunteers, who are skilled in one or more of the following areas: empathy and peer counseling, mediation, group process facilitation, and bodywork.