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2026 Workshops

Book Don for your next workshop or event. Don is available to present on various topics related to sacred intimacy, connection, authentic expression, body, and breathwork. He loves to collaborate and create tailored experiences for clients—flexible scheduling, travel, and pricing available. Reach out to set up a time to chat. 

don@donshine.net
513-549-5434

Celebrating the Body Erotic (Men) - 2 days - Jan 30 - Feb 1 Fort Lauderdale, FL

Take your first step towards new levels of intimacy, vitality & self-acceptance within a carefully structured program that integrates body, heart, mind, and spirit. As the introductory course of the Body Electric school, this workshop includes guided exercises that focus on conscious breath, movement, process work, heart-centered touch, and full-body massage. You will learn about giving and receiving deeper pleasure, opening new channels of personal healing with erotic energy.  The workshop is conducted in a setting that is playful, safe, respectful and honoring. 

Celebrating the Body Erotic (Men) - 2 days - February 7-8  Orlando, FL

Take your first step towards new levels of intimacy, vitality & self-acceptance within a carefully structured program that integrates body, heart, mind, and spirit. As the introductory course of the Body Electric school, this workshop includes guided exercises that focus on conscious breath, movement, process work, heart-centered touch, and full-body massage. You will learn about giving and receiving deeper pleasure, opening new channels of personal healing with erotic energy.  The workshop is conducted in a setting that is playful, safe, respectful and honoring. 

North American Bear (Men) - Bear Body Beautiful (2 Hours) 

February 13th - 14th (2 workshops)

These workshops will lead participants though a guided journey of self-love, both inside and out. We'll practice opportunities and skills for deeper connection, intimacy, and acceptance that attendees can apply at NAB weekend and beyond. We'll examine our relationship to pleasure and notice our habits related to shame, fear and guilt, while exploring the expansive healing power of Eros. We will be modeling and practicing consent and choice, as participants are invited to shed layers that no longer serve. And we'll have a lot of fun in the process. NAB Weekend Home Page

February 21 - March 1: Mature Eros (Blue Oso, Costa Rica) 7 days

What does it mean to have a great life as an older gay man? How do we continue to celebrate our sexuality? Come to paradise for this weeklong retreat and learn to Live Long and Prosper with mature eros! Registration includes meals and lodging at the beautiful Blue Oso Resort in Costa Rica. 

Learn more at: Mature Eros Event Page

March 6 - 8, CBE 2 - Intro to Anal Pleasure (Men), Atlanta, GA (2.5 days)

Give yourself permission to go deeper in exploring pleasure! Body Electric offers the perfect opportunity to uncover one of the best-kept secrets in our culture: exquisite anal pleasure. If this topic makes you excited, this workshop is for you. If this workshop topic terrifies you, this workshop is for you too! As the introductory course of the Body Electric school, this workshop includes guided exercises that focus on conscious breath, movement, process work, heart-centered touch, and full-body massage. You will learn about giving and receiving deeper pleasure, opening new channels of personal healing with erotic energy.  The workshop is conducted in a setting that is playful, safe, respectful, hygenic, and honoring.  Learn more at: Fort Lauderdale CBE 2 Registration Page

March 27-29, Celebrating Body Erotic (Men) Sirenity Farms MO (2.5 days)

Embark on your journey enhanced intimacy, vitality, and self-accept through a thoughtfully designed program that harmonizes body, heart, mind, and spirit. This introductory workshop at the Body Electric school features guided centered around conscious breathing, movement, process work, heart-centered touch, and full-body massage. discover how to give and receive deeper pleasure while unlocking new pathways for personal healing erotic energy. The workshop takes place in a playful, safe, respectful, honoring environment. Learn more at: Fort Lauderdale Registration Page 

April 10-12, Celebrating Body Erotic (Men) Asheville, NC (2.5 days)

Embark on your journey enhanced intimacy, vitality, and self-accept through a thoughtfully designed program that harmonizes body, heart, mind, and spirit. This introductory workshop at the Body Electric school features guided centered around conscious breathing, movement, process work, heart-centered touch, and full-body massage. discover how to give and receive deeper pleasure while unlocking new pathways for personal healing erotic energy. The workshop takes place in a playful, safe, respectful, honoring environment. Learn more at: Fort Lauderdale Registration Page 

June 26-28, Celebrating Body Erotic (Men) Chicago, IL (2.5 days)

Embark on your journey enhanced intimacy, vitality, and self-accept through a thoughtfully designed program that harmonizes body, heart, mind, and spirit. This introductory workshop at the Body Electric school features guided centered around conscious breathing, movement, process work, heart-centered touch, and full-body massage. discover how to give and receive deeper pleasure while unlocking new pathways for personal healing erotic energy. The workshop takes place in a playful, safe, respectful, honoring environment. Learn more at: Fort Lauderdale Registration Page 

July 12-13, Celebrating the Body Erotic (Men), IMEN - Maryland (2 days)

Embark on your journey enhanced intimacy, vitality, and self-accept through a thoughtfully designed program that harmonizes body, heart, mind, and spirit. This introductory workshop at the Body Electric school features guided centered around conscious breathing, movement, process work, heart-centered touch, and full-body massage. discover how to give and receive deeper pleasure while unlocking new pathways for personal healing erotic energy. The workshop takes place in a playful, safe, respectful, honoring environment. Learn more at: IMEN CBE Registration Page

October 15-16, Daddy Rising (Men), Easton Mountain, NY (4 days)

As gay men, we often learn to define ourselves through youth, performance, and desire. But something powerful happens as we approach midlife. Our bodies change, our turn-ons shift, and our relationship to sex, love, and identity begins to evolve. Owning Our Inner Daddy is a two-day immersive workshop designed for gay men ages 35–55 who are ready to explore the erotic, emotional, and spiritual transformations of midlife with openness, curiosity, and pride.

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Through guided practices in breath, touch, movement, and conscious connection, we’ll discover that our eros doesn’t fade—it deepens. Together, we’ll examine how aging impacts libido, arousal, and body image, while celebrating new ways to experience pleasure, intimacy, and confidence. This is an opportunity to release what no longer serves, honor the man you’ve become, and step fully into the magnetic power of presence, maturity, and self-acceptance.

October 30-November 1 - Celebrating the Body Erotic (Men),

Camp Buckwood, IN (2.5 days)

Take your first step towards new levels of intimacy, vitality & self-acceptance within a carefully structured program that integrates body, heart, mind, and spirit. As the introductory course of the Body Electric school, this workshop includes guided exercises that focus on conscious breath, movement, process work, heart-centered touch, and full-body massage. You will learn about giving and receiving deeper pleasure, opening new channels of personal healing with erotic energy.  The workshop is conducted in a setting that is playful, safe, respectful and honoring. Registration includes lodging and meals at beautiful Camp Buckwood, a gay men's campground in Indiana - (which will be closed for the season). Learn more at: Camp Buckwood Event Page 

Learn More About The Body Electric School

Don is an emerging faculty member with the Body Electric School. For over 30 years the work Body Electric School has supported thousands of people in the U.S.A., Canada, Australia, and Israel.  Through expertly guided educational workshops, grounded in the erotic and its integration with the sacred, we have provided transformative personal and communal experiences through somatic education. Learn more about the school at: BodyElectric.org

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