Men's Retreats

It is time for men to do the work of understanding ourselves and each other. To rediscover a spirit of brotherhood, when too often we are pitted against each other as competitors. To find allies, and thus find our power and our generosity. To return to the core of our beings and retrieve a way of living that we can be proud of. To reclaim our sensing bodies as part of nature, and to see nature reflected in ourselves. To reconnect with emotions buried under decades of shame. To celebrate our human needs for love, intimacy and expression. To rediscover the feeling of safety and support that brotherhood can bring. To ask what we can offer a world that needs balance and direction now, more than ever.

Psychedelic experiences can deepen feelings of connection and belonging, and catalyse lasting and healing shifts of perspective. They can uncover the parts of ourselves that don’t quite fit into the everyday, whether those parts are sensitive, visionary, wounded or confident. Being in the company of men in such a transformative state can bring to the forefront the parts of your life – the challenges and blessings – which you share with others who are navigating the world as men.

This retreat offers a chance for a psychedelic exploration into your mind and heart, catalysed by the safety and camaraderie among men sharing an adventure. The experience of brotherhood – of feeling held and supported by the other men in our life – is a complete unknown to most of us. The retreat could also be an exploration of your own experience of being a man and relating to other men, catalysed by the openness, intensity and insight that psychedelics can bring.

The psychedelic ceremony will be supported by four experienced facilitators. Our intention is to be there for you as an opportunity opens to enter the realm of the sacred. We will hold a space for your personal exploration of identity, experience and connection to the world. The time beforehand and afterwards is dedicated to cultivating capacities within us for growing from that unique experience. We’ll do this through a range of complementary activities - group inquiry, solo time, movement, nature connection, meditation, music, food and fun.

Our facilitation style is rooted in providing support for your personal process rather than directing or imposing the meaning you find in your experience. Perhaps for you the word “masculinity” evokes a yearning to cultivate unrealised potentialities in yourself, perhaps it brings to mind people and traits that you have struggled with. We’ll form a close community or brotherhood among men with diverse life histories, attitudes and intentions. Whatever your background you will find a welcoming space.

This retreat will be an inclusive space for all people who identify as men. If you feel interested in participating but have questions, particularly if you are transgender or genderqueer, you are warmly invited to get in touch with us at hello@alalaho.com.