Q-MoB Anniv FREE 5-Day Queer Men’s Self-Care Retreat @ Kripalu: Stockbridge

IMPORTANT 12/1/25 DEADLINE: You must register by 5pm on 12/1/25. Please review carefully the section below entitled WHO CAN REGISTER to make sure you qualify to register for this completely FREE 5-day retreat that includes all lodging, classes, and meals FREE.

EXPLORING SELF-CARE AS A WAY TO DISCOVER YOUR DHARMA (DEEP PURPOSE): In honor of the 3rd Anniversary of the Q-MoB Community, we invite you to spend 5 days exploring with 21 other queer men from the Greater Berkshire Region the many ways to practice self care, rest, rejuvenation, and reflect upon your Dharma (your deep purpose). Throughout the retreat you will have the opportunity to try (as you wish):

• many forms of yoga (flow, beginners, restorative, gentle, etc)
• meditation,
• Yoga Dance,
• Taking a beautiful sauna
• various Ayurvedic wellness clases, including nutrition, stress relief, rest & relaxation techniques
• mindful hiking,
• walking the labyrinth
• eating some of the freshest & best food you've ever had,
• rest and relax (read a book, take a nap)
• meet with the other queer men at every meal to talk about your strengths in self care and in what ways you want to improve or transform your relationship with your body and Spirit, and your Dharma (deep purpose)

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You can attend any of the Kripalu R&R programs offered on during the retreat (note you must enter a specific date to learn about the R&R schedule for that date and this online R&R schedule is only populated about 3 months in advance & is subject to change), and you only have to pre-register for guided hikes).
DAILY GROUP SCHEDULE: The Q-MoB Group will offer these special opportunities just for our group every day:

8-9am QiGong & Breakfast Intention Setting Circle in the Q-MoB Class Space
11:15-11:45am Energy Healing & Heart Resonance Morning Practice in the Q-MoB Class Space
12-1pm Lunch Circle to check in about our Self-Care & Dharma explorations & insights in the Main Dining Room
4:00-5:30pm Chair Yoga & Dharma Reflection & Sharing Circle, Healing Touch Class, Internal Family Systems Intro Workshop, or other Participant-Led Offering in the Q-MoB Class Space
6:00-7:00pm Dinner Circle in the Main Dining Room
9-10pm Optional Group Sauna in the Men's/All Gender Sauna on Lower Level of Main
Building

WHO CAN REGISTER: This retreat is limited to queer men who are Q-MoB Subscribers. If you are not yet a Q-MoB Subscriber, and you identify as a queer man and live in one of the 8 counties in 4 states that make up the Greater Berkshire Region please click this link to . Also, to attend this retreat you must register and provide your name, email, address, phone number, age range, and diversity identifications. If you register 2 men, you must provide this information for each registrant. If you fail to provdie this information, are not a current Q-MoB subscriber, or live outside the 8 counties that make up the Greater Berkshire Region, we will put you on a waiting list or cancel your reservation.

WHAT TO BRING:

1) Comfortable clothes you can move freely in (you can store your street clothes & technology in your room), including slippers or indoor shoes

2) Water Bottle made of metal or plastic (not glass)

3) If you might like to hike or walk outside, please also bring
* Good Rain Gear (rain coat, rain pants)
* Good Hiking/Walking Footwear (that could get muddy),
* Fleece, Sweater, &/or Puffy Jacket so you have warm layers
* Sunglasses.

4) $50-$200 Tax-Deductible Donation , in cash, or check made out to "Q-MoB Inc", unless you request a Low-Income Scholarship or Work-Study Exchange

5) Your ID and license plate number to give to Kripalu to get your name badge & parking permit.

STAYING FOCUSED ON SELF-CARE: While we discourage it, if you need to leave Kripalu during the retreat for a medical or other appointment you cannot avoid, or if you need to participate in an online or phone meeting that won't energetically take you out of the retreat, you can do this in your room or one of the tech spaces.

MEAL SCHEDULE:
Q-MoB's group meets at every meal to check in about 1) our self care goals for the retreat, 2) what we are discovering at the retreat that we may want to bring back to our ordinary life, 3) what challenges we have with self-care and what experience the group may have that might help us, 4) how we may want to support one another when we go back home. The Q-MoB meal schedule is:

Breakfast 8-9am (we meet in our Class Room Space)
Lunch 12-1pm (meet in main dining hall)
Dinner 6-7pm (meet in main dining hall)

CARPOOLING/RIDE-SHARE: If you need a ride or are open to carpooling, please indicate that when you are registering, & our ride coordinator will try to match you with people nearby who are interested in carpooling or offering rides.

OR : Please donate $50-$200 to help assure Q-MoB can continue to offer more than 20 activities & multiple resources & services to rural queer men all over the region. If you want to support Q-MoB's work with rural queer men in a more impactful way AND get into ALL of our regular events FREE, please become a monthly donor. By donating $25/om, $35/mo, $50/mo, $75/mo, or $100/month you can help to sustain the incredible variety of activities, services, and resources Q-MoB provides and assure all of these activities are accessible to men regardless of their age, income, or ability, and best of all you can get into all our regular activties FREE. Monthly Sustaining Donors pay only once a month and then can attend all our activities with no further donation.

HOW TO REACH US DURING RETREAT: If you have trouble finding us, will be late, or can't make it, please text Bart at 503-734-6508. Please note cell phones can only be used in the tech lounges at Kripalu so there may be a delay in responding to your texts.

Host or Publisher Q-MoB (Queer Men of the Berkshires)