🌊 Qasa @ Provincetown: Tides, Touch, and Transformation
Sept 16-20 2026

Program Overview

Come play at the edge of land and sea, where desire meets depth, and connection unfolds as naturally as the tide.

Qasa @ Provincetown is a 5 day immersion for GBTQ+ men (Lodging is NOT included) who want to explore the art of touch, presence, and connection—held inside the wild, playful, and deeply alive energy of Provincetown.

Every summer, thousands of queer people visit Provincetown, MA looking for freedom, adventure, community, pleasure, and belonging. Sometimes we find exactly what we’re looking for. Sometimes we leave needing a vacation from our vacation.

No judgment. We’ve been there too. Qasa @ Provincetown is an invitation to explore a different possibility.

By day, we gather for movement, conversation, touch, and embodied practices that deepen connection with ourselves and each other. By afternoon, Provincetown becomes part of the retreat itself: beach days, tea dance, wandering the dunes, community events, and spontaneous adventure. By night, a touch lab invites us to connect with our bodies, other bodies, our desire, boundaries, and pleasure. We carry that aliveness with us as we step into the magic of town with greater presence, confidence, and connection.

This is not about avoiding the party. It’s about bringing more of yourself to it.

A space where:

• Connection becomes intentional
• Pleasure becomes nourishing
• And Provincetown becomes a playground for transformation.

About Provincetown and Welltown

All workshops and experiences will be hosted at the Gifford House in Provincetown Massachusetts, our local partner. Accommodations are available on site at Gifford House, and the retreat includes evening entrance to daily parties and events at Gifford House. 

Interested in coming and want to share a room? Sign up for the retreat and we’ll help connect people looking to share accommodations. (Lodging is NOT included in this program)

Scholarships are Available to those facing financial hardship. Email welcome@qasa.house for more information.

This Qasa Queer Wellness Retreat is a part of Welltown, Provincetown’s new wellness initiative. While the majority of the workshops will be held in a private container, the retreat will invite the public into 1 or more experiences (such as a daytime yoga experience), and will plan to join Provincetown’s Welltown programming for 1 or more experiences as well (such as a fun run and daytime dance party).

This retreat may be for you if you:

• Love Provincetown and want your experience to be both wilder and more connected at the same time
• Want to explore pleasure, intimacy, and connection with more intention and less autopilot
• Want practical tools for communication, boundaries, touch, and connection
• Want to learn how to give an epic full-body massage and experience receiving one, too
• Would rather arrive in Provincetown with a community than navigate the weekend alone
• Crave authentic community and meaningful conversations alongside adventure and play

WHAT TO EXPECT

The Experience:
The sun is low, casting everything in gold as the sunset cuts softly across the water. Someone’s hand brushes yours – not by accident, not by force – just presence meeting presence. You breathe deeper. Your body softens.

Earlier, you were in a room learning the language of touch – how to listen with your hands, how to slow down, how to feel. Now, that same awareness follows you everywhere: into conversation, into movement, into the subtle electricity of being alive in a space full of possibility.

One afternoon, you wander the dunes – wind against your skin, silence stretching wide. Another, you’re dancing at tea, surrounded by bodies, but somehow more connected to your own than ever before.

At night, the lights dim. Music hums. A room becomes a playground of sensation, massage tables, laughter, breath, bodies moving with ease. Nothing forced. Nothing expected. Just an invitation.

And somewhere in it all, you realize:

You’re not chasing connection anymore.
You are in it.

Schedule Overview

Morning Session: Breath, reflection, and movement to arrive in the body and set the tone for the day. These sessions are grounding, spacious, and designed to meet you exactly where you are.

Afternoon Session: Each day features one core experience:

• Bodywork sessions focused on learning the art of touch—front body, back body, and intuitive connection
• Nature immersions like a guided exploration of the epic Provincetown dunes.

Afternoons are intentionally open – time for beach, tea dance, wandering town, or simply doing nothing at all.

Evening Session: Evenings bring curated connection spaces (select nights), including beginner-friendly touch labs, group discussions, and a signature spa night experience. These are balanced with nights fully open to enjoy Provincetown’s vibrant nightlife.

This rhythm—structure + freedom, depth + play—is what makes the experience land.

Example Daily Schedule (tentative – will vary by day)

🔒Closed group activities
🌐Open Provincetown

9:00–10:00 AM — Slow Breakfast (included) 🔒
Mornings begin slowly around 10am— we get it – we’re in P Town, after all. 

10:00 AM–12:00 PM — Morning Workshop 🔒

• Touch skills
• Communication
• Embodiment
• Desire & intimacy
• Community building
• Movement

12:00–1:00 PM — Lunch (included)  🔒

1:00–4:00 PM — Signature Daily Experience 🔒✨

Examples:

• Full-Body Massage Workshop
• Dunes Journey
• Community Yoga

(One major experience per day.)

4:00–8:00 PM — Open Flow 🌐

Time for:

• Beach
• Tea Dance
• Bikes
• Shopping
• Naps
• Hookups
• Integration
• Dinner
• Spontaneous adventure

8:00–9:30 PM — Touch Lab 🔒
(Select nights only)

• Through guided exercises and structured exploration, you’ll experiment with touch, communication, and connection in a playful, consent-based space.

9:30 PM onward — Provincetown 🌐

The retreat intentionally gets out of the way.

• Nightlife at Gifford House (Cover Included each night)
• Dance clubs
• House parties
• Dates
• Beach walks
• Late-night adventures
• Quiet evenings

Program Highlights (all optional)

• Foundational bodywork workshops (front + back body touch)
• Guided touch labs (all optional and consent based)
• Embodied movement practices (yoga, dance, etc)
• Dune exploration or hike for nature connection, play, and awe
• Group excursions to Welltown events for community integration
• Tea dance outings 
• Tools for consent, communication, and embodied connection
• A space that is sensual, playful, and grounded in respect
• Nightlife at the Gifford House (parties each evening)

Investment & Logistics

Duration: 5 days, 4 nights – Arrive by 5pm on Weds, Depart after noon on Sunday
Group Size: 25–40 participants (with smaller containers for touch work)

Investment:
Core Retreat Pass: starting at $750
(Includes all workshops, connection labs, and core programming)