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Sharing Circles and Movement Medicine® for Men

Heart centred, Embodied, Soul-centric Community.

Small, ongoing Closed Groups, Weekly Sessions.

Get in touch about current spaces and dates, times and more info and to arrange a free introductory call with Keef

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Basic Structure

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• Weekly Evening Zoom calls 2.5 hours with a maximum of 12 men

• 30 minutes of Movement Medicine practice together, in the comfort of your own home.

• 2 hour sharing circle -  a theme is always invited as this provides focus and rich material for exploration. However, the most important opportunity is to share from your heart whatever is live for you on any given day and this may or may not speak directly to the proposed them of the evening.
  • Lightning Round. Every man has a brief check in about how they are arriving in the circle. Authentic truth is invited. No sugar counted shit.
  • Heart Seat. Assuming there are 12 men in a circle - Week One - 6 Men have 15 mins in THE HEART SEAT, Week Two - 6 Men have 15 mins in THE HEART SEAT. This then alternates with some flexibility if any man is facing significant challenges on any given week and needs to lean into the group a little more. All men will have the opportunity for a deep share at least twice a month.
  • Holding/ Witnessing Circle. There are clear guidelines around the structure, protocols and values of the ‘HOLDING CIRCE’ - the circle of men witnessing and offering insight, feedback and support to the man in THE HEART SEAT. This is shared with all men who join the circle. It is not rigid or dogmatic, but creates safety, respect, integrity and liberating structure. Base line, we are not here to ‘rescue’ each other or give unsolicited advice, but to respect the path of each man and offer our presence and sensitive responsiveness to whatever is shared.
  • Top card take aways. Closing round of ‘top card takeaways’ and ‘accountable commitments’. This is an opportunity, similar to the opening lightning round where we can share how we are leaving the circle and to name the insights, medicine, challenges and curiosities that we are taking away with us. It is also an opportunity to share any intentions we have to take the next steps on path and if appropriate to ask for support, encouragement and accountability.

• Buddying - each week we will connect with one other man for at least 30 minutes in the week between group calls. To dive a little deeper in to getting to know each other and to offer/receive support

• WhatsappGroup - we have a lively group where the circle can share inspirations, breakthroughs, challenges, successes and so on, in the spirit of the circle in written messages and voice or video drops. This provides the lifeblood of the group

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This is a safe space to develop a community of humans in male bodies that are looking for liberating structures and practices for accessing and developing their innate capacity to listen to and engage with the full somatic spectrum of how it is to be a living breathing human in a male body: to feel what is asking to be felt through the multiple ‘ways of knowing’ - movement, breath, sensation, sensuality, sexuality, sound, feelings, emotions and imagination and to express what is asking to be expressed through the moving body and embodied listening and expression. As such, this is an opportunity to discover a little more about the blockages in our psyches that limit our capacity to fully live a meaning filled life and to build bridges between the dreams, desires and aspirations we have for our lives and the embodiment, incarnation or ‘lived experience’ of those dreams.

These sessions are for those seeking to take more responsibility for their personal healing journey in the various dimensions of their life and to access more of their golden gifts of wholeness in their personal experience as a body-heart-mind in relationship with others, community, nature, spirit and soul. They are also about resource, safety, inclusion, belonging and connectedness. Witnessing, sharing and ‘power beside’ are golden keys.

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“I’ve been a part of a men's group facilitated by Keef over the last 6 months or so. It has been an utterly beautiful experience throughout and has been highly conducive to my healing process. I’ve never been in such a loving & warm environment with a group of men before. I feel a sense of true brotherhood from a group of souls who truly do care deeply about one another. To feel what has emerged and bloomed within myself as a result of being involved has been quite simply amazing. I’ve been able to overcome many aspects of self that I've deemed shameful through opening to vulnerable sharing within the group and being held in everything that I've brought without judgement, only compassion and love. Keef holds the space amazingly and offers frequent pearls of valuable insight to all of us as well as us all sharing with the other members from a place of support and love. I can highly recommend it to any man who is looking to grow and develop themselves in the container of brotherhood!” Jess Falmer, Coach

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Intention and Core Values

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• MOVING MEN - moving with whatever is arising in our psyche, our soma and lives in general can lead to healing, wholeness, evolution and creative solutions to life’s challenges and opportunities. By listening deeply to what needs to be felt, what needs to be expressed, what is calling for change, evolution and creative exploration we can move away from our conditioned reactivity towards a deeper sense of healthy responsibility - the ability to respond creatively to whatever life is presenting to us. Our intention is to move and be moved - physically, emotionally, psychologically, spiritually and relationally.

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• A SAFE HARBOUR - is needed, and is co-created though organic leadership and collective care and attention. A place of refuge and mutual support, confidentiality, inclusivity, nourishment and encouragement where we feel safe, valued, seen, heard, honoured and respected. Where our presence is felt and our contribution is invited and celebrated. This happens in the context of an evolving community of embodied, heart centred men who are inspired to live lives of meaning, purpose, reciprocity, creativity, integrity, response-ability, health, balance and fulfilment. WITNESSING and being witnessing, authentic  sharing from the heart and ‘power beside’ are golden keys.

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• EMBODIMENT RESOURCING - happens through explorations of and inclusion of all aspects of our being human - physically, emotionally, psychologically, spiritually and relationally. In Man-Groove circles this is built on the fundamental resourcing of essential Movement Medicine® practices and through clear structure, heart sharing and embodied witnessing and listening. Together we develop our innate capacity to listen to and engage with the full somatic spectrum of how it is to be a living breathing human in a male body, whilst looking into the potent mirrors of a circle of brothers. 

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• RECOGNITION that ‘No man is an island or a world unto himself’.

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•  RECONNECTION as a circle of men, in a place of safety, inclusivity, non-judgement and ‘power beside’

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• COMMUNITY - Healing comes through community, connection, co-operation,  collaboration, communication,  creativity and cultivating wholeness.

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• BALANCE - We seek a healthy balance - between ‘masculine’ and ‘feminine’, between the rational and the mystical, between inner and outer worlds, physical and spiritual worlds, between our personal and professional worlds and between our courage and vulnerability.

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• ALL LIFE IS SACRED - We recognise that all of life is sacred and we strive to make choices in our thoughts, words and actions that honour our children, our elders, our ancestors and all of life.

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"Through the last 18 months or so that I have been part of Keef’s Men’s Circle, learning such simple, profound and challenging human skills in listening and sharing with other Men.
Amongst much change in my life that was overwhelming for my own perspective, I came to realise that through participating and leaning into the circle I could access a creative variety of perspectives and solutions, along with tuning into humility of offering my heart and mind with deepening intimacy and honesty in a way that could be of service and showing me the power of being besides others.
The gifts that have been cultivated in the circle are growing in my community life, though naturally challenging to apply, the potency of change within myself and the brothers, has offered more than enough to gradually bring deep change into my own life outside of the circle and those I am connected to. Thank you so much Keef for supporting me during some very tender moments during my journey into remembering my nature as a whole hearted human." Edward Thompson, Musician and Movement Coach

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Movement Medicine® as a primary resource 

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Explore the benefits of developing a Movement Medicine® practice as an embodiment resource for wholesome living with a strong circle designed to to be accessible to all men, regardless of experience or background. This is an invitation to journey deeply together, to work, play and pray together.

Every session is built on the fundamental resourcing of essential Movement Medicine® practices. This provides the rooted rhythm of regularity and repetition. The evolution and flow, or melody, of each session will be woven around a theme based on the Movement Medicine® mandala.

This is a safe space to develop a community of humans in male bodies that are looking for liberating structures and practices for accessing and developing their innate capacity to listen to and engage with the full somatic spectrum of how it is to be a living breathing human in a male body: to feel what is asking to be felt through the multiple ‘ways of knowing’ - movement, breath, sensation, sensuality, sexuality, sound, feelings, emotions and imagination and to express what is asking to be expressed through the moving body and embodied listening and expression. As such, this is an opportunity to discover a little more about the blockages in our psyches that limit our capacity to fully live a meaning filled life and to build bridges between the dreams, desires and aspirations we have for our lives and the embodiment, incarnation or ‘lived experience’ of those dreams.

There are countless well documented benefits that can be harvested from regular movement/dance practices that can have profound positive impacts on our physical resilience, psycho-emotional health, spiritual well being and social belongingness.

There are countless well documented benefits that can be harvested from regular movement/dance practices that can have profound positive impacts on our physical resilience, psycho-emotional health, spiritual well being and social belongingness. Evidence shows that this is true for all humans regardless of age, gender, race and so on. There is a time to dance alone, there is time to dance in mixed groups and there is a time for men to meet together with other men and, of course, for women to meet with other women. Man-Groove is an invocation for MOVING MEN - physically, emotionally, psychologically, spiritually and relationally.

Explore the benefits of developing a Movement Medicine® practice as an embodiment resource for wholesome living with a strong circle designed to to be accessible to all men, regardless of experience or background. This is an invitation to journey deeply together, to work, play and pray together.

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In conclusion

These circles are for those seeking to take more responsibility for their personal healing journey in the various dimensions of their life and to access more of their golden gifts of wholeness in their personal experience as a body-heart-mind in relationship with others, community, nature, spirit and soul. They are also about resource, safety, inclusion, belonging and connectedness. 

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“Keef’s a master of guiding these dances, helping me and my fellow dancers edge into the minutiae and the cosmic. I absolutely love these moments, and it’s one of the few things I have zero doubts about consistently showing up to!”  John Wiltshire 35, Ecological Communications, UK

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Ongoing closed groups. Weekly Sessions. Get in touch about current spaces, days, times, more info and to arrange a FREE INTRODUCTORY CALL with Keef

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As a group leader and guide, I bring 25 years of experience from multiple modalities. To support emergent soul-centric maturity and full spectrum engagement with life, I bring my ongoing experience as an evolving human being and student of life, wife and daughter.

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I provide intuitive support, creative inspiration, resilience resourcing, fierce compassion, humour, integrity, kindness and commitment. I have been teaching as a fully qualified Movement Medicine® teacher for over a decade and I am an initiate on the path of the Great Mother and the Four Elements as guided by shaman XamAM Alba Maria - Terra Mirim, Bahia, Brazil.

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