Desert Wisdom llc presents . . .
RECLAIMING TRUE
MASCULINE POWER
A WORKSHOP FOR MEN
ARE YOU READY...
- To understand women better?
- To overcome isolation?
- To strengthen self-confidence?
HERE’S WHAT YOU WILL LEAVE WITH...
- A fierce and tender heart.
- A deeper connection to yourself and others.
- The strength & courage to be powerfully vulnerable.
Join us for a full immersion workshop to explore how She broke your heart. Step through the doorway to Mature Male Integration through penetrative inquiry, healing processes, and breakthrough discoveries.
Learn to live fully as a man … Vibrant, Creative, Fierce, Tender, Soulful, Compassionate, Deeply Loving, and in Right Relationship with the Feminine.
Prescott Arizona
October 3-6, 2024
THE INVITATION
Integrating the Feminine with the Deep Masculine
a message from Dene Maria Sebastiana
Soon, men will be on the mountain in Arizona. Each of us here has chosen to follow this non-rational path ... often to a mountain, or a desert, or some place outside the norm, and almost always uncomfortable. We follow it for growth, for change, often in desperation. We continue to trust that our souls are smarter than our egos.
Both George Daranyi & I have each been in menswork for more than 35 years. Looking at this work through a variety of lenses and through multiple dimensions, we have distilled a couple of hard truths:
- First, the only real question to ask a man in deep process is: “What broke your heart?”
- Second, the doorway to mature male integration requires a penetrative inquiry into both the masculine and feminine archetypes within us.
Many of us who have done significant menswork have healed much on our masculine/father side. But the exploration and challenge that we offer here is real depth work on the feminine/mother side for men, as well. Not many places offer both – and the very notion of looking at our mother wounds scares most men, and rightfully so. BUT NOT US!
When the feminine energies of care, compassion, and oneness have integrated into men's hearts & souls, minds & bodies, the world may finally know peace. BUT NOT BEFORE!
When men take the gifts garnered here across the threshold of their homes - consciously, clearly, and graciously facing wives, daughters, mothers, and sisters - and then across the threshold of the institutional worlds in which men live - then we all will finally know how to honor Women, Mother Earth, and the Sacred Feminine on this planet.
OUR TEAM
Rosie Wick
Spirit, woman, artist, therapist, wife, family member, and friend. Rosie has led many lives in One. To find and be love, as the quest. From the sacred to the profane through art and therapy, she accesses inner and outer worlds as bridges of connection and healing. She received an MA in Counseling at Southwestern College in Santa Fe, NM and specializes in couples therapy, trauma and grief. Good fortune allowed her to study with renowned mentors but her greatest teachers are everyday people in the human struggle, courageous, real and imperfect. Going beyond the ego with the willingness to transform and learn to love, self and each other.
George Daranyi
Attorney, Poet, Full Leader Emeritus and former Chairman of The ManKind Project, workshop facilitator, intervention coordinator. George has worked with thousands of men (and women) over the past 30 plus years in various settings. His Mission: “To alleviate suffering wherever encountered, by helping heal the hearts of men and women”.
Dene Maria Sebastiana
A native New Yorker, an author, facilitator, master coach, and elder. He is the former Executive Director of The ManKind Project, an international men’s training network, and a current Leader Emeritus. Dene has initiated open men’s circles in many communities throughout the US and Mexico for more than thirty-five years. From the very beginning of their relationship, Dene & Mignon committed themselves to this inner depth work. Today, they celebrate a Sacred Marriage of 36 years.
Erin Brandt
Erin *loves* men… and men designing their own masculinity! Bronx native. MS in Human Movement Science. Men’s coach and workshop leader for 16 years in 12 countries. Worked 2 years solely with men’s groups, blending attachment work and nervous system co-regulation, helping men heal their relationships with women. A single mom, Erin did her best to nurture the masculine and feminine in her son. He’s a natural leader, now happily married to a kick-ass woman, and committed to his men’s group. Erin brings fierce compassion, as she champions that we ALL develop our deep, natural range of masculinity and femininity.
Evan Daily
With over 30 years of Men’s work with both men and women across the planet, Evan has made his life’s work about reclaiming the Sacred Masculine. He believes the heart of the Sacred Masculine is in a healthy, balanced relationship to the Sacred Feminine in every area of a mature man’s life. Ev believes if planetary healing is to be realized, men must answer the call to meet the return of the Sacred Feminine with a whole hearted commitment to marry our strength with heart, our vision with excellence and our power with Spirit.
Amelia Perkins
Jim Mulenos
Tech guy, Got in lots of trouble growing up. Avid outdoor and sports enthusiast; gifted beyond belief to have found his mate of 46-years; father to an incredible young woman who chose an equally incredible young man; in the same successful business for 37 years, his family, followed by those he loves are the center of his universe. A certified co-leader in the Mankind Project USA, that "Who Do You Serve" question never stopped ringing in his ears. He remembers growing up poor and excluded. His mission is about inclusion for all; nobody gets left behind. And he's still getting in trouble.
Vince Chafin
With two decades of dedication in men's work, Vince has served as a Trainer, Instructor, Facilitator, Leader, and Speaker for esteemed organizations such as Sacred Sons and the ManKind Project. Synthesizing modalities such as Gestalt, Family Systems, Somatic/Bioenergetic therapies, IMAGO, NLP, Family Constellation, Clean Language and Shadow Work, Vince's influence has reached Indigenous communities at Pine Ridge S.D. and several countries in Western Europe, including Germany, Sweden, Switzerland, Spain, Belgium, Denmark, and Canada, where he has been invited to lead trainings and share his knowledge and experience.
Dee Spitler
Co-founder with partner Dusty, of Sleeping Dog Ranch. Certified Co-Leader in the ManKind Project International. Board Member of Spitler School Cambodia. Founding Board Member of Boys-2-Men Mentoring, Northern Arizona, ret., Entrepreneur, International Project Manager, ret., Land Steward and Developer. Prescott, AZ. Mission: "I create a community in harmony, by living and encouraging lives of passion and purpose."
Dusty Spitler
Woman Within 1998; H.E.R. 1999; Couples Retreat 2000; Staffed Couples Retreats; Facilitated E-Circles; Personal One-on-One Therapy 20 years; Domestic Violence Survivor; Support husband, Dee Spitler, for 27 years in MKP, Couples Retreats, Boys to Men & Desert Wisdom, including sharing our Sleeping Dog Ranch for retreats. Certified nationally as an Equine Specialist for Mental Health Learning; OK Corral Series for Returning Veterans with PTSD; Masterson Method Equine Specialist bodywork. My passion now is to help humans heal through horses
reviews
"This workshop pushed me to open to myself and others. I was uncomfortable at times, but it was so well worth it."
"A precious opportunity to explore the yin/yang within me. Exploration of the ‘feminine’ was so valuable and so needed."
"I have felt a hole in my soul since stepping away from men’s work 10 years ago. Words cannot express my gratitude for this invitation to return. I glimpsed an oasis on my horizon."
“I learned where, what, and how the Feminine lives in me.”
“Men’s work without the feminine is out of balance ... we need to evolve.”
“At this event, I felt for the first time that the universe is safe, warm, loving, and compassionate. Thanks for helping me find the sacred feminine.”
"Meditation on the ‘feminine’ was pure gold."
“There is a certain comfort in witnessing the facilitation staff display their vulnerabilities along with the participants. It somehow levels the field for me as we are all equal.”
“This workshop is a poignant reflection on the masculine and feminine.”
“I feel whole, integrated, inspired ... I loved it all !!!”
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Workshop | $ 1595 | Includes Workshop & Meals. Camp/RV onsite or provide your own Hotel / AIR-BNB nearby. | |
Indoor Bunk | $ 1745 | Select this option if you want to sleep in a ranch bunk-room | |
Bed Upgrade | $1795 | Select this option to reserve 1 of 7 beds in a rustic RV | |
Room Upgrade | $ 1895 | Select this option to reserve 1 of 2 private rooms in main bunkhouse upstairs | |
Adjusted Fee | $ TBD | If you have credits and adjustments and pre-negotiated a total fee | |
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