Taught by Wyly Brown and Hans Hernández

In this hands-on bamboo building workshop students will learn about bamboo design and construction techniques. You will work with an international team of bamboo builders and bamboo designers to learn how to transform innovative designs into built projects. Bamboo is a natural composite with high tensile and compression strength and grows in a cylindrical form that is optimal for carrying longitudinal forces. Students will work hands-on with several species of bamboo to construct a small structure, learning how to set it in foundations, create joinery, and assemble full scale structures. In addition we will go over cutting edge design methods that enable the builder to easily adapt their designs to steep conditions, or other unique site challenges. Together we will assemble a small bamboo structure, and explain how students can build their own structures in a step by step process. The goal is to explore the wide range of design and engineering potential of this natural, often overlooked, structural grass, while working together to experience the process firsthand.

Mmm, that glorious moment when we are giving (or getting) exactly the touch that feels good on our body! Sometimes we find that “sweet spot” spontaneously, but more often, we find it through clear communication and feedback.

What if, in a safe place, you were allowed to notice what comes up for you in the moment and could express it with ease…and without expectation?  What if you could expand your sensual choices and find new shared yeses in fun, do-able, spontaneous ways?

This week you are invited to join Dr Charla’ for expertly lead sensual, clothes on (not sexual), activities from her book 8 Erotic Nights. You will:

• • deepen connection and express innate sensuality
  • slow down, feel your body, and show vulnerability
  • enjoy ocean-front, pool-side lodging and locally sourced gourmet meals to share with kindred seekers of intimacy
  • Stroll pristine Coco Beach, collect amazing shells and swim in the waves without the crowds
    
  • and together, savor each precious moment and breath..

Learn to listen to the language of the body. Sensation, breath, and movement. In our modern world, there is a myth that the mind is separate from the body. Attune to all of the layers of your being: physical, emotional, energetic, and spiritual. There is another myth that we are separate from one another, and this creates profound loneliness. Experience a deep sense of community and belonging and leave with skills and inspiration to bring back into your life at home.