A Hunger for Healing Men’s Issues & the Return of Emergent Men’s Work, with William Ayot & Simon Roe (70 mins)

A talk for both men and women. Join experienced rites of passage leaders William and Simon as they dispel some of the myths and lay out some of the methodologies of their powerful tradition of rites of passage.

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William and Simon are holding a five day workshop, ‘Exploring the Male Mysteries; Men and the Long Road Home’.

Held at EarthSpirit Centre in Somerset from 25 to 29 February in 2024, this is a residential workshop for men. Visit therapyandcounselling.co.uk/workshop-for-men-feb-2024 for details on this residential.

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There’s a resurgent curiosity around men’s issues and a corresponding hunger for emergent men’s work. But what is it that men do together? What are the fears and what are the benefits? Join experienced rites of passage leaders William and Simon as they dispel some of the myths and lay out some of the methodologies of their powerful tradition.

Men’s work has been around for centuries. Originally seen in ancient rituals and mystery schools, it was carried forward through tribal rites of passage, and revived in the latter part of the 20th Century – both as a supportive response to feminism, and a way to initiate men into fuller, healthier forms of manhood. This talk finishes with an open Q & A session.

Learning objectives participants can expect from this event:
* Understanding of ‘men’s work’ methodologies
* Give therapists (male and female) an insight into emergent men’s work
* The uses of poetry, ritual and body work in rites of passage

1. Please read prior to beginning the talk
2. Part one: Introductions; poem - The Inheritance.
3. Part two: What do men need?; group discussion.
4. Part three: ‘The boy code’; participant discussion on this code.
5. Part four: Mythopoetic men’s work; going deeper through poetry; poem - Counting the Marigolds; poem - In Praise of Grief; confronting and experiencing grief.
6. Part five: Grief at the core of men’s work; being held in that safe space; shrines.
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7. Part six: A Q&A with participants.
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About this course

70 mins
Downloadable audio
CPD certificate

Speakers

Simon Roe originally trained as a body psychotherapist with Nick Totton & Em Edmondson and has nearly 30 years’ experience of working with individuals and groups. For the last 25 years’ he has worked almost exclusively with men & teenage boys in a variety of settings including 1-1 psychotherapy, domestic violence work and Rites of Passage events. He is a Respect approved trainer & supervisor www.respect.uk.net for domestic violence practitioners and is the director of Two Wolves Consultancy and Training: www.twowolvesconsultancy.co.uk.

Simon has recently completed a foundation course in Process Oriented Psychology – an approach which increasingly informs his practice.

Simon is a fully accredited member of the Association of Facilitators: www.associationoffacilitators.co.uk

Simon Roe

Speakers

William Ayot is an award-winning poet, author, teacher and ritualist. Over three decades, he has organized, hosted, facilitated and led, men’s and mixed personal development events and rites of passage, working in rehab, correctional, personal development and organizational contexts. He uses poetry and the arts to teach leadership in boardrooms and business schools around the world, currently teaching on the Advanced Management Programme at INSEAD. William also designs and leads bespoke rituals for individuals and groups in his purpose-built ritual garden in Monmouthshire, Wales. Writing includes the play, Bengal Lancer, three collections of poetry, and a prose book on ritual. He is currently writing a book for and about men in a time of epochal change. William leads personal rituals for people in person, designs rituals for people from all over the world, and is available for one-to-one coaching online.