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DAYLA

JULY 14, 2019, 1:30-10:00 pm
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Registration for DAYLA is $30.  Register today to save your spot!
Register Today
DAYLA: GAYLA for a Day
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Only $30, all inclusive. Register today.
Come for a taste of GAYLA, a magical retreat for GBTQ men who love men on the coast of Southern Maine.  “DAYLA: GAYLA for a Day” is a one-day celebration. Join us for:
• Welcoming Reception
• Embracing Hope & Light: A Shamanic Ceremony
• Social Hour/Open 12 Step Meeting
• All-You-Can-Eat Outdoor BBQ
• Friendship Circle on the Beach
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Jay Thomas is a health coach, workshop leader, and eclectic shamanic practitioner. He uses ancient and modern techniques for problem-solving, self-discovery, personal growth, and healing. Jay facilitates workshops and retreats throughout New England, including Easton Mountain, Boston Living Soulfully and Camp Destiny for the Radical Faeries. At Easton Mountain, Jay leads An Introduction to Shamanism retreat each spring and the Annual GBTQ Men’s Shamanic Retreateach fall.
Gather in the woods around a sacred circle to connect with Spirit, our community and the land. We’ll bond through the elements—Fire, Water, Earth, and Air—as guideposts to how we inspire hope and shine light on our life journeys. Through drumming, ritual, and story, we’ll honor and explore how we nurture ourselves and each other. We’ll craft intentions and release what no longer serves us while invoking energies to help create the lives we desire.
1969 was the year of Stonewall. It was a year of revelation, revolution and hope. It was also a year of great dance music. Scour your local thrift shop for outfits. Think Madmen and Hippies, Rayon and big prints. Psychedelic patterns and bell bottoms. Soupy Sales and Joanne Worley. 

Ferry Beach Retreat and Conference Center is about 30 minutes from both Portland and Ogunquit, and 2 hours from Boston. Overnight accommodations and additional meals may be available after July 1. 
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Our mission at Ferry Beach is to awaken hearts to explore, grow and renew the spirit of universal love. 
We work by creating programing and events in the areas of Arts & Culture, Education, Spirituality, Sustainability, Personal Growth and Justice & Action.  
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Ferry Beach Retreat & Conference Center is a 501(c)3 membership organization. 
Our mission is to awaken hearts to explore, grow and renew the spirit of universal love.  We accomplish our mission through work in the areas of
​arts & culture, education, spirituality, sustainability, personal growth and justice & action.
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  • Home
  • Organization
    • Governance
    • Board of Directors
    • Board Interest
    • Staff
    • Work at Ferry Beach
  • Membership
    • For Members >
      • Strategic Plan
  • Giving
    • One-Time Giving
    • Sustaining Gifts
    • Donation Pot
    • The Beachkeeper Program
    • Quillen Shinn Society
    • Memorial Garden
    • Endowment Fund
    • Scholarship Program
    • Capital Campaigns
  • About
    • Our Mission & Values
    • History
    • Contact Us
    • Directions
    • CELEBRATING 125 YEARS
  • Schedule
    • Sourdough Bread Class
    • Beach Yoga
    • Community Dinner
    • Sound Healing Experience
    • Open Jam
    • Line Dancing
    • Contemplative Practice
    • Quilting Retreats
    • Dancing Jaguar's Spirit of Family Retreat
    • Soul Speak: Psychic Reading & Workshop
    • American Society of Dowsers Conference
    • Summer Cookouts
    • Work Week
    • Profound Treasury
    • Personal Retreaters Week
    • Sand and Stars
    • The Great Campout
    • Zen Tide Retreat
    • Independence Getaway
    • RE Week
    • Choral Fest
    • GAYLA
    • Women's Healing
    • Family & Friends
    • Circles of Life
    • Company of Women
    • Circle of Music
    • Sacred Circle Dance
    • Motivational Interviewing
    • Quilting by the Bay
    • The Beach Getaway
    • Labor Day Weekend
    • AFG
    • SOS Saco Bay Conference
    • The Space Between Stories
    • Kindred Spirits
    • 125th Celebration Weekend
    • Summer Solstice
    • Emma's Revolution Concert
  • What to Expect
    • Our Facility
    • Our Dining Center
    • Our Accessibility
    • Our Policies
  • Lodging
  • News
    • Discovery
    • Maine Storm & Climate News
    • Blog
  • Plan a Gathering
    • Gathering Spaces
    • Planning Resources
  • Store