Posted May 28, 2024 - by Gerd
Nature
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. In the bright sunlight, the rock faces come very close; before sunrise, they remain aloof and majestic at a distance, shrouded in a fine veil of mist. An inexhaustible colour palette of earthy reds shines forth and fades away again. On the terraced, spacious grounds of the ‘Eco Tara’ there is a small pool, orange groves and tangerine bushes surround the buildings.
But there is more than simply meets the eye. There is also: a huge black pig that lives in the company of several chickens on the lowest plateau of the ‘Eco Tara’. There is no meat on the plate here, the mainly vegan food is locally grown or bought. All in all, it is a very beautiful place in the midst of angular, rugged mountains. Defiant cacti bend over rocky outcrops; the sea can only be glimpsed from this place amidst the mountains and on a clear day. Our hosts are very warm. Some of them don’t just work here, they live together and this shows in the way they treat each other.
Nothing here is oversized or ostentatious. Flower vines like bougainvillea and passionflower stand out brightly against the barren surroundings and thrive excellently in the mild climate with irrigation. Self-service is expressly encouraged at the tangerine bushes. The vegetarian cuisine is sensual and nutritious. We eat outside at long tables on the various plateaus. It gets dark early. When it gets chilly in the evening, and it can get very cold in the mountains, a fire is lit from old wooden pallets in a fire bowl, as there are hardly any trees on the island. It is nice to be outside every day. A feeling of inner warmth and contentment sets in, even though we are only guests here for a few days. We are looked after. And it is true, we have booked this stay, as tourists and paying customers. Are we also something like friends?
The practice
We also take good care of ourselves. In addition to going to the gym, alternative body practices like Yoga and Pilates have long been part of the gay mainstream; and even tantra is rather common in our group of ten. Still, it’s going to be exciting.
The beautiful dome where we had most of our sessions…
The day begins at sunrise with yoga and ends after a final evening tantra session in the cool evening air. As Thomas explains at the beginning, communication in Tantra takes place mainly through touch; the spoken word pauses during the massages. We work in pairs, naked and in constantly changing couple constellations. In addition to more technical aspects such as massage and breathing techniques, the naked bodies are the scene of a communication that hardly takes place anywhere else. For desire is also stripped here, step by step. And this in the heated room with 10 naked and sweating gay men! Regardless of the appearance and physical equipment of the counterpart, the aim is to grasp foreign body worlds, to comprehend them with your hands. In spite of the notorious objections of a tireless mind: it is worth to explore this terrain with Gay Love Spirit. On Gran Canaria. In Berlin. Or elsewhere.
by Gerd Fechner
