Dimensions of Desire

July 16-22, 2025

In this brand new 6-day immersion you will enter into a personalized exploration of how to invite, embody and express the full range of who you are.

 

Engage, invite and polarize your chosen erotic flavors and experience the fullness and bliss that are the results of these practices through engagement with our brand new masculine flavor cards.

You will be guided in an exploration of the boundless variety of expressions that arise from within all of us. You will learn to harness these powerful flavors for rich creativity, new and expanded freedom, and deeply satisfying sensual and erotic engagement.

From this place of bodily aliveness and joy you will engage with the potent new practices centered around the new masculine flavor cards.

 

In this exploration you will:

Discover which flavors to embody to attract various erotic and relational qualities in a partner.

Learn how to move, invite and play with a variety of expressions.

Discover which masculine flavors to choose for relationship and for the erotic.

Heal external or internal wounds and imbalances.

Utilize the masculine flavor cards to enhance your real life desire.

Resonate and polarize with a variety of flavors as a means of rediscovering your erotic flow and desire.

Deepen internal capacity to unlock the full range of human experiences.

The masculine flavor cards allow new access to the erotic and polarizing embodiment aspects that are sometimes hard to achieve with a “live” participant partner.

The engagement with masculine flavors adds a new layer of embodied experience. You will learn how to use these flavors in your external world to attract the right qualities into your life, to create fresh inspiration, and to change and heal your relationships. By engaging with all aspects of your inner and outer erotic self you can create, polarize and integrate a deeper connection with all that you are.

In this immersion you will receive brand new material as well as new experiential practice sessions, specially crafted for the theme of this retreat and its unique retreat location:

 

  • Receive never-before offered flavor demonstrations and transmissions with Michaela, which will be facilitated and supported by Steve. In these sessions we will use the principles of resonant learning, as you move with and learn from Michaela as well as each other.
  • We have exclusive use of our retreat location, which allows for a true immersion while providing the space to de-escalate and relax within an incredibly beautiful natural environment. Orada has been a place of sacred pilgrimage for 400 years and its land, waters and various spaces naturally support sacred exploration.
  • We have added an extra day to this immersion to allow for a deeper engagement while offering your body, heart and mind a spacious practice environment.
  • In addition to the main schedule, you will have the opportunity to participate in optional daily sunrise meditation and individualized practice instruction from Steve James.
  • Receive personalized feedback from Michaela throughout the retreat and participate in Q&A’s and group processes.
In this immersion you will:
Gain insight into the types of men you attract in romantic relationships or professional collaboration.
Fine tune your ability to bring out the best in existing partners as well as your community.
Recognize flavors missing from your life and learn how to attract and receive them.
Expand your capacity to play in the erotic domain of your desire.
Heal masculine imprints from paternal figures, past partners, and other male imprints.
Discover and nurture your own internal polarities to face the world with a greater availability, vitality, and power.
Heal your own relationship to inner and outer masculine energies, encouraging freedom from negative imprints and fostering an openness to new positive experiences.

Schedule & Logistics 

This 6-Day Immersion begins on July 16, 2025 and ends on July 22, 2025 in Portugal.

 

July 16 | Day 1: Check in after 3pm & evening programming

July 17 | Day 2: All day programming 

July 18 | Day 3: All day programming 

July 19 | Day 4: All day programming 

July 20 | Day 5: All day programming 

July 21 | Day 6: All day programming

July 22 | Morning programming & departure by Noon

 

Due to the nature of the material and the special location, this retreat is by application only and open to a limited amount of participants. You can find accommodation options below on this page. Room prices include room, 3 meals a day, tea/coffee breaks, and use of the entire property. 

NOTE: Current Study Group and Teacher Training members are entitled to their 50% discount for the tuition price. Please note, discount applies to retreat tuition only and not to the accommodation fee. Please apply discount code at checkout once approved. Details, locations and logistics are provided below. 

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Location

Monte da Orada, Odemira, SW Portugal

Monte Da Orada has been a place of pilgrimage for hundreds of years. Situated in a remote and magical valley the retreat center offers the perfect backdrop for our explorations.

It offers us the privacy and support to immerse deeply. The stunning views, calming water, untouched nature and nourishing environment assist and enhance our explorations and provide space for ritual.

The kitchen provides flavorful, locally sourced vegetarian meals and hence can support those with food sensitivities and allergies.

There are a variety of housing options to accommodate your preferences.

Accommodations
Orada offers different accommodation types from private suites and bungalows to tepees and cozy dorm rooms. The buildings and retreat facilities were reconstructed using traditional and organic adobe materials, giving this beautiful property not only an authentic Portuguese feel, but also providing a healthy and comfortable environment in all weather.
Accommodation pricing listed below is for the entire 6 night stay plus 3 meals & coffee/tea station each day.
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BUNK ROOM
Single bed in bunk room
Shared Bathroom
€660 EUR/person
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DORM ROOM
Single bed in shared room
Shared Bathroom
€690 EUR/person
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BUNGALOW
4 single beds in a shared room
Shared Bathroom
€840 EUR/person
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SMALL DOUBLE ROOM
2 single beds in a shared room
Bathroom in room
€960 EUR/person
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DOUBLE ROOM/SHARED BATH
2 single beds in a shared room
Shared bathroom
€990 EUR/person
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DOUBLE ROOM/PRIVATE BATH
2 single beds in a shared room
Bathroom in room
€1050 EUR/person
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LOTUS TENT
3 single beds in a shared yurt
Bathroom outside of yurt
€900 EUR/person
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PRIVATE ROOM/SHARED BATH
1 double bed in a room
Shared bathroom
€1260 EUR/room (max 2 people)
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PRIVATE ROOM/PRIVATE BATH
1 double bed with
Bathroom in room
€1350 EUR/room (max 2 people)
Travel to Orada

The closest airports to the retreat center are the Lisbon airport (220km) and Faro airport (160km).

Shared shuttles, buses, taxis and car rentals are all options for travel to and from the airports.

Detailed travel details and ride share options will be available upon application submission.

Faculty
About Michaela

Michaela Boehm teaches and counsels internationally as an expert in intimacy and relationships. Born and raised in Austria, Michaela combines her training in psychology and extensive clinical counseling experience with her in-depth training in the yogic arts. A gifted speaker and counselor, her unique body of work centers on the intersection of intimacy and embodiment. Known for her work with high-performing individuals, her ongoing private clients include Oscar-winning actors, multiple Grammy-winning musicians, producers, and business pioneers. Michaela is the Author of “The Wild Woman’s Way” and the founder of The Non-Linear Movement Method®, a powerful somatic release modality. Her work has recently been featured in Gwyneth Paltrow’s Netflix Show “Sex, Love & goop” and Will Smith’s bestselling memoir ‘Will’. She lives on an organic farm in California where she rescues and rehabilitates animals.

Deep Learning Experience

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Michaela has so much knowledge

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Frequently Asked Questions

Tuition covers your retreat workshop fee, in addition choose whichever price level of accommodation suits you.

Accommodations cover your choice of room, 3 meals each day, all day coffee, tea, and fruit + our group has the exclusive use of the full property for your entire stay.

Tuition and accommodations are priced separately. 

There are no prerequisites for this course, anyone is welcome to apply. This is free-standing material, previous experience with our work is not required.  

The exercises and practices in this course can be adjusted to individual health and fitness levels. This course material is also suitable for all stages of pregnancy.

Feel free to reach out to our team at workshops@michaelaboehm.com for more information.

This retreat is not a substitute for therapy or medical treatment. If you have a history of trauma, mental health issues or medical conditions, please consult your physician or mental health care practitioner to determine if somatic movement modalities are appropriate for you.

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