MEN'S GROUPS


Tuesday Night Men's Group Schedule

Tuesday Mid-day Men's Group Schedule

  Thursday Men's Group Schedule

NEWSAPAPER ARTICLE ON MEN'S GROUPS


N.Y. Times article on ecotherapy


UPCOMING
EVENTS

Healing the Boy,
Supporting the Man
A Free Introductory talk for men and women with
Tom McGee and Richard Palmer
Feb. 4, 2012
2-3:30 pm
Casa de la Luna
Ojai, CA

Healing the Boy,
Supporting the Man
A Men's Retreat
with
Tom McGee and Richard Palmer
Feb. 24-26, 2012
Casa de la Luna
Ojai, CA



For further information,

Contact Tom McGee at

805-648-5574

or

tom@
tommcgee.com


  PREVIOUS 
EVENTS

Men's Groups Spring Retreat
April 1-3,2011
Joshua Tree National Monument
Available to group members only

MEN'S GROUP FALL RETREAT
Oct. 1-3, 2010
Available to Group Members Only

Engaging the Wild Soul: Contemplative Practice in Nature
June 14 and 25, July 2, 2010
Pacifica Graduate Institute
Santa Barbara, CA
Available to Pacifica Students Only


Men's Group Retreat
May 21-23, 2010
Available to group members only
Sespe River, Ventura County, CA

Engaging the Wild Soul:
Being with Nature through Contemplative Practice
Pre-conference
Workshop
Wilderness Therapy Symposium
Sept. 11, 2009
Naropa University
Boulder, CO

Men's Group Retreat
April 3-5, 2009
Available to group members only 

Listening to Our Oldest Selves
a weekend retreat for men
Dec. 5-7, 2008
La Casa de Maria
Santa Barbara, CA
CEUs available

Contemplation in the Web of Life: Intercommunion in
the More-than-Human World
a nature retreat in the Sierra Nevada
Wed., July 2-
Sun., July 6, 2008
Far Horizons in the Sierras
Retreat Center
CEUs available

The Hunter and the Half Giantess
a weekend retreat
for men,
Apr. 25-27, 2008
Ojai, CA
CEUs available

 Thursday Evening
Men's Group Schedule

Tuesday Evening
Men's Group Schedule

Men’s Work is simply emotional, psychological, and spiritual work that is done by men.  

        Some of the “men’s issues” that are addressed include overcoming shame, work and responsibility, relationships with women, being a son, being a father, creativity, spirituality, mentoring, and conscious living.  

        One of the hallmarks of being male in American society is the tendency we all have toward isolation.  We are encouraged as boys to be strong and independent and not to need anyone or anything.  The result of this conditioning is that many men live emotionally isolated lives of loneliness, neediness, helplessness, and a general sense of rage and futility about their existence.  





        By being accompanied, either by a single mentor or therapist, or by a group of like-minded men, a man can gradually shed himself of this isolation, loneliness, and sense of rage and futility.  In its place grows healthy interdependence, mutual helpfulness, and a responsibility toward others that is regenerating rather than draining and carries a delight in giving.  

        A man fully engaged in this work eventually finds that he is joyfully reveling in community rather than resentfully making last stands alone.

            A men’s group can be a vital part of this process because the very existence of the group belies the myth that we must all do it alone.  The companionship of the other men brings healing, restoration, and profound growth.  It becomes a haven of brotherhood for those seeking to enhance their experience of emotion, spirit, insight, clarity, and relationship.  

        The safety of the group setting allows men to reach in to their passion, their pain, and their joy and to express it fully in the context of this supportive community of friends.  For details on available men's groups, click here.