The Himeros Retreat for men

Desire by Design

April 27 – May 3, 2027 · Vancouver Island, BC

A week-long immersion in somatic sex education for men, built around five private sessions with experienced female practitioners.

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What makes us different

Five private sessions. One practitioner. A real arc.

We believe pleasure and desire are guiding forces in how we navigate all of life, and until we're aligned with these deepest parts of ourselves, we can never fully know ourselves.

Each day, you'll have a private somatic sex education session with a trained and experienced female practitioner. You're paired with one practitioner for the week, and together you move through a five-session arc: an opportunity to explore hands-on experiences in arousal, embodiment and desire.

A practitioner guiding a man through a somatic sex education session at a Himeros retreat

A demonstration of what a somatic sex education session can look like.

Books on sexuality, desire and embodiment laid out for the Himeros retreat curriculum

The curriculum

Reveal your Erotic Signature

Every Himeros retreat is designed to help you reveal your unique Erotic Signature, and to embody your desires with clarity and confidence.

The curriculum is built on the Desire by Design philosophy: an intentional four-step journey to understand and embrace your erotic identity.

Using the foundations of somatic sex education, our practitioners guide you deeper into connection with yourself through breath, sound, touch, movement and interoception.

Somatic brotherhood

You don't do this alone

Alongside your private sessions, you'll share the week with a small group of men doing the same work.

Each night, the men's group is a place to examine old beliefs about relating to other men, to be honest about what's coming up, and to be met without performance or competition.

Through group mat work and shared time together, the week becomes a chance to build real friendship and trust with other men.

Men gathered in a close circle during the nightly men's group at a Himeros retreat

What to expect

Your week at a Himeros retreat

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Five private somatic sex education sessions with experienced female practitioners

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Workshops to discover and express your erotic identity

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Facilitated group mat work

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A nightly men's group, to examine old beliefs about relating to men and deepen into community and friendship

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1:1 support with Cosmo Meens and Ori Dahan

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Gourmet, locally sourced meals by nature's chef Tom Kral

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A luxury lakeside home on Vancouver Island

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Six nights of accommodation, in a private or shared room

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Leave physiologically changed by a week-long immersion in pleasure, connection and relaxation

The setting

A lakeside home in the forest

Six nights in a light-filled timber-frame home on Vancouver Island, with forest, mountains and water all around, and meals made from local ingredients.

Open-plan living and dining room with tall A-frame windows at the retreat house Forested waterfront with a dock near the Vancouver Island retreat Family-style shared meal of salads and roasted dishes at the retreat

Rooms & investment

Choose your room

Everything above is included in both. The only difference is where you sleep.

Private bedroom at the Vancouver Island retreat house

Private room

$10,000USD

Your own bedroom for the week.

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Shared room with bunk beds at the Vancouver Island retreat house

Shared room

$9,000USD

A room shared with another participant.

Reserve Your Place

Places are limited. Every booking starts with a free call, so we can make sure the retreat is right for you.

Meet the Team

  • Cosmo Meens, founder and facilitator of the Himeros Project

    Cosmo Meens

    FOUNDER & FACILITATOR

  • Ori Dahan, co-founder and facilitator of the Himeros Project

    Ori Dahan

    CO-FOUNDER & FACILITATOR

    oridahan.com

  • Casia Sobolewski, co-founder and practitioner at the Himeros Project

    Casia Sobolewski

    CO-FOUNDER & PRACTITIONER

    honeyandwater.ca

  • Melissa Davison, practitioner at Himeros men's intimacy retreats

    Melissa Davison

    PRACTITIONER

    bodyjoy.org

  • Corinne Diachuk, practitioner at Himeros men's intimacy retreats

    Corinne Diachuk

    PRACTITIONER

    corinnediachuk.com

  • Kris Kelkar, co-facilitator and integrative support at Himeros retreats

    Kris Kelkar

    CO-FACILITATOR & INTEGRATIVE SUPPORT

  • Amy Kebernik, practitioner at Himeros men's intimacy retreats

    Amy Kebernik

    PRACTITIONER

April 27 – May 3, 2027 · Vancouver Island

Is this your year?

Book a free call with us. We'll talk through where you are, what you're hoping for, and whether Desire by Design is the right next step.

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