Our Spirit

A community-powered weekend devoted to movement, music, and soul-level healing. If you feel the call to express Higher Love, you belong here.

Ecstatic Dance

Express yourself! Move freely to vibrant beats from talented DJ's that awaken your spirit and connect you.

Yoga Flow

Daily morning yoga sessions with experienced teachers to align your body and calm your mind.

Engage in workshops that inspire growth, creativity, and connection.

Workshops

The Higher Love
Experience

• Multiple ecstatic dance sets each day

• Daily yoga + sound healing

• Partner dancing class

• Aquatic therapeutics workshop

• Movement + breathwork playshops

• Song circles + devotional medicine music

• Lake access (canoes), volleyball, and hiking trails

• Evening sauna sweats—with a refreshing lake plunge

• Making lots of memories with new friends!

Feeling inspired to offer your gifts at the Higher Love Campout?
Apply to become a DJ, musician, or workshop facilitator.

Workshop Facilitator Application

Contribute to the Higher Love experience by sharing your passion.

DJ Application

Join our lineup of ecstatic dance DJs.

Get Involved

Location

Tucked into a breathtaking mountain valley just two hours from D.C., Buffalo Gap Retreat is a 70-acre festival paradise featuring a massive open-air timber pavilion, a private spring-fed lake with a floating wood-fired sauna, and a charming mix of rustic cabins and creekside campsites designed for an unforgettable weekend of community and sound.

Where

Buffalo Gap Retreat
Capon Bridge, WV

When

August 7-9th