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"Something We Don't Talk About"
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A Residential Workshop for Men
Exploring Male Rites of Passage
Men and the Long Road Home
with
William Ayot & Simon Roe
CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE WORKSHOP
BURSARIES AVAILABLE
WHEN : Sunday 17th November – Thursday 21st November 2024
VENUE: EarthSpirit Centre, Nr Glastonbury, Somerset TA11 6PE
COSTS: For transparency we are separating the cost of the workshop from the cost of the accommodation.
Cost of workshop £675 – or £600 with early booking discount if paid in full by 1st July 2024.
PLUS the cost of your food & accommodation – from £499 – £630
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BURSARY: WE WANT TO HAVE A RADICAL INCLUSIVE POLICY TO HELP EVERYONE WHO WANTS TO COME TO BE ABLE TO ATTEND. So we are offering three levels of bursary, £100, £300 or the maximum bursary which is £500.
WHAT PREVIOUS PARTICIPANTS SAY:
Do it. Be fearful, worried, anxious, however you’re feeling. Show up and immerse yourself – R.T.
A chance for something special – T.C. Psychotherapist.
Just do it. Don’t think about it. I’m ready for the next one right now. – A.C. Psychotherapist & Breath worker.
Life changing for me! Anonymous
“William is a TREASURE of pure soul and heart” Leslie Brissett, Group Relations Programme Director,
Tavistock Institute of Human Relations, London (UK)
William and Simon created a space that allowed us all to bring whatever we were thinking or feeling to the day…an all-round great experience – K.E.
You’re in safe hands, go for it!! – B.P.
A wonderful chance to get in touch with elements in yourself that might be holding you back – J.M. Counsellor, Spain.
ABOUT THE WORKSHOP
There’s often a hunger in a man – a yen for authenticity, a longing for friendship, and a yearning for a homecoming he can’t quite put a name to. Cut off and estranged by culture and habit, many of us live out our lives in isolation, fear, and resentment – yet there is another way. This powerful retreat offers men an opportunity to take off their armour and explore – safely, together – with other men of like mind and yearning.
In ancient times such events were called Rites of Passage or Mysteries. They called for courage, trust in others, and a willingness (or a need) to change. Taking story and poetry as our starting points, our work together will include ritual, breath and body work, creativity sessions, time in nature, and emergent group sessions that may re-define or re-direct us… Our story points towards issues of grief and loss, protective pomposity, repentance, and the eternal male struggles between, façade and truth, ego and soul.
As with any journey into the world of myth, or the unknown, we will meet guides and helpers as well as challenges – and at the heart of the story we may find ourselves. Only then, like the hero of our own story, can we step forward into a fuller life, turning our troubles into learnings and our wounds into gold.
Join Simon and William as they once more open a safe, emergent space for men in the Arthurian landscape of myth and mystery.
APPROVED FOR CPD
This course has been approved by NCIP- National Council Of Integrative Psychotherapists.
FACILITATORS
William Ayot
William is an award-winning poet, international facilitator and ritualist. He has been leading men’s retreats, rites of passage and initiatory events since 1992. He teaches and coaches around the world and holds rituals at his purpose-built site in Wales. Writing includes, “Email from the Soul” (poetry) & “Re-enchanting the Forest: Meaningful Ritual in a Secular World” (prose.)
William Ayot began leading men’s and mixed workshops in rehab and prisons during the early nineties. He later joined Wild Dance Events, organising and hosting large-scale men’s events for teachers like Robert Bly, Michael Meade, James Hillman, Malidoma Somé, Martín Prechtel and others, while leading initiatory rites of passage retreats at Cae Mabon. As a co-founding director of Olivier Mythodrama, he worked around the world, teaching leadership through story, theatre practice and ritual. He currently teaches on the Advanced Management Programme at INSEAD.
William leads workshops and seminars on personal development topics and creates and conducts private rituals and ceremonies. He lives in Monmouthshire with his wife, the psychotherapist and teacher, Juliet Grayson.
Simon Roe
Simon originally trained as a body psychotherapist with Nick Totton and Em Edmondson and has nearly 30 years’ experience of working with individuals and groups For the past twenty five years he has focused on working with men and teenage boys in a variety of settings including group work, 1-1 psychotherapy and Rites of Passage events. He has worked extensively with perpetrators of domestic violence, both adult and teenage and is a Respect (www.respect.uk.net) approved trainer and supervisor. From 2009-2017 he co-developed and delivered the ‘Do it Different’ programme, working with teenage boys using violent and abusive behaviour at home, which is recognised as an example of best practice.
Simon has been greatly influenced by teachers such as Robert Bly, Malidoma Some and Martin Prechtel. Most recently he has 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. Please visit www.simonroe.net for more information about his work.
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YOUR FREE POEM FROM WILLIAM AYOT
Something We Don't Talk About
The beauty of men lies in the doing:
in a love that notices when things need fixing;
that mows the lawn, that feeds the dog,
that crosses vast oceans to bring home a nutmeg.
The beauty of men lies in the dancing:
in the wildness of youth, in the cackle of age,
in the furious stamp and the delicate gesture
that flies like a hawk from the wrist of a huntress.
The beauty of men lies in the silence:
the silence that speaks of the bloody fields;
of the distant wave, the encouraging smile,
and the song that was lost on the long road home.
William Ayot
The Inheritance
2014
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