Embodied Practice (online)
Guided men's practice using breath, attention, movement, visualization, sound, reflection, and witnessing to explore what you feel and how you want to meet your life.
Circle Practice (online) • Winter Together
Mondays, December 7, 2026–January 25, 2027
6:00–8:00 PM Pacific • Online • Free
Winter Together is an eight-week series of free Men’s Healing Network circles. Come as you are for honest conversation, deep listening, reflection, and connection with other men during the winter season.
Join one week or return throughout the series. No prior circle experience is needed.
Dates: Dec. 7, 14, 21, 28 • Jan. 4, 11, 18, 25
Circle Practice: A facilitated online circle for men to speak honestly, listen deeply, reflect, and practice connection and accountability in community. Free to attend; donations help support the Men’s Healing Network.
Embodied Practice (online)
Guided men's practice using breath, attention, movement, visualization, sound, reflection, and witnessing to explore what you feel and how you want to meet your life.
Embodied Practice Day Immersion • QUIET FIRE
Men’s Embodied Practice: Day Immersion
December 12 • 10 AM–4 PM • Elevation Hive Center for Somatic Healing Arts, Olympia, WA
Winter invites a different kind of attention.
The days shorten. The natural world gets quieter. What has run its course begins to fall away, while something essential stays alive underneath.
Quiet Fire is a full-day embodied practice for men to slow down, come into the body, and give attention to what is present in their lives now.
Embodied practice means we work with more than words. Through breath, movement, attention, visualization, sound, stillness, reflection, and witnessing, we use the body as a source of information and a place to practice.
Throughout the day, we’ll explore questions of winter, release, stillness, and fire.
The day will move through a spacious arc of cacao, guided embodied practices, time for reflection, shared lunch, connection with other men, and integration.
The practices are guided throughout, and you’ll be invited to listen to your body and participate at your own pace.
What to Bring
Comfortable clothes you can move and rest in
A water bottle
Warm layers and shoes for time outside
An optional journal and pen
Anything personal that helps you feel supported during a full day of practice
Yoga mats, zafus, blankets, cacao, and lunch will be provided.
Come ready to slow down, practice deeply, and tend the fire you want to carry forward.
Elevation Hive Center for Somatic Healing Arts
Men’s Embodied Practice: Day Immersion
A full-day, in-person experience for men to slow down, reconnect with the body, and explore a focused theme through breath, movement, reflection, sound, and guided practice.
The day includes cacao ceremony, shared lunch, time for integration, and meaningful connection with other men.
10 AM–4 PM
Circle Practice (online)• Winter Together
Mondays, December 7, 2026–January 25, 2027
6:00–8:00 PM Pacific • Online • Free
Winter Together is an eight-week series of free Men’s Healing Network circles. Come as you are for honest conversation, deep listening, reflection, and connection with other men during the winter season.
Join one week or return throughout the series. No prior circle experience is needed.
Dates: Dec. 7, 14, 21, 28 • Jan. 4, 11, 18, 25
Circle Practice: A facilitated online circle for men to speak honestly, listen deeply, reflect, and practice connection and accountability in community. Free to attend; donations help support the Men’s Healing Network.
Embodied Practice (online)
Guided men's practice using breath, attention, movement, visualization, sound, reflection, and witnessing to explore what you feel and how you want to meet your life.
Circle Practice (online) • Winter Together
Mondays, December 7, 2026–January 25, 2027
6:00–8:00 PM Pacific • Online • Free
Winter Together is an eight-week series of free Men’s Healing Network circles. Come as you are for honest conversation, deep listening, reflection, and connection with other men during the winter season.
Join one week or return throughout the series. No prior circle experience is needed.
Dates: Dec. 7, 14, 21, 28 • Jan. 4, 11, 18, 25
Circle Practice: A facilitated online circle for men to speak honestly, listen deeply, reflect, and practice connection and accountability in community. Free to attend; donations help support the Men’s Healing Network.
Circle Practice (online) • Winter Together
Mondays, December 7, 2026–January 25, 2027
6:00–8:00 PM Pacific • Online • Free
Winter Together is an eight-week series of free Men’s Healing Network circles. Come as you are for honest conversation, deep listening, reflection, and connection with other men during the winter season.
Join one week or return throughout the series. No prior circle experience is needed.
Dates: Dec. 7, 14, 21, 28 • Jan. 4, 11, 18, 25
Circle Practice: A facilitated online circle for men to speak honestly, listen deeply, reflect, and practice connection and accountability in community. Free to attend; donations help support the Men’s Healing Network.
Embodied Practice Day Immersion • WINTER TREE
Men’s Embodied Practice: Day Immersion
January 9, 2027 • 10 AM–4 PM • Fifth Dimension Retreats & Events, Roy, WA
Winter reveals what remains.
The leaves are gone. The branches are exposed. Growth has moved underground. The tree is still alive—rooted, conserving energy, and quietly preparing for what comes next.
Winter Tree is a full-day embodied practice for men to slow down, come into the body, and give attention to what is supporting their lives beneath the surface.
Embodied practice means we work with more than words. Through breath, movement, attention, visualization, sound, stillness, reflection, and witnessing, we use the body as a source of information and a place to practice.
Throughout the day, we’ll work with the qualities of the winter tree: roots, structure, release, resilience, rest, and renewal.
A full day to practice
We’ll gather inside Fifth Dimension’s ceremonial yurt and move through a spacious arc of Winter reveals what remains.
The leaves are gone. The branches are exposed. Growth has moved underground. The tree is still alive: rooted, conserving energy, and quietly preparing for what comes next.
Throughout the day, we’ll work with the qualities of the winter tree: roots, structure, release, resilience, rest, and renewal.
Stay a little longer
The formal Winter Tree immersion ends at 4 PM.
Those who would like more time to settle and integrate are invited to stay afterward for optional extended spa time, with space to move between the sauna, hot tub, cold plunge, outdoor showers, and quiet connection.
No agenda. Just time to land. Additional fee for access and meals.
What to Bring
Comfortable clothes you can move and rest in
A swimsuit and towel for the sauna and spa
A water bottle
Warm layers and shoes for time outside
A journal and pen, if you like to write
Anything personal that helps you feel supported during a full day of practice
*Yoga mats, zafus, blankets, cacao, and lunch will be provided.
Come ready to root deeply, release what has run its course, and make space for what is quietly becoming.
Fifth Dimension Retreats & Events
Men’s Embodied Practice: Day Immersion
A full-day, in-person experience for men to slow down, reconnect with the body, and explore a focused theme through breath, movement, reflection, sound, and guided practice.
The day includes cacao ceremony, shared lunch, time for integration, and meaningful connection with other men.
10 AM–4 PM
OLLIN Cohort
OLLIN Cohort
Seven-Weeks. Deeper connection. Greater purpose.
Seven weeks to reconnect with yourself, build meaningful relationships with other men, and explore how you want to show uo in your life.
Through embodied practice, reflection, circle practice, retreat, and ceremony, we will explore the lives we have lived and the ground ahead.
January 28 – March 14, 2027
12 men
Two overnight retreats
Virtual weekly embodied practice
Online midpoint gathering
Two sweat lodge ceremonies
OLLIN is a seven-week men’s cohort for reflection, practice, and connection.
The complete experience
A cohort of twelve men
Seven weekly Men’s Embodied Practices
A consistent Thursday practice throughout the seven weeks.Two overnight retreats
January 30–31 and March 13–14 in the Olympia area.Two sweat lodge ceremonies
One during each overnight retreat.Weekly guided exploration
Short teachings, questions, reflections, and practices connected to the Inner Landscape.Online midpoint gathering
A three-hour gathering on February 21 to pause, reconnect, take stock, and reorient.April integration gathering
A final opportunity to reconnect and notice what has continued to unfold.Nourishing, chef prepared meals
Invitation to MHN’s Monday Men’s Talking Circle throughout the experience
Embodied Practice (online)• Legacy Mountain
Legacy Mountain
Men’s Embodied Practice • Online via Zoom
An embodied ascent into your inner legacy.
Embodied Practice is a two-hour guided practice for men using breath, movement, attention, visualization, sound, reflection, and witnessing to explore what is present beneath the noise of everyday life.
We’ll begin by grounding, build heat through movement and breath, work with release and clearing, and move toward meaningful questions.
You do not need experience with breathwork, meditation, men’s groups, or embodied practice. Wear comfortable clothes you can move and rest in. Bring a blindfold or sleep mask, a cushion or zafu for sitting, and set up enough space to move, sit, and lie down comfortably.
Join us with an open heart and a curious way. This is a chance to get out of your head, listen more closely to your body, and leave with a clearer sense of what you want to carry forward.
What to expect
Breath • movement • guided visualization • sound making • reflection • witnessing • integration
Come as you are. Move at your own pace. Practice with what you find.
Guided men's practice using breath, attention, movement, visualization, sound, reflection, and witnessing to explore what you feel and how you want to meet your life.
Men's Work Workshop
Frameworks, reflection, and practical tools for those serving boys and men. Leave with clarity and impact.
MHN Facilitator Training #3
MHN Facilitator Training in Circle Practice — Scope & Sequence Framework
Overall Purpose
To train and certify MHN facilitators to lead healing-centered men’s circles rooted in belonging, accountability, and sacred practice — ensuring fidelity to MHN values and safety in implementation.
Design Goals
Build knowledge, skills, and embodiment progressively.
Blend asynchronous learning, live practice, and reflective integration.
Support real transfer: trainees can actually lead and sustain circles.
Keep dosage realistic for working adults (total ~25–30 learning hours).
3-Part Learning Container
Part 1: In-Person Training (7hs)
One full-day intensive 10am-4:30pm
Introduce MHN’s philosophy; circle facilitation practice; feedback; ceremony.
Orientation, Knowledge & Skills
Part 2: Facilitator Learning Circles (10hrs)
5 live 2hr Zoom sessions - Mondays: 6:00-8:00pm
Model circle flow, deepen skills (listening, presence, agreements, container building), peer reflection, case studies.
Practice & Skill-building
Part 3: Foundations of Circle Practice (6-8hrs)
Asynchronous videos + readings + reflection journals
Circle principles, trauma-informed practice, facilitator mindset, and logistics.
Integration & Readiness
Total Learning Time
Approx. 25–30 hours over 8 weeks
In-person practice & ceremony (35–40%)
Live small-group Zooms (30%)
Asynchronous (30–35%)
This balance keeps enough contact to ensure fidelity and confidence — while maintaining accessibility and flexibility.
Additional Container Elements
Facilitator Journal: Ongoing self-reflection and prompt responses each week.
Community Platform: Simple Slack or Mighty Networks space for shared reflection posts, readings, and videos.
Certification/Completion Criteria:
Cohort in-person practice
Complete all asynchronous modules
Attend 4 of 5 Zooms live (watch recording for any missed)
Monday, April 27 @2:00-3:00PM PST - Facilitator Training in Circle Practice: Info Session
Facilitators
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Vincent Perez is a Learning Architect for Dignity and Belonging who designs courageous learning journeys that awaken presence, foster trust, and elevate performance. He bridges spirit and strategy, blending everything from sacred ceremony to spreadsheets to help men and organizations build cultures of care, accountability, and equity. With over two decades of experience in experiential education, trauma informed practice, and dignity centered leadership, he has trained thousands of educators, repaired relationships between systems and families, and built statewide networks for men’s healing and youth leadership. Through the Men’s Healing Network and Rethink Manhood, he co creates circle spaces where men can unlearn harm, reclaim purpose, and practice the brave work of healing in community.
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Nate is a father, family coach, and rites of passage guide dedicated to the art of creating cultures of connection and belonging. For fifteen years, he has led teenagers, young adults, veterans, and families through transformational outdoor experiences, helping them navigate the significant thresholds of life. His work focuses on bringing together families and communities and co creating spaces where people can truly feel seen and held with each other. As part of the Men’s Healing Network, Nate is part of a movement to remind men of their innate wholeness and to support them in finding networks of care.
Men Who Do Not Look Away
Recent reporting, including an investigation by CNN, has brought to light online spaces where sexual harm is normalized, shared, and even taught.
This circle is a response, but not from outrage alone.
It is an invitation to turn toward what is difficult, without minimizing, deflecting, or distancing. To sit with the reality of harm, and to ask what responsibility we carry as men in shaping a different world.
In this circle, we will:
Face the reality of sexual harm without dismissing or softening it
Explore how silence, conditioning, and disconnection allow harm to persist
Reflect on our own relationship to power, sex, consent, and accountability
Practice awareness and language that interrupt harm in real time
Recommit to ways of relating rooted in dignity, care, and respect
This is not a space for blame or performance.
It is a space for honesty, reflection, and growth.
We believe integrity is not claimed. It is practiced.
Especially when it is uncomfortable. Especially when it matters.
This circle is for men who are willing to stay present, to listen deeply, and to take responsibility for how we show up in our relationships and communities.
There is another path available to us.
And it begins by not looking away.
Breath by breath.
Story by story.
Circle by circle.
*Please read the article prior to our circle.
MHN Facilitator Training #2
MHN Facilitator Training in Circle Practice — Scope & Sequence Framework
Overall Purpose
To train and certify MHN facilitators to lead healing-centered men’s circles rooted in belonging, accountability, and sacred practice — ensuring fidelity to MHN values and safety in implementation.
Design Goals
Build knowledge, skills, and embodiment progressively.
Blend asynchronous learning, live practice, and reflective integration.
Support real transfer: trainees can actually lead and sustain circles.
Keep dosage realistic for working adults (total ~25–30 learning hours).
3-Part Learning Container
Part 1: In-Person Training
-One full-day intensive 10am-4:30pm (6.5 hours)
-Introduce MHN’s philosophy; circle facilitation practice; feedback; ceremony.
-7 hours
-Orientation, Knowledge & Skills
Part 2: Facilitator Learning Circles
-5 live 2hr Zoom sessions - Mondays: 6:00-8:00pm
-Model circle flow, deepen skills (listening, presence, agreements, container building), peer reflection, case studies.
-10 hours total, spread across 5 weeks
-Practice & Skill-building
Part 3: Foundations of Circle Practice
-Asynchronous videos + readings + reflection journals
-Circle principles, trauma-informed practice, facilitator mindset, and logistics.
-6–8 hours total, self-paced over 5 weeks
-Integration & Readiness
Total Learning Time
Approx. 25–30 hours over 8 weeks
In-person practice & ceremony (35–40%)
Live small-group Zooms (30%)
Asynchronous (30–35%)
This balance keeps enough contact to ensure fidelity and confidence — while maintaining accessibility and flexibility.
Additional Container Elements
Facilitator Journal: Ongoing self-reflection and prompt responses each week.
Practice Partner: Each trainee pairs with another to debrief between sessions (20–30 min calls).
Community Platform: Simple Slack or Mighty Networks space for shared reflection posts, readings, and videos.
Certification/Completion Criteria:
Cohort in-person practice
Complete all asynchronous modules
Attend 4 of 5 Zooms live (watch recording for any missed)
Monday, March 16 @3:00-4:00PM PST - Facilitator Training in Circle Practice: Info Session
Facilitators
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Vincent Perez is a Learning Architect for Dignity and Belonging who designs courageous learning journeys that awaken presence, foster trust, and elevate performance. He bridges spirit and strategy, blending everything from sacred ceremony to spreadsheets to help men and organizations build cultures of care, accountability, and equity. With over two decades of experience in experiential education, trauma informed practice, and dignity centered leadership, he has trained thousands of educators, repaired relationships between systems and families, and built statewide networks for men’s healing and youth leadership. Through the Men’s Healing Network and Rethink Manhood, he co creates circle spaces where men can unlearn harm, reclaim purpose, and practice the brave work of healing in community.
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Nate is a father, family coach, and rites of passage guide dedicated to the art of creating cultures of connection and belonging. For fifteen years, he has led teenagers, young adults, veterans, and families through transformational outdoor experiences, helping them navigate the significant thresholds of life. His work focuses on bringing together families and communities and co creating spaces where people can truly feel seen and held with each other. As part of the Men’s Healing Network, Nate is part of a movement to remind men of their innate wholeness and to support them in finding networks of care.
MHN Facilitator Training #1
MHN Facilitator Training in Circle Practice — Scope & Sequence Framework
Overall Purpose
To train and certify MHN facilitators to lead healing-centered men’s circles rooted in belonging, accountability, and sacred practice — ensuring fidelity to MHN values and safety in implementation.
Design Goals
Build knowledge, skills, and embodiment progressively.
Blend asynchronous learning, live practice, and reflective integration.
Support real transfer: trainees can actually lead and sustain circles.
Keep dosage realistic for working adults (total ~25–30 learning hours).
3-Part Learning Container
Part 1: In-Person Training
-One full-day intensive 10am-4:30pm (6.5 hours)
-Introduce MHN’s philosophy; circle facilitation practice; feedback; ceremony.
-7 hours
-Orientation, Knowledge & Skills
Part 2: Facilitator Learning Circles
-5 live 2hr Zoom sessions - Mondays: 6:00-8:00pm
-Model circle flow, deepen skills (listening, presence, agreements, container building), peer reflection, case studies.
-10 hours total, spread across 5 weeks
-Practice & Skill-building
Part 3: Foundations of Circle Practice
-Asynchronous videos + readings + reflection journals
-Circle principles, trauma-informed practice, facilitator mindset, and logistics.
-6–8 hours total, self-paced over 5 weeks
-Integration & Readiness
Total Learning Time
Approx. 25–30 hours over 8 weeks
In-person practice & ceremony (35–40%)
Live small-group Zooms (30%)
Asynchronous (30–35%)
This balance keeps enough contact to ensure fidelity and confidence — while maintaining accessibility and flexibility.
Additional Container Elements
Facilitator Journal: Ongoing self-reflection and prompt responses each week.
Practice Partner: Each trainee pairs with another to debrief between sessions (20–30 min calls).
Community Platform: Simple Slack or Mighty Networks space for shared reflection posts, readings, and videos.
Certification/Completion Criteria:
Cohort in-person practice
Complete all asynchronous modules
Attend 4 of 5 Zooms live (watch recording for any missed)
Monday, February 16 @3:00-4:00PM - Facilitator Training in Circle Practice: Info Session
Facilitators
-
Vincent Perez is a Learning Architect for Dignity and Belonging who designs courageous learning journeys that awaken presence, foster trust, and elevate performance. He bridges spirit and strategy, blending everything from sacred ceremony to spreadsheets to help men and organizations build cultures of care, accountability, and equity. With over two decades of experience in experiential education, trauma informed practice, and dignity centered leadership, he has trained thousands of educators, repaired relationships between systems and families, and built statewide networks for men’s healing and youth leadership. Through the Men’s Healing Network and Rethink Manhood, he co creates circle spaces where men can unlearn harm, reclaim purpose, and practice the brave work of healing in community.
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Nate is a father, family coach, and rites of passage guide dedicated to the art of creating cultures of connection and belonging. For fifteen years, he has led teenagers, young adults, veterans, and families through transformational outdoor experiences, helping them navigate the significant thresholds of life. His work focuses on bringing together families and communities and co creating spaces where people can truly feel seen and held with each other. As part of the Men’s Healing Network, Nate is part of a movement to remind men of their innate wholeness and to support them in finding networks of care.
The Mask You Live In – Free Film Screening & Community Conversation (Tumwater)
Watch. Reflect. Connect.
How do men navigate life’s challenges, stress, and expectations? The Mask You Live In is a powerful documentary that explores masculinity in today’s world—and invites all of us to reflect on how we can support healthier expressions of manhood.
Why Attend:
Eye-Opening Film: Discover how cultural expectations shape boys and men.
Community Conversation: Stay after for a guided discussion, share experiences, and connect in a safe, supportive environment.
Actionable Insights: Walk away with practical ways to foster resilience, emotional intelligence, and meaningful connection.
The Mask You Live In – Free Film Screening & Community Conversation (Aberdeen)
Watch. Reflect. Connect.
How do men navigate life’s challenges, stress, and expectations? The Mask You Live In is a powerful documentary that explores masculinity in today’s world—and invites all of us to reflect on how we can support healthier expressions of manhood.
Why Attend:
Eye-Opening Film: Discover how cultural expectations shape boys and men.
Community Conversation: Stay after for a guided discussion, share experiences, and connect in a safe, supportive environment.
Actionable Insights: Walk away with practical ways to foster resilience, emotional intelligence, and meaningful connection.
Real Ones Heal: The Work of Being a Man
It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.