ENEVERENCE Retreat — Portland 2026

You’ve done the work to open yourself. You’ve faced your shame. You’ve healed. You’ve allowed yourself to feel more.

And now?

You’re realizing that feeling deeper doesn’t automatically mean you know how to relate.

You can feel everything… and still lose yourself in connection.

You can experience desire… and still feel confused, overwhelmed, or unsure what to do with it.

You can crave intimacy… and still fall into the same patterns:

• Over-attaching

• Pulling away

• Performing

• Overthinking

• Numbing

• Trying to control the outcome

This isn’t because something is wrong with you. It’s because no one ever taught you how to work with the energy of connection itself.

This is where ENEVERENCE begins.

Eneverence is the practice of honoring the authentic energetic connection you create with another person.

Not chasing it. Not avoiding it. Not using it to validate yourself.

Respecting it. Holding it. Being present inside it.

Because once connection exists, it doesn’t disappear — it evolves.

And the way you show up in that change determines whether you deepen… or disconnect from yourself.

This retreat is about one thing:

How you show up when connection is real.

• When there’s attraction in the room.

• When emotions are present.

• When tension arises.

• When you want something — but don’t want to lose yourself to get it.

This is where most men collapse into old patterns, but this is where you learn something different.

Inside ENEVERENCE Portland, you will:

• Learn how to stay grounded in yourself while feeling deeply connected to others

• Understand how to navigate attraction, desire, and emotional intensity without confusion or reactivity

• Develop awareness of the energetic dynamic between you and other men

• Practice honest, direct communication without disconnecting or shutting down

• Experience real-time relational dynamics — and learn how to move through them consciously

• Explore intimacy and connection without performance, pressure, or validation-seeking

• Strengthen your ability to hold both autonomy and closeness at the same time

This is not theoretical work.

You won’t just talk about connection. You will experience it.

• In real time.

• With real people.

• With real emotions, attraction, and energy in the room.

And instead of defaulting to old patterns, you’ll learn how to stay present inside it.

Who This Is For

This is for you if:

• You’ve already done personal or emotional growth work — but still struggle in relationships

• You notice yourself over-attaching, withdrawing, or losing clarity when connection deepens

• You want to feel more confident navigating dating, sex, and emotional intimacy

• You’re exploring non-monogamy or complex relational dynamics and want to move through them with integrity

• You’re ready to stop repeating the same patterns and start relating differently

This is the next level.

SHAMELESS helped you release what was holding you back.

ENEVERENCE teaches you how to move forward without losing yourself again.

The truth is simple:

Connection isn’t the problem. Unconscious connection is.

And once you learn how to relate with awareness, presence, and respect… everything changes.

If you feel the pull, trust it.

Because the part of you that wants deeper connection also wants to feel grounded, clear, and fully yourself inside it.

That’s what we’re building here.

Retreat Details

Location
Portland, Oregon — Private home venue (shared after registration)

Dates
October 2 – 5, 2026

Investment

• Commuter — $1,250

• Private Bed in Shared Room (Community Room) — $1,900

• Shared Bed in Private Room (Intimacy Room) — $2,100

• Private Bed in Private Room (Private Integration Suite) — $2,800

What’s Included

Your experience includes:

✔ Full 3-day immersive ENEVERENCE retreat
✔ All workshops, relational practices, and live coaching
✔ Guided connection and embodiment exercises
✔ Most meals throughout the weekend
✔ One 30-minute 1:1 coaching session with Kevin
✔ Post-retreat integration support and resources

ENEVERENCE Portland is facilitated by Coach Kevin Martin and Walter Kinoshita through the SHAMELESS Foundation, a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to helping gay men build authentic community and connection.

Your retreat investment is made as a donation to the foundation and may be tax-deductible. Tax ID: 92-3337253