Média, press and links
Media & press
Fantasy Farm and its founder in the media, on television and in specialist publications.
Magazine · Esprit Yoga no. 92 (summer 2026)
An interview with Mark in which Fantasy Farm is presented in detail. (Extract below.)
Television · Channel 5 (UK) (first broadcast 3 November 2026)
An episode of the series New Lives in the Wild (series 21, episode 10) is devoted to Fantasy Farm. Filmed on site in May 2026, it is broadcast on 3 November 2026.
ESPRIT YOGA · Magazine · Interview
Fantasy Farm is covered in detail in the interview Mark gave to Esprit Yoga magazine, published in issue 92, summer 2026. It can be downloaded here
Articles & publications
Mark writes for specialist media and fanzines. His articles are collected in the [Blog].
Press contact
For an interview, a report or photos, please contact mark@fanfarm.org
Listings
STAYS, COURSES AND GAY RETREATS
Websites that list and promote places and activities for gay travellers:
GAY SEJOURS : STAGES, RETRAITES, FORMATIONS
GAY SEJOURS : SEJOURS
GAYCATION
MAN MASSAGE
TRIP ADVISOR
YOUTUBE
ECO-PLACES
Guides and directories of eco-places, third places and utopias:
https://eurotopia.de
https://eurotopia.directory
https://oservert.fr
https://ecovillage.org
https://www.colibris-lemouvement.org/nos-actions-quotidien/campagnes-precedentes/2014-projet-oasis/carte-oasis
LES COLIBRIS
HELLOASSO
ECOVILLAGE GLOBAL / PASSERELLE ECO
Inspirations
Ecology and Permaculture
Vandana Shiva is probably my greatest inspiration in this field; I did a course at her farm school.
http://www.navdanya.org
An unrivalled resource on nature:
https://www.lahulotte.fr
RADICAL FAERIES
The Radical Faeries movement, founded by Harry Hay in San Francisco, has played an essential role in reclaiming gay identity, encouraging men to reconnect with their true nature and to celebrate their diversity within the natural world. The movement has given rise to gatherings and sanctuaries in the United States and internationally, with initiatives such as Folleterre in France. My time at Folleterre, where I stayed several times, was a genuine awakening: it introduced me to a vibrant community and let me bring those values into my own vision. Fantasy Farm was born from that inspiration, a place where the freedom to be yourself and the acceptance of diversity are at the heart of every exchange and encounter. The Radical Faeries continue to light the way for many men around the world.
https://radfae.org
https://www.folleterre.org/en/home/
https://albionfaeries.org.uk
https://www.rfdmag.org
YOGA, Asanas, Meditation and Spiritual Path
My yoga was shaped in India over fifteen years: intensive trainings in Rishikesh, satsang, silent retreats, and a gradual move towards the tantric philosophy of Kashmir Shaivism, which is now the heart of my practice and my teaching. Here are the places that made my path.
Rishikesh YogPeeth
I did my first intensive six-week training here, from December 2010 to January 2011. It took place in a hotel in the centre of Rishikesh. At the time, they had just bought the land for what would become their own centre in the hills of Patna.
https://www.rishikeshyogpeeth.com
Rishikesh YogDham
I did my second intensive four-week training here in September 2014.
https://rishikeshyogdham.com
Omkarananda Ashram
I followed the teachings and courses of Usha Devi in BKS Iyengar Yoga. It was also here that I attended the Vedic philosophy classes of Siddharth Krishna.
https://www.iyengaryoga.in
Ajatananda Ashram
I took part in a meditation course here, and went along to listen to the satsang.
https://ajatananda.org
Sadhana Kendra Ashram
I did a meditation retreat here.
https://sadhanakendra.org/swamiji.html
Parmarth Niketan
I studied with Mataji here, taking a course in Vedic chanting and another in Kriya Yoga meditation. I also took part in their international yoga festival.
https://courses.parmarth.org/ashram/
Ramana Maharshi
One of the most inspiring figures of modern spirituality. I went to Tiruvannamalai several times to let myself be inspired. I never stayed at the ashram, but I spent most of my time there.
https://www.gururamana.org
MASSAGE
I learned massage where it is still passed on in the traditional way: an Ayurvedic clinic in Kerala in 2010, then the schools of Bangkok and Chiang Mai for Thai massage. Two very different approaches that complement each other in my practice.
PVA Ayurveda
The clinic where I learned Ayurveda and various massage treatments, including panchakarma, in February 2010.
https://ayurvedaacharya.com/
Thai massage
I trained at Sunshine and Wat Pho, in the traditional technique at both schools and in the therapeutic technique at Wat Pho in Bangkok.
https://www.sunshine-massage-school.com/
https://www.watpomassage.com/EN/home
Tantra and Spirituality
Yoga led me, naturally and inevitably, to the philosophy of the tantras, and more precisely to Kashmir Shaivism, whose central figure is Abhinavagupta. It is not a spirituality of performance or spectacular ritual. It is a philosophy of recognition: recognising consciousness as the foundation of all experience.
A few voices that have mattered along the way:
Paramahansa Yogananda: Autobiography of a Yogi enchanted, delighted and inspired me. A book you never quite close.
Sri Ramana Maharshi: Tiruvannamalai, the fiery temple of Shiva, the ashram, the chanting, the mountain of Arunachala. Visits that leave a lasting mark.
Jiddu Krishnamurti: kfoundation.org. Listening to him, reading him, trying to apply what he proposes. Work that never ends.
Wei Wu Wei: weiwuwei.mysite.com. Taking the time to unfold the paradoxes of duality and non-duality. Slow, necessary reading.
Mark S. G. Dyczkowski: anuttaratrikakula.org. Hearing him set out the simple complexity of the tantric philosophies, and of the Tantraloka in particular.
Lilian Silburn: her analysis of the Vijñāna Bhairava Tantra, her path, her influences, her passion for the Vedic and tantric philosophies.
Mircea Eliade: his essay Yoga: Immortality and Freedom explores every aspect of yoga; then let yourself be carried away by his adventures and encounters in 1930s India in Les Routes de l’Inde. To read and read again.
Literature
Hermann Hesse: Siddhartha opens a path into Buddhist philosophy with rare economy and clarity.
Gregory David Roberts: Shantaram. Bombay, adventure, the dark sides, the dangers: a plunge without a safety net. Well worth reading or watching, as Apple made a series of it in 2022.
Pier Paolo Pasolini: I discovered him through Salò, and his cruel end, but also through The Scent of India, whose sensory, sensual response to India speaks to me particularly.