MENMENMen Love Men — Sacred Masculine Retreats for Gay Men
Where Intimacy Becomes Practice.A luxury three-day Byron Bay retreat for gay men—single or partnered—to deepen intimacy, authentic connection, and embodied presence in a safe, confidential, and beautifully held environment.
Reserve your place
A sanctuary for deep embodiment, sacred sexuality, and the profound power of masculine tenderness. Exclusively for men who love men.
Six master-led modalities
Designed to dissolve the armor and awaken the vital currents of the body, held by master facilitators in their fields.
The Alchemy of Eros
Learn the practice of the Microcosmic Orbit to circulate life force throughout the body. Explore how containing and consciously directing sexual energy, prana, and Eros can cultivate greater presence, vitality, creativity, and inner freedom.
Masculine Embodiment
Moving beyond performance into presence through somatic inquiry and partner work.
Hypnotic States of Pleasure
Discover how guided hypnosis can help quiet the thinking mind and open the body to new experiences of pleasure, relaxation, and connection. Through a carefully facilitated process of visualisation, breath, and embodied awareness, you'll explore the subconscious patterns that shape intimacy and cultivate greater freedom, confidence, and authentic expression.
Sensual Massage and Ritual Arts For Lovers
A sacred ritual for partners and paired participants to deepen intimacy and connection. Through conscious touch, breath, and embodied presence, we are invited into new depths of trust, attunement, and embodied devotion.
Temple of the Ecstatic Feminine
A ritual space for gay and queer men to explore the divine feminine through embodied devotion, movement, and relational presence.
Embodied Consent
A guided evening of presence, ritual, and authentic expression. Through carefully facilitated practices, you'll explore trust, consent, vulnerability, and connection—discovering what becomes possible when we honour both our deepest yes and our deepest no.
The team holding the space.
The people behind Men ♥ Men have been brought together through years of friendship, collaboration, and shared values. Every member of our team has been invited not only because of their expertise, but because they genuinely embody the work they share. They are practitioners we know personally, trust deeply, and admire for the integrity, presence, and authenticity they bring to every space they hold.
Gabby Dalli
Founder & Retreat Director
Ezel Doruk
Founder & Retreat Director
Marion Ellyard
Tantra Teacher & Somatic Therapist
Ron van Twuiver
Body-Based Therapist & Intimacy Coach
Paisley Heart
Temple Arts Ritualist & Facilitator
Damian Kalusiewicz
Breathwork Facilitator
Marisa Sidoti
Head Chef
Villa Riad, Ewingsdale.
A masterwork of Moroccan-inspired architecture nestled in the hills above Byron Bay. Private courtyards, hand-plastered walls and uninterrupted hinterland views form the container for our three days together.
- Organic, locally sourced cuisine. All your dietary needs catered with care.
- Saltwater pool, sauna and outdoor fire for integration.
- Private en-suite accommodation in an intimate, high-end setting.
- Strictly limited to twenty-five men for a deeply held container.
Locally sourced. Organic. Crafted with reverence.
Every meal is prepared by our on-site chef using organic produce from the Northern Rivers. We have designed a sensory ritual to nourish the body as deeply as the practice nourishes the spirit. Vegan, vegetarian, gluten-free and all dietary needs welcomed.
From slow morning to candlelight.
The container is carefully curated to build energy across the three days ; opening, deepening, integrating. Sessions are optional.
Breathwork, Stretching, Movement
Waking the body through movement and intentional oxygenation.
Brunch
A lavish and connective brunch, and invitation to savour and devour.
Noon Workshop
The first of three workshops. We pace it slowly to cultivate spaciousness, stillness, containment and contemplation.
Late Lunch
A nourishing lunch of tailored, nutritious food to replenish and sustain you for the afternoon.
Afternoon Workshop
A deeper ritual attuned to the body’s natural rhythm, allowing space to open, deepen, and expand the capacity to feel and integrate experience.
Dinner
Eat, rest, and let the day settle as you prepare for the evening gathering.
Evening Gathering
A shared embodied practice that integrates the day’s experiences through exploration of the erotic field.
Tenderness, presence, devotion.
Where Intimacy Becomes Practice.
A new retreat experience for men who love men to slow down, reconnect with themselves and one another, and explore the sacred arts of intimacy, embodiment, sensuality, and Eros in a consensual, confidential, and safe environment.
Full consent. Full confidentiality. No Photos or Videographer.
A drug- and alcohol-free retreat.
Emotional regulation and support throughout the retreat.
Held within a safe, inclusive, and judgement-free environment.
Facilitated by practitioners with a nuanced understanding of the relational, emotional, and erotic experiences of men who love men.
No prior experience is necessary. Come exactly as you are.
Begin the journey.
Whether you are single, partnered, monogamous, ethically non-monogamous, or simply curious about deepening intimacy and connection, you are warmly welcomed. This retreat offers a safe, confidential, and beautifully held space to explore, express, and honour your authentic truth. September 2026 Retreat. Bookings are now open. Spaces are limited. Choose the retreat experience that best suits your stay. Early Bird: Complimentary room upgrade to a villa with full payment. Limited availability. Retreat Only — $2,450 AUD. Accommodation arranged independently. Includes: Full three-day retreat program. All meals. Full access to retreat facilities. Retreat + Accommodation — $3,350 AUD. Includes: Boutique accommodation : Thursday - Sunday. Full three-day retreat program. All meals. Full access to retreat facilities. Optional Wellness Experiences: Available by appointment (additional investment). Breathwork Individual massage Couples counselling Craniosacral therapy