The hidden pain of coming out – „La Cortina“

It’s August, I think 2009, and I’ve gone to the beach with my girlfriend – as I’ve been doing more and more in the summer months since we started dating. For the last 2 years we’ve been in a fairly traditional relationship – shaped by fairly traditional family images. But something in both of us pulls us out of this traditionalism.

Publicado may 28 2024

Quiéreme, no soy gay

Pasó años intentando ser lo que los demás esperaban de él. Luego, eligió una forma diferente de vivir. Esta es una historia sobre la identidad, la comunidad LGBTQ+ y la búsqueda de un lugar al que pertenecer. Lee su historia aquí.

Publicado feb 26
de Thomas

Winter Retreat 2025: Your gateway to a new kind of connection

Winter Retreat 2025: Your gateway to a new kind of connection Why the winter retreat is the most valuable trip for the end of the year Since 2005, at Gay Love Spirit we have been working to create special spaces for men. Since 2008, with our winter retreat, we have created a unique space to end the year in a profound and connected way. Our journey has taken us from Berlin, through Strausberg and Voglehof, to the mighty Odenwald, to a simple rural schoolhouse that offers exactly what we need: authenticity and the opportunity to focus on the essentials.

Publicado oct 1 2025
de Thomas

Las horas del lobo

A veces he intentado luchar contra las horas del lobo... pero no ha servido de nada. Por qué a veces es mejor aceptarlas en lugar de luchar contra ellas... Hay momentos en la noche en los que el mundo parece haberse detenido. El reloj marca una hora que a menudo llamamos «hora del lobo», ese momento entre la medianoche y el amanecer en el que la oscuridad es más profunda y los pensamientos se hacen más intensos.

Publicado may 25 2025
de Thomas

En conversación con Jojo: De Summer Evolution a Winter Eros Retreat: un camino a través del trabajo corporal, la comunidad y las experiencias profundas en Gay Love Spirit

¿Qué lleva a un joven queer a embarcarse en un intenso viaje con el tantra y el trabajo corporal? ¿Qué sucede cuando el tacto se convierte en lenguaje? Jojo tiene 40 años, es médico y ha descubierto el trabajo corporal gay a través del yoga y los masajes. Lo que le impulsa es el anhelo de otro tipo de intimidad: tierna, consciente, atenta. En esta entrevista nos cuenta cómo le han cambiado el Summer Evolution Festival y el Winter Eros Retreat.

Publicado may 22 2025
de Artjom

Von Tabu zu Sichtbarkeit: Die Geschichte der deutschen Schwulenbewegung seit 1960

Die Geschichte der deutschen Schwulenbewegung seit 1960 ist eine Geschichte von Mut, Widerstand, Rebellion – und letztlich von Veränderung. Von der Unsichtbarkeit und Kriminalisierung in den 1960er Jahren bis zur heutigen Sichtbarkeit und rechtlichen Gleichstellung war es ein langer Weg. Doch dieser Weg war alles andere als gerade. Er war geprägt von gesellschaftlichem Wandel, politischen Kämpfen und kulturellen Aufbrüchen. Dieser Artikel gibt einen Überblick über die zentralen Etappen und Errungenschaften der Schwulenbewegung in Deutschland seit den 1960ern.

Publicado may 3 2025
de Thomas

¡La comunidad a tiempo parcial necesita crecer!

Cualquiera que haya participado en talleres o cursos de formación conoce este fenómeno: la vida cotidiana ordinaria a veces te atrapa demasiado rápido, y con ella la sensación de inutilidad de muchas de las cosas que tienes que hacer cada día, y el sentimiento de soledad se extiende de nuevo. La experiencia nos demuestra que cuando estamos conectados unos con otros, resonamos mucho mejor en el mundo que cuando nos encerramos en nuestro caparazón.

Publicado abr 16 2025
de Thomas

Únete a nuestro equipo de voluntarios: ¡apoya a GayLoveSpirit en retiros, talleres y grupos nocturnos!

Querida comunidad: en GayLoveSpirit creamos espacios seguros para hombres que aman a otros hombres, espacios en los que es posible el encuentro, el crecimiento y la sanación. Nuestros talleres y grupos nocturnos en diferentes ciudades europeas se nutren de la energía de todos los participantes, ¡y para eso es posible que te necesitemos! Estado actual: Los festivales de 2025 están cubiertos, ¡pero te necesitamos para los grupos nocturnos y los talleres! Ya tenemos suficientes voluntarios para nuestros festivales de este año, pero seguimos buscando personas comprometidas que quieran apoyarnos en nuestros talleres de fin de semana y en los grupos nocturnos regulares.

Publicado mar 29 2025
de Thomas

Abrir el corazón a la intimidad: del miedo a la conexión

¿Y si no conecto? ¿Y si no me aceptan? Estos miedos son comunes, pero cada paso hacia lo desconocido es una invitación al crecimiento. En este post, comparto mi viaje de desaprender las expectativas rígidas, abrazar la vulnerabilidad y descubrir que la intimidad no se trata de rendimiento, sino de conexión. Si alguna vez has sentido la tensión entre quién eres y quién crees que deberías ser, sigue leyendo.

Publicado mar 12 2025

Eros LAB Teaser: Recupera tu poder erótico

Muchos hombres gais y queer se mueven sin orientación por el mundo de la intimidad y la sexualidad: se sumergen en experiencias emocionantes, pero a menudo confusas, se sienten estancados en sus relaciones o anhelan conexiones más profundas. El Eros LAB Teaser Weekend ofrece un espacio en el que puedes explorar, cuestionar y ampliar tu vida erótica de una manera consciente, transformadora y profundamente personal.

Publicado mar 5 2025
de Artjom

Más allá del tacto: cómo la formación de masajista profesional transformó la conexión de Jordan consigo mismo y con los demás

¿Qué ocurre cuando el contacto se convierte en algo más que físico? Para Jordan, un joven trabajador corporal que buscaba una conexión más profunda con su sensualidad y sexualidad, la Formación de Masajista Profesional (MPT) se convirtió en un viaje transformador que reconfiguró su perspectiva sobre la intimidad, las relaciones personales y la práctica profesional.

Publicado feb 27 2025
de Artjom

Fire in the lab - A foggy Sunday afternoon in Neukölln in December

It was a grey Sunday afternoon and we had been planning a little sex party for a few days. We, that's Sakis, my Greek friend for a few hours, and me. We've been spending sometimes very horny hours together for many years, 13 now. Sakis had already pre-selected a few potential partners and all I had to do was make a few choices and the party could begin.

Publicado feb 22 2025
de Thomas

Eat less, fiddle more!

At our festival and retreats, we have decided to only have two large communal meals a day. This decision was made for several important reasons: First of all, it saves time. Eating three large meals a day would take up more of our valuable time for sessions, workshops and shared experiences. Reducing...

Publicado feb 16 2025
de Thomas

Gay Tantric Massage FAQ

Questions about gay tantric massage? This FAQ explains what happens in a Tantra massage at Gay Love Spirit, including ritual, mindful touch, boundaries, nudity, intimacy, preparation, and how our practitioners create a respectful space for gay and queer men.

Publicado ene 20 2025
de Thomas

What do the statues in the Khajuraho temples show?

The Khajuraho temples in India are world-famous for their unique, detailed stone carvings and elaborate sculptures. Built between the 10th and 12th centuries by the Chandela dynasty, this temple complex in Madhya Pradesh depicts a wide range of subjects that reflect the cultural and spiritual life of the time. What do the sculptures show?

Publicado dic 5 2024
de Thomas

Neo-Tantra: a brief overview

Neo-Tantra: a brief overview Introduction Neo-Tantra, also known as the ‘neo-Tantric movement’, is a modern Western interpretation and further development of traditional Tantric teachings and sexual practices that did not serve reproduction, which were observed in some ancient Near Eastern cultures. The term ‘Neotantra’ refers to a modern form of Tantric teachings that are mainly applied in the West.

Publicado dic 4 2024
de Thomas

Rocks and Firmament: The possibilities of an island, part 2

To begin with, here in the mountains we are far away from the sleeping dinosaur. Out here it is enchantingly beautiful. It is warm, but not too hot. Most of the time, a gentle wind blows from the mountains into the eco-resort ‘Eco Tara’. The light is constantly changing, playing with perception.

Publicado may 28 2024
de Gerd

Massage Practitioner Training Interviews: Timo

How did you decide to book the MPT? Was your motivation more private or more professional? Timo: At first my interest was just private curiosity. I have been interested in Tantra for a long time, but I didn’t have access to it and didn’t know any trustworthy people who offered such things.

Publicado may 28 2024

Massage Practitioner Training Interviews – Michael

After the end of our Massage Practitioner Training 2021 we decided to ask the participants to answer some questions about their experiences, challenges, their growth during the program and to give us some feedback. We will publish these interviews in the next weeks and hope they can give you some insight on what it’s like to participate in the training in case you’re curious about it.

Publicado may 28 2024
de Thomas

Massage Practitioner Training Interviews – Michael, part 2

After the end of our Massage Practitioner Training 2021 we decided to ask the participants to answer some questions about their experiences, challenges, their growth during the program and to give us some feedback. We will publish these interviews in the next weeks and hope they can give you some insight on what it’s like to participate in the training in case you’re curious about it.

Publicado may 28 2024
de Thomas

Moxe’s Queer Parenting – Lonely in a crowd

The other day I had some amazing all heart tantric sex, doing all the things I like, pleasuring another man. When it was all done, I had this feeling of running away. Like when I was single and young (well not only….). Running from the scene, feeling awkward. This time it was more conscious – I wanted to hold my baby.

Publicado may 28 2024
de Moxe

In love thanks to GLS – Dror’s experience, part 1

During all the years we’ve been active, many people happened to find love or some kind of partnership through our events, and while this is not our main goal, we can’t help but feel happy when it happens. That’s why we decided to bring you a cute series of posts where we interview some of these people, and ask them about their experience.

Publicado may 28 2024
de Thomas

In love thanks to GLS – Dror’s experience, part 2

Nico: How did you feel in the weeks after the workshop? And how long did it take before you felt like you were in a relationship? Dror: I felt good, I felt very relaxed and secure of myself. I was full of emotions and self love. And I was slower in my day to day life, accepting the beauty of it, not always thinking about the next thing to do.

Publicado may 28 2024
de Thomas

Noam’s Knitting Journey

Noam is a long time GayLoveSpirit friend and collaborator originally from Israel and today, he is starting a journey around Spain, France and Portugal, sitting on the streets and knitting over a barbed wire.

Publicado may 28 2024
de Thomas

Censorship, filters, stigmatising – and how we deal with it

In more than 20 years of workshop and training work in Gay Love Spirit of course a lot of things have changed in communication. We are currently working on our website 4.0 and are making many efforts to get through to you all. In this article, Thomas describes how we are currently dealing with the adversities of the puritan internet.

Publicado may 28 2024
de Thomas

Finding my religion

I often have the following thoughts on the occasion of “high” holidays. In the intense days before, during and even after, when travelling to celebrate the holidays with friends and family, and of course when organising activities for such holidays too.

Publicado may 28 2024
de Moxe

Still Gay

The world is moving forwards and identities like gay and lesbian are being challenged by the young generation, by the academic world, by people’s experiences. Many of our clients had a history with women and don’t necessarily identify with the word gay. Neither does the younger generation that is more fluid and skeptic about static identities and wants to include trans and non-binary people.

Publicado may 28 2024
de Moxe

Sex is Relating

We have this tension between wanting to live alone, that things will go our way, while at the same time needing to be part of a community, share and be part of something bigger. Understanding that in the current world, it is harder and harder to live alone. Again and again we get hurt by this animal called human. So, we developed technology that will allow us not to ask questions in the street, in school, machines that will help us to write, study, work, we can even chat with machines/ slaves.

Publicado may 28 2024
de Moxe

Sensuality, the Play of The Senses

Hello, my name is Jose, I am 45 years old and my boyfriend’s name is Luisfer, he is 13 years older than me and together we rediscovered our sexuality, but this time starting again from a process of self-acceptance, valuing and respecting first of all the emotional rhythms of the other person, not thinking only about oneself but also and above all about the other.

Publicado may 28 2024
de Moxe