Group Workshops For Men
Grow Into The Fullness Of Who You Really Are
What would your life look like if you embodied the power of the mature masculine? How would your relationships be different if you could be the strong loving man you were always meant to be?
Perhaps now is the time to find out.
I’m not currently running shadow work workshops for men, so I’ve listed a few places and facilitators who can help you work on your shadows and assist you in healing the emotional wounds you have experienced in life up to this point.
Workshops, Groups and Courses For Men
If you would like to have your workshop or group program listed here, please email me. (Details on the Contact Page).
The ManKind Project
The ManKind Project UK and Ireland The ManKind Project is the original men’s work forum and still one of the best. Over the course of a weekend, men go on a jouney of initiation into masculine manhood, finding along the way the support true, compassionate, loving brotherhood can offer. For many men it is their first experience of transfomative male energy and mutual support. Whether that is true for you or not, if you feel a desire to access more of your masculinity, this really is a great place to go and explore your own potential – to become the man you were always meant to be before the world got in the way!
ManKind Project USA (The ManKind Project also exists in many other countries – a search on Google should help f you are looking for country specific MKP work)
Nobleman
Nobleman UK (run by Celebration of Being UK) This is a powerful workshop for men which gives men the opportunity to step beyond the childhood emotional wounds they may have experienced at the hands of women and step fully into their autonomous power as a man. If you feel that your relationships with women are not all they might be, this is the workshop that can – that will – allow you to reclaim your sense of autonomy, power and presence in the world.
Nobleman (USA) See the description above.
Change Is Possible
Change is Possible A series of workshops run by Michael Maisey. Michael’s own history of emotional wounding and his healing journey gives him ample experience of how best to guide men back to their true nature. His workshops offer an exploration of all the male archetypes, forming a series of workshops that provide a powerful and safe space for men to recover their true nature.
Workshops For Men
The listings above offer safe spaces where you can explore the hidden parts of yourself, the parts that are not fully developed or are partly or wholly in Shadow, and heal and integrate their energy in a safe way. Here you may find an opportunity to dive into the energy of your Sovereign, Magician, Warrior and Lover in a soulful group of men where all that you bring, and all that you are, is welcome and may be expressed without judgement.
Taking part in these workshops may allow you to expand into all of who you can be, let you increase your power and presence in the world, and give you a path to step into the full energy of the King within you.
You may also find them helpful in overcoming emotional wounds from your past, no matter how they were caused and what subsequent experiences you may have had in life.
I believe it’s a mistake to think that years of counselling or therapy are needed to resolve your issues. While that kind of “holding” and support is extremely valuable, it is perfectly complemented by deep personal work in a group of men devoted to creating a better future for themselves.
The Nature Of Group Work
Group workshops, whether online or in person, can be powerful routes to personal growth and development, and may offer effective ways to step quickly beyond your limitations and become the powerful man you were always meant to be.
However, always check out the facilitators and content of any workshop before you sign up, so you can be sure you are comfortable with the facilitators and with what’s on offer.
What I hope you find are people and places where you can examine the emotional issues and challenges you face, as well as discovering ways to change how you are in the world.
Hopefully you will be guided to powerful and effective solutions appropriate to your situation as you do your personal work in a group of men, supported by highly skilled facilitators. Check if the facilitators are trained in the arts of shadow work, group facilitation, bodywork, and any other techniques of working with the shadow or emotional growth. And hopefully you will discover the support of group of like minded men dedicated to their personal growth and development.
The listing above includes workshops featuring several different approaches to personal development, often combined in a way that’s designed specifically for men. These group workshops for men are designed to give you the space and time to work on and explore the issues which you face in your life now.
Most of them welcome men new to personal development work, as well as more experienced men. The facilitators should always support you at a level appropriate to your experience, wishes and needs.
This work will give you much greater choice and control over your thoughts, feelings and behaviour. It will give you access to your full power, presence and potency as a man. And then, you can finally stop reacting to the challenges in your life and start responding from a place of power. You become more authentic and true to yourself. You become more of the man you were always meant to be.
Typical issues which men work on in these workshops include addictions, anger issues, lack of boundaries, neediness, fear of the feminine, lack of assertiveness, sexual problems and challenges, unexpressed grief, sadness, lack of joy, decision making, repressed trauma, lack of love, childhood problems, identity issues, sadness, anxiety and fear, issues with relationships and – well, everything else that affects men’s lives today.
Information About Shadow Work Group Workshops
How To Become The Man You Really Are…
Shadow work allows you to explore your shadow, find your emotional wounds and heal them.
Are you looking for better relationships, more harmony, less stress, greater clarity, and more personal power? Want a safe place to do more work on yourself? Frustrated by the lack of opportunity to dive deep, to really explore and then heal your wounds in a supportive circle of conscious men? Tired of the same old, same old stuff coming up again and again?
A men’s group workshop could be the answer to all your questions!
Unfortunately I am not currently offering the men’s workshops described below. But this information will give you an idea of what might be expected on a group workshop run by my colleague Ed Rooke. See side bar for details. (On your mobile this will most likely be at the bottom of your screen.)
A Shadow Work Group Workshop (UK)
What exactly is a Shadow Work Group, and what happens there?
It’s a group workshop for men where you can explore your Shadows, rebalance your archetypes, and find emotional healing. You can think of this as an emotional process workshop where individual pieces of shadow work are longer, deeper, more extensive and, most important, transformative.
A group allows for an exploration of your deeper emotional issues and wounds, with the aim of bringing them into the light and healing them.
We work with the Jungian concept of Shadow. Your Shadow is made up of the parts of yourself that are hidden, repressed and denied, seeking to bring them into consciousness so that they no longer exert influence and control over your behaviour.
We are holding these events for men, creating safe spaces where you can experience profound male support, explore your wounds, change your internal “tapes”, reduce the power of your Shadow, and find new ways of being in the world. This all about working on your shadow to integrate it into your whole being.
These are workshops which can reinforce the personal development work you started in other circles including The ManKind Project Adventure Weekend, personal therapy, counselling or spiritual practices. In fact, shadow work, whether in a one to one setting or a group workshop, will take you to a deeper level of understanding of your shadows. It will also heal the emotional wounds of childhood and give you back more of your authentic self, your autonomy and your power.
These are weekends that can produce profound changes in your life. These are weekends that make a difference.
In a small group of men we will start by building a “container” where the magic can happen. We will explore the different archetypes of King, Warrior, Magician and Lover, and discover how they play out in your life. We will sit in circles and check in with each other.
And above all, you will have the chance to do a piece of personal shadow work lasting up to an hour and a half. You’ll get the support of other men. You’ll be held as you engage your Warrior, your Magician, your Lover, with all of their deep and dark shadows, and you’ll be blessed as you feel your King within you.
We use a variety of approaches to this work, but our theoretical foundations are a Jungian approach to exploring the shadow, work using voice dialogue, work using embodied energies, and Transactional Analysis, combined with integrative psychotherapy.
Now, what’s stopping you? Know your fear, feel your power, and take a risk. You will live to celebrate it!
Comments from men on previous shadow work groups:
The weekend was profound. It was cathartic, evoking so many feelings – grief, sadness, joy, fear and more. I feel it is a beginning to something that I should have embraced many years ago. It’s a process which all men (and women) should seek out, and I’ve recommended your workshop to colleagues, friends and family. You’ve provided me with tools to decode and reset many patterns that are deep-rooted, ingrained even. These are overbearing traits that I’ve worked to change myself, but I now realise that we can’t do everything on our own – we should embrace help. I did feel much lighter in myself by the end, and empowered. Although I do need to be mindful of viewing the workshop as merely a beginning: I see the need to develop an ongoing practice in order to recognise and recode, to make me a stronger, more aware and, ultimately, a happier, more grounded man, father, lover, leader, action-taker, thinker and learner. – Andrew A., Lewes
The workshop was transformative and very well held. I really appreciated the
My journey to the men’s emotional process workshop started on the amazon website. I was buying a friend a book (Iron John by Robert Bly) and as I was completing my purchase a suggestion of other books I might be interested in included Warrior Magician Lover King: A guide to the male archetypes updated for the 21st century. I purchased it, read it and was amazed how the book spoke to me and gave answers to many of the challenges I’ve been going through as a man trying to navigate life in a healthy and purposeful way. As I finished reading the book I inquired about Rod and saw that he organised workshops for men based on working with the shadow. I decided to enrol straightaway. Few weeks later I was in this small group of men, expecting to have some sort of a lecture with maybe some testimonials but what happened was so unexpected, deep and life changing in a way that it exceeded all expectations that I had for the workshop. Being with other wounded men who were aware of it, honest about it and wanting to do something to heal was very safe and installed an instant bond between us. This allowed us to be open to work into our emotional scars more specifically into getting rid of the shadow bag which we have been carrying for far too long. The experience of the weekend was so rich that I can’t go into specifics but what I will say is that at a personal level what I got out of it is the following; I have always wondered how it was to be a man? What do you feel? When do you know you are one? Outwardly, physically I couldn’t be more masculine, have a decent life, am a fully functioning member of society, but deep down I was a wounded boy trying to make his way in this world. With the support of Rod and Diarmaid, as well as my brothers in this journey, for the first time in my life I have been walking as the adult man I am and not as the wounded boy I once was. It’s been both exciting and daunting, it’s only the start of the journey, but it is a journey I am willing to take as I can’t imagine what would be worse than an unfulfilled life. I would definitely recommend the workshop to men who like me want to find the essence, the core, the uniqueness of who they truly are. I am very grateful to my fellow companions as well as Diarmaid and Rod for their help, support and love (and yes I insist on the word love). Something truly unique happens when men gather together and support each other. The way Diarmaid and Rod set the whole workshop, their experience, passion and love for helping men to heal and embrace their inner king is truly remarkable. I will carry this experience with me for the rest my life. – Johnny T 45 years old, London.
I’m Phil, from London, a normal working class bloke. I went on Rod’s weekend in Hammersmith and was cleansed of my shame and guilt learned as a child for not being good enough. I wish I’d gone through this process many years ago, so that I could have shared my whole being with others and made there lives a happier place. May your power always be with you. – Phil, London.
Rod, Diarmaid and Ed are a great and safe team when you put yourself in their hands. The workshop provided theoretical and practical insights into what the shadow is and how it affects us as men. They are professional, committed, sensitive, understanding and extremely knowledgeable. I learnt a great deal about myself because I was able to go deep by being “held” in such a safe place, and I’ve been putting it to good use since. – Christian Banfield
I spent the last weekend on the Shadow workshop with Rod, Diarmaid and Ed. I learnt so much. I learnt so much about who I am, why I am and how I am. I dug deep into patterns of stuck behaviour, not just stuck within me but those inherited from my ancestors. I understand those behaviours now and I know they don’t serve me. They are now not my behaviours. I was fortunate to spend the weekend amongst men with pure hearts and an intention to better what they did and how they live. It is truly a gift to find such brotherhood. The most amazing things happened to me and others not just because we were together with a shared intention but because the weekend was facilitated in an astonishing way by Rod, Diarmaid and Ed. I have never seen such natural, empathetic and intuitive facilitation. I went with a very clear need. This was met but in a way that I could not have foreseen. I was transported to places I had long forgotten to heal wounds that were ever-present. This was done with amazing skill, kindness and insight. The facilitators truly cared about me. I could feel it. I have been involved in a number of facilitated sessions like this and I have seen work left half-done. This was different. These men really know how to get to the heart of a problem, how to heal and know how to close. These men are simply brilliant at what they do. I leave lighter, brighter and mightier. This will touch every aspect of my life. I wanted to change and they have changed me through their work. I can’t thank them enough. – Mark Shayler