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Men@Peace – Present Men – Intention
"Being peaceful requires to be conscious of the deeper reality and the polarities of life.
Being conscious allows to be present, not hiding or running from the intensity and challenges those realities and polarities create
Being present involves to find out and know who you really are.
Being proactive enables us to share that with the world.
Being a peaceful, conscious, present and active man is a great present to the world
It enables us to meet our edge, grow beyond old concepts of manhood and be the man we chose to be!
For that we do not only need other men around us but it´s not possible without women.
Through exchange and exercise, we explore the personal and collective dimensions of being a man, father and/or son, as well as the experience and quality of masculinity and/or manhood in our lives.
We will then explore ways of creating social impact and what it could mean to be a peaceful warrior in todays world.
That includes our personal relationships, our professional lives, our public life and social, local and global networks.
The intention is to be part of a global movement to heal the relationship between men, between men and women and even with our inner women.
In between our monthly meetings we will practice a daily and personal 5-minute ritual to keep us on track with our deeper calling and purpose, perform one personal act of courage to meet our edge, plan action events to create social impact. (see calendar)
MEN'S PRESENCE 2024 - On the road to presence
Annual training for men
with Felix Falkenhahn
Open evenings, Retreat & Application for the training 2024
Sept. 27th / Oct. 18th / Nov. 8th / Dec. 11th / Jan. 11th
Open Men's Retreat - "On the road to presence" from 16th to 19th. November
Start of the 2024 training: January 21, 2024
Monthly meetings 1st half of 2024: January 21st/February 18th/March 17th/April 14th/May 5th/June 2nd/July 7th
Monthly meetings 2nd half of 2024:
are yet to be announced
Contribution: 1650€ / 1480€ early bird until November 21st.
(including an individual session)
FRAMEWORK
We meet once a month all day on a Sunday (10 a.m. - 6 p.m.) at Wende 8 in Bad Freienwalde near Berlin and once a month online.
Those who have traveled far have the opportunity to stay overnight in our beautiful place.
Each participant receives a personal “buddy” (partner) for the duration, as well as regular impulses and resources.
Together we also develop the "Roadmap to Presence", a kind of personal map/orientation, which includes, among other things, regular, individually optimized practice/action.
This enables each individual to achieve lasting change in key areas of life, to embody the qualities we desire most, and to tackle the projects and heartfelt concerns that require our full presence, willpower, and responsiveness.
All of this happens on the basis of a nurturing and supportive contact with other men and people who, for a year, commit to taking essential, loving, courageous and sustainable steps and to strengthening each other's backs.
The open retreats in spring/autumn enable the training to be deepened/expanded.
Each participant can take advantage of a free individual session with Felix.
Touchable & vital body - Inspired & focused mind - Feeling & loving soul
BODY - Care for and train your body regularly! Learn and explore what it means to be truly powerful, sensual, upright and well grounded and centered in the body
SPIRIT - Clear direction and vision for your own path! Recognize and use our diverse intellectual possibilities, resources and creativity
SOUL - Experience the soul as a source of healing and integration! Feel and allow what accompanies and inspires our human and male nature
FOCUS
>> Body awareness training, breathing and body work, learning
body therapy basics
>> Accepting, experiencing and challenging our humanity
and masculinity (beyond all male stereotypes)
>> Integration and exploration of masculine and feminine parts
>> Working with personal mental, physical, emotional
Core topics (light and shadow, vision, project, calling)
>> Researching, experiencing and using archetypal role models
Elemental forces, basic principles of life and the
seasonal qualities
>> Develop a daily body-oriented, meditative,
transformative practice/action
>> Personal session(s) with Felix
Please feel free to contact us for a personal preliminary discussion!
MEN’S RETREAT 2023
Touchability - presence - assertiveness
Integrate - Transform - Manifest
From 16th to 19th November 2023 in “Wende 8” in Bad Freienwalde
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Body - breath - dance - exercises - sessions - border crossings
Archetypes - nature excursions - sauna - hot tub
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THURSDAY – Arrive & groove
“Share, Dance & Sweat”
We can let go and trust ourselves and each other as we are, beyond all cultural role models and influences*
FRIDAY – Men’s bodies
“What becomes possible if I rest in my body both powerfully and relaxed”
We immerse ourselves in our body awareness, strengthen and heal the relationship with our own body and use it as a sensual navigator to go our way well grounded, centered and powerful!
SATURDAY – present men
“How present, sensitive and essential am I as a person and man and where and how do I sabotage my presence and power?”
We develop self-love, self-care, self-confidence and determination by allowing, feeling, communicating and consistently acting on our challenges, longings and visions in contact with ourselves and others!
SUNDAY – Men’s topics
“With what direction and assertiveness do I pursue my goals and my truth?”
We focus on what is essential and necessary in our lives and internalize our individual qualities.
Together we also develop the "Roadmap to Presence", a kind of personal map/orientation, which includes, among other things, regular, individually optimized practice/action.
This enables each individual to achieve lasting change in key areas of life, to embody the qualities we desire most, and to tackle the projects and heartfelt concerns that require our full presence, willpower, and responsiveness.
FELIX FALKENHAHN
I work as a healing practitioner, body- and Gestalt therapist, coach and teacher in the areas of breathing and body awareness, relationships and men's work with practice in Berlin and Bad Freienwalde.
What moves me about the topic of being a man is, among other things, strengthening and rediscovering masculine qualities beyond male and cultural stereotypes. In interaction with our individual and feminine qualities, we can shape and experience the diverse facets of our manhood.
Exploring and enjoying this with you in November fills me with curiosity and anticipation!
INFO & REGISTRATION
Felix Falkenhahn
felixfalkenhahn@posteo.de / Tel. 0177 / 4978768
Time: Thursday 6pm to Sunday 4pm
Contribution: €435 for retreat
Early bird until September 31st 385€
plus contribution for accommodation and meals
Social contribution and “friends discount” on request
Overnight stay & space: There is the option to spend the night inexpensively in your own tent or bus (€15), in a single room (€35), dormitory (€20) or, if necessary, in an external guest apartment. (posts per night)
Meals: In planning (approx. 75-125€)
Offer: Reduced helper place by arrangement
Website - Intregral Healing Art - www.felixfalkenhahn.com
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We start around 6 p.m. with snacks brought with us and arrival. From 7 p.m. we will dive in with the whole group and dedicate ourselves to various topics with the aim of strengthening, relaxing and healing our male-human-masculine presence in all possible areas of life, each individually and as a community (see below) .
Afterwards there is time for integration and chill-out and, if necessary, a hot tub.
The regular contribution is 35€. You are welcome to give more or request the social contribution (20-25€) if you really don't have much money.
INVITATIONWHY THE (PEACEFUL) WARRIOR?
Note: While in the context of Men@Peace we refer to the warrior as "he", it is an essential archetypical quality in both men and women.
Standing up for yourself
When a child arrives on the face of the earth and takes its first breath in, it begins the long journey of standing up for his deepest life purpose and unique quality of being.
If this is accompanied by love, freedom and a sense of connection, the peaceful warrior arises to stand his ground and bless the world with his greatest gifts and a healthy yes and no. This warrior develops the capacity to fully respect the reality and dignity of all other beings.
A warrior-child lacking those qualities will turn life power against itself and others and become the violent warrior.
Beyond war
The warrior archetype is thus beyond good and bad and stands for the simple human right of moving, being, wanting and giving the best in life. This original willing of the warrior permeates all beings in life and makes up for a world full of color, complexity and astonishing beauty.
Freedom & Connection
As each unique warrior fully shows up and is completely seen and respected by others in his being and longing, the striving for personal power, domination and human rights are transformed.
A conscious and universal intelligence becomes present to (re)create a world where individual and collective purpose, freedom and connection, even war and peace are no contradiction.
Stillness & Feeling
Any path from somewhere old into something new always starts right now. Yet as sentient and vulnerable human beings to fully embrace the present moment with all its intensity and emotions, especially in times of social or personal turmoil and war, it takes courage and stillness to feel.
The greatest challenge for the peaceful warrior is to stay grounded in his spirit when life´s contradictions seduce him to escape this way or that.
If he remains still when the heat is on, he can take powerful and responsible decisions and actions serving not only himself but the other as well.
Warrior & Visionary
When the right of being in existence with his natural and unique quality that characterizes the peaceful warrior is well established, he can hand his power over to the visionary who will start shaping and co-creating a new era of peace on earth and dance the dance of (R)Evolution.
The 3 hearts of the peaceful warriors
"There are two hearts beating in our chest.
The first is singing the song of connection and touch,
the second is filled with the spirit of freedom.
But there is a third heart living inside,
loving the sound of silence and presence!
When these three hearts are beating disconnected and lonely,
polarization takes over
and pain, war or death can occur,
Yet when these hearts beat uniquely inspired as one,
True power emerges,
and intuition and peace will be present and guide us!
This peace doesn´t come from the absence of war, but through the love of the peaceful warrior, whose heart is beating full of passion for life, forever connected and free." Felix
CONSCIOUS MEN
Join us on Facebook!
The time is ripe for conscious men to gather and rise.
This group is a platform for men of all walks of life to connect, grow and support each other to become conscious men beyond all male stereotypes. We connect here to create new meaning of what it means to be a man and a community of men, locally and globally.
In this group we share events, circles (local and international) as well as inspirational articles, videos and news relevant to our quest.
What we seek in this group is to be and become conscious of the realities and polarities of life. This means not to hide or run from the intensity, the emotions and dynamics they create in all our relations: personal, professional, inner and outer, local and global, with men and with women.
Being conscious and present involves finding out and knowing who we really are and want to be as men, what we have to share with the world, and that being a conscious man is a great gift to life.
We seek consciousness, wisdom, integration and transformation.
We acknowledge the interplay of personal, collective and planetary transformation - and we see the need for truly conscious and peaceful men rising in this unfolding evolution.
We invite an exploration of embodied manhood that embraces both the inner masculine and feminine aspects of our being, as well as our relation to the women in this world.
Equally important to say that this group also wants to include all persons who cannot fully say they embody one of the two polar sexes or genders - and feel drawn to the quest into masculinity nevertheless.
We believe that healing our inner contradictions, deepening our relationships with women and the feminine as well as learning to play joyfully with the polarities and complexities of life, is at the core of living in a world full of peace. A world where we learn to use anger, sadness, fear, pain and joy and EVERYTHING that we consciously experience to co-create the world of our dreams.
A warm welcome to Conscious Men / Männerpräsenz
ATTENTION
Some meetings and events will be filmed for the documentary "Manhood" by director Alex Gabbay.
THE FILM-PROJECT
A boy asks his father "what makes a man a man?". In times of complex identity men are being encouraged to redefine themselves. Patriarchy is being updated and is being asked to both 'man up' and 'man down'. But what does this mean? It's a confusing time for men, adolescents and for all of us. The film explores what defines masculinity and maleness and contemplates breaking though the boundaries of these definitions. Through intimate portraits of men and adolescents we take an honest look at ourselves and reflect on other possibilities.
The trailers for all the films in this series are at http://monkeyandmefilms.vhx.tv/