Resources for Men
Resources for Men and Events of Interest to Men
At our 2006 Men's Gathering in October 2006, men stepped forward
to suggest links to online resources and other events of interest
to men.
- Simon McCain (simac99@bellsouth.net) submitted
- My Kiva group is sponsoring our second Soul Camp this coming May [2009]. It's
a Thursday-through-Sunday event at a lovely wooded spot surrounded by
Old Hickory Lake. Some of the leaders of the Men's Leadership Alliance
in Colorado (aka Sapphire Canyon) will be guiding. The experience is
powerful in deep ways, and will be a major blessing helping men to de-
stress in these difficult times.
The text from our postcard follows:
You are warmly invited to attend Soul Camp to explore the light and
shadow within for personal growth, collective healing, and connection
with nature and men in authentic ways. You can receive support on your
life journey, break from patterns, improve presence, and create a
deepening of who you are in your family, job and community.
Thursday, May 14, 2009 at 5 pm -- Sunday, May 17 at 2 pm
Boxwell Scout Reservation, near LaGuardo, Tennessee
Cost: sliding scale from $250-350, and scholarships are available.
more info at <www.mensleadershipalliance.org/prog_nsc.shtml>
Call Jamie Collins: 615-353-9419, or Jason Geoffrion 303-444-9022
Last year's Soul Camp was a remarkable success! We had men attending
who had never done any men's work at all who were blown away (in the
best sense), and we're gearing up for a really strong gathering this
year. There's much good food for the soul here. Come get some!
See: www.mensleadershipalliance.org/prog_nsc.shtml.
Posted: March 16, 2009
- Duane Meyers (duane@menswork.org) submitted
-
Warrior Monk <http://www.warriormonk.org/Home.html> conduct
workshops throughout the year in various locations in the US.
- From the Warrior Monk brochure:
Learn in an intensive five-day retreat, we explore
the questions:
Who Am I?
Where Am I Going?
and...
With Whom?
We invite you to experience a meditative place
of wonder and beauty, combined with intense
opportunity for transformation. Through sacred
ritual, deep personal work and meditation - we
begin the integration of the Warrior and the
Monk.
[posted May 28, 2007]
- Michael Piacenza - Playful Coyote (mpiacenza@yahoo.com)
submitted:
- Triangle Men's Center <http://www.trianglemenscenter.org/> in
Raleigh, North Carolina.
From their Web site:
The Triangle Men's Center is focused on helping men to grow, enrich and improve their lives through mutual support, personal fellowship and ongoing activities. Its goal is to strengthen men as they occupy the roles of son, father, husband/partner, friend and citizen.
[posted Jan. 25, 2007]
- Andrew Gross (andrew@menswork.org) submitted
- Geoff Reed (Greed, geeereed@juno.com)
submitted
- Simon McCain (simac99@bellsouth.net),
who conducted the Breath Work program at our Men's Gathering
2006, submitted:
- Message from Simon:
Brothers,
Some of these experiences are longer in duration than a weekend. I know how easy it is to say "I can't spare more than three days for my men's work." As I've found myself and heard from other men, (alumni from these programs), that our responsibilities to work and family can be immeasurably enhanced by our periodically slowing down to spirit time, to nature time, and have nothing more to do than connect to and be ourselves, authentically and without judgement. It takes more than three days to be able to drop into that place. These are exceptional experiences, and you deserve them. You'll never be the same!
"I implore you to submit to your own myths. Any postponement in doing so is a lie."
—William Carlos Williams
[posted Oct. 20, 2006]
- The Art of Leadership - July 13-20, 2007 by the Men's
Leadership Allliance (aka
Sapphire Canyon)
A week of inner and outer exploration at
an encampment in the majestic Colorado wilderness.
Phone: 303-444-9066 or 303-258-0670, talk with Keith Fairmont
(executive director) or Todd Smiedendorf (assistant director).
Remember they're on Mountain Time.
[posted Oct. 20, 2006]
- Wilderness Camping Trip for Boys (ages 12-16)
<http://www.mensleadershipalliance.com/details_boyscamp.htm>
A guided camping trip for boys in Colorado's Rocky Mountains.
[posted
Oct. 20, 2006]
- Jeffrey Duvall co-founded the Men's Leadership Training with Tom Daly 19 years ago. He also attended the first Buffalo Gap Men's Retreat. Jeffrey leads the Wilderness Camping Trip and other experiences for boys, Father and Son Retreats, and he also leads Vision Quest experiences and an Elders Retreat. He's worked for years as staff at Steven Foster and Meredith Little's School of Lost Borders. He also leads Spirit Camps in Colorado and with the Berkshire Men's Council and The Bayou Boys down Louisiana way.
<www.jeffreyduvall.com/programs.shtml>
The
Berkshire Men's Council Spring Spirit Camp in Connecticut
<http://www.mensleadershipalliance.org/camp_berkshires01.htm>
[posted Oct. 20, 2006]
- Inner King Training in
Colorado, led by Tom Daly and Dmitri Bilgére.
An excellent training for accessing the Sovereign within.
<www.innerking.com>(check
the testimonials)
[posted Oct. 20, 2006]
- Rites of Passage Council,
Vision Quest experience
Kedar and Theresa Brown
Kedar studied with Steven Foster and Meredith Little, the modern re-originators of the Vision Quest. He's also attended Sapphire Canyon twice. He and Theresa make a great team!
[posted Oct. 20, 2006]
- Dave McFarren (dave@mcfarren.net) submitted:
- Vince Lombardi (vlombardi2003@msn.com) submitted:
- Gordon Clay (GordonClay@aol.com) submitted:
- Menstuff.org: They say that "Menstuff.org is the starting
point for information for and about men on the web. Menstuff
is an educational web site which serves a diverse men’s
community (men’s
rights, mythopoetic, pro-feminist, recovery, re-evaluation
counseling, and spiritual)."
[posted Nov. 1, 2006]
- Other Web sites associated with Menstuff.org include:
> Prostate Cancer Awareness Directory www.pcaw.org
> Testicular Cancer Awareness Directory www.tcaw.org
> Fatherstuff™ Directory www.fatherstuff.org
> Relationstuff™ Directory www.relationstuff.org
> Kidstuff
> Let’s Talk about Sex™ Directory www.letstalkaboutsex.org
> Men At Risk™ www.menatrisk.org
[all posted Nov 1, 2006]
- Rich Wersinger (niganit@teleport.com) submitted:
You are invited to submit your suggestions for this page to Rich
Wersinger, webmaster@menswork.org.