Camp 2011 - A Different Kind of Program
This year we are experimenting a bit with our program. We have intentionally reduced the number of scheduled presenters, increased the amount of free time, and added three days of Open Sessions (see Other Camp Events below). We are hoping this new format will give campers more time to integrate the information they are receiving, and offer an opportunity to explore areas more closely aligned with their personal interests.
Scheduled Presenters
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David Spinney ♥ 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 from the HAI training 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. David Spinney has been an intern with the Human Awareness Institute (HAI) for thirty years and a presenter for twelve. He leads Brené Brown's ConnecCurriculum workshops as well as monthly workshops for Living Love Revolution on the effects of shame and monthly workshops for the Center for Sex Positive Culture (CSPC). He is also a Reiki Master, Alchemical Hypnotherapist and Life Coach, offering private sessions. |
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Chicora Martin ♥ (De)Constructing Gender: Building an Inclusive Intentional Community |
| Binary gender expectations limit the ways in which we can communicate and express our complex lives. Most concerning is that these social constructions of gender are so integrated into our everyday experience we are unaware of our participation and the impact is has on others. Come and learn more about gender from a critical and cultural lens and help create a forum for inclusive gender expressions and identities.
Chicora Martin currently serves as the Director of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Education and Support Service program and Assistant Dean of Students at the University of Oregon. Chicora has a passion for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender issues and has been engaged in these social justice movements across the Southeastern U.S. and in Oregon for the past 19 years. One of her biggest passions is providing education and opportunities for dialogue about the impact of gender on our cultural connections. From small grassroots organizing events in rural North Carolina to international policy roundtable events, Chicora hopes that through education and awareness our community can build a stronger future. |
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Paul Emmet & Anna Schuster ♥ Transforming Shame |
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Each of us deserves a life filled with freedom, love, and joy. In this workshop Paul and Anna will use the tools of Possibility Management to examine how toxic shame prevents us from living the life we deserve. This is a system that enables people to deal with their emotions in a new way. It focuses on acknowledging the feelings we have, healing past hurts, and using our feelings (yes, even anger and shame) to enhance our lives.
Paul is currently teaching sex-offenders skills to avoid re-offending and to make positive changes in their lives. Since discovering Possibility Management it has become his main method for accomplishing this work. He taught full impact self defense classes with a focus on emotional healing for ten years. He is a third degree black belt in Aikido and has had 10 years of experience with peer-counseling. Paul has a broad view of the world and sees change occurring through a combination of personal work, community work, and political work. He has attended nine Summer Camps and he sees Summer Camp as a powerful tool for this change. Anna grew up in Germany where she raised three children and was a musician and Dance Therapist. From 2006-2009 she lived in Tamera, a peace research community in Portugal where she learned about creating peace - for oneself, between genders, in community, and in the world. She is using her experience there, her dance therapy skills, and her training in Possibility Management to work with groups and individuals to make significant changes in their lives. Anna and Paul met at Summer Camp West in 2008 and have been married since September 2010. Both are members of the organizing committee for Summer Camp Northwest where they lead the forum process for the community. |
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Laurence Cole ♥ Song Weaving & Ecstatic Community |
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Master Songweaver Laurence Cole returns again to show us how easily we build connection and restore enchantment in our daily lives when we simply join our voices in song. This year Laurence will be joined by Aimee Kelley Spencer and Aimee Ringle. Witness the magic of making passionate, joyous, powerfully beautiful music as we weave our voices into collective harmony, and our hearts into a unified field of Love.
Laurence lives at the Port Townsend EcoVillage, and is the founding director of Port Townsend Songlines community choir. He also has a massage practice, specializing in acupressure and shiatsu. He has practiced T'ai Chi for over forty years, and enjoys moving slowly, and participating in patient natural processes, particularly the making of compost. |
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Francoise Ginsberg ♥ Tantra Puja |
| We are blessed to once again have Francoise
join us at camp. Her unique talents and sensitivity provide a puja experience rich in imagery, connection, and sensual delight. Not to be missed! Francoise Ginsberg (tantra.francoise@gmail.com) received her doctorate from the University of Paris, where she worked as a woman's counselor in sexology. She has been leading Puja rituals continuously for different organizations since 1994. Francoise is President of the San Diego Tantra Connection, and offers private consultations for women and men. |
Children at Summer Camp
We welcome children at camp and ask that all our campers work with us to create a "Kids" Camp environment where young children and teens thrive. If you are so inclined, there will be ample opportunities to connect meaningfully and creatively with our young people this year as a Kids Dharma Angel. Let us know when you register if you are interested in helping! Also check out out the "Wish List" below to see if you can bring something to camp that kids of all ages will enjoy...
Kids Camp “Wish List”
Ideas for small things to bring to camp to share with kids of all ages:
bubbles, magazines with pictures for making collages, kids dress-up clothes,
fun hats, sarongs, costume jewelry, face paint, magic tricks, 10”-12"
colored balls, hula hoops, juggling balls, cards, a compass, or anything
you want to purge from your personal collection of crafty items.
Compassion Cadre
Summer Camp is a powerfully transformative experience for many people. Often we find our buttons get pushed, our self-limiting habits are upended, and our stories about who are and who we can be in the world are challenged. Our ideal is to create a community which offers compassion and support for all campers, especially those who are feeling disconnected, unheard, or simply overwhelmed by their camp experience. We also seek to offer a service opportunity to campers who have experience in counseling.
One of the ways we realize this goal of a mutually-supportive and mutually-empowering community is through the Compassion Cadre. The Cadre is composed of camper volunteers. Two designated Cadre volunteers are on duty every day to help meet camper needs for emotional and physical support and well-being by donating their time in one or more of the following areas: empathy and peer counseling, mediation, group process facilitation, and bodywork. The Compassion Cadre is a great way to plug into camp, and a great way to get support when you need it!
Other Camp Events
In this popular camp event, campers get an opportunity for several spontaneous "dates" of only 7 minutes duration. This event can promote higher levels of transparency, and the spontaneous nature often facilitates unexpected connections.
♥ Aphrodite's Temple ♥
Aphrodite’s Temple is a place for campers to experience
the dimensions of sacred sexuality and sexual healing. As in
previous years, we'll convert the building on the upper part of
the property into a sacred and safe play space for adults who
wish to explore healing, intimate touch and the joys of sharing
love & pleasure.
♥ Auction ♥
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.
Join in as the entire camp explores Open Space principles to self-organize for three days of concurrent events, inspired by your own passions and interests. These Open Sessions events 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!
♥ Talent 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!
♥ ZEGG 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. More info about ZEGG forum may be found here.