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Men’s Full Moon Cemetery Ride
( events » sports / rec ) In honor of Day-of-the-Dead and the full moon, Wanderlust will be exploring in a fun bike ride some of the great old cemeteries of Portland . . .
MEN’S WANDERLUST CYCLING:
Full Moon Cemetery Ride
Monday, 11/2/09, 6:30 pm
Meet at Holladay...
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event starts Monday, November 2, 2009 - 6:30 PM
Men's Music Improv & Drum Circle
( events » live music ) 11/5 &11/19 MEN’S MUSIC IMPROV & DRUM CIRCLE: Men of all musical abilities play with sound, rhythm, & harmony, discovering the healing power of sound & community.
Bring an instrument or just your curiosity and love of music. Beginners welcome;...
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event starts Thursday, November 5, 2009 - 7:45 PM
“This is what you shall do: love the earth and sun and the animals, despise riches, give alms to every one that asks, stand up for the stupid and crazy, devote your income and labor to others, hate tyrants, argue not concerning god, have patience and indulgence toward the people, take off your hat to nothing known or unknown or to any man or number of men, go freely with powerful uneducated persons and with the young and with the mothers of families, read these leaves in the open air every s...
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Just saw Brokeback Mountain. It is an astonishing film, full of love, longing, loss, and difficult consequences. It made me sad. I've spent a lifetime working very hard, trying to achieve in the realm of work and spending far less time in the realm of love and intimacy. The film, for me, is about the consequences of neglecting and denying the realm of the intimate, complicated, scary, difficult realm of getting to know someone else and having them get to know me. The realm of loving, bei...
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CURRENT COMMITMENTS: I currently spend most of my time: 1) organizing men's wellness programs for Manifest/Q-LAND; 2) learning, practicing & teaching yoga & meditation ; 3) giving & receiving vision support & community with my 5 housemates in the Men's Vision House, 4) hiking, walking, cycling, eating, dancing, watching movies & being with my friends; 6) dating; 7) sleeping; 8) cooking once a week for my house; 9) gardening; 9) learning about spiritual practice, sustainability, social change, gardening, men's health/wellness, & many other topics through reading books & information & news online.
SHORT-TERM VISION:
1) GROUP SADDHANA: regular daily group spiritual practice every morning; deepening of my individual daily practice
2) ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT: transition of Q-LAND to Manifest, and the organization establishing a membership & donor base large enough (at least $100,000) for us to afford: a) an abundant marketing/advertising budget, b) health insurance for staff, c) a part-time membership/development/volunteer coordinator, d) adequate bookkeeping & auditing
3) HOUSE DEVELOPMENT: transition of the Men's Vision House to an intergenerational group of men who have the time, commitment, & resources to create a vibrant community/house garden; beautiful & clean common spaces; solar hot water system; rain barrels; edible native landscaping; regular house heart circles & men's community heart circles; regular study & practice of Non-Violent Communication &/or Co-Counseling; regular healing touch exchanges; regular dance/movement food & frivolity celebrations.
LONG-TERM VISION
1. STONEWALL SCHOOL: Establish a school, retreat center, & farm within two hours of Portland that is dedicated to teaching queer people to become healers, wizards (organizatonal healers/consultants), & bards (healers of culture through art & stories that inspire & transform. This school would be a community connected to Manifest and other men's & women's wellness organizations all over the country.
1/5-1/10 FREE Men’s Yoga Classes
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Wednesday, January 10, 2007 - 6:30 PM
66 RSVPs
To help you and your friends turn your New Year’s wellness resolutions into concrete action, you’re invited to RSVP for one or more of the following FREE men’s yoga classes. Q-LAND/MenSpirit, a non-profit men’s wellness network, is offering new classes for both beginners and more experienced students. Would you forward this invitation to any friends or colleagues who might be interested?
FOUR FREE YOGA CLASSES:
1/5 or 1/12, Sat, 9:30-11:00am, YOGA AGNI:: Transforming the edge of who you think you are through powerful stretching & breathing. Taught by Peta Mni, who has studied Ashtanga, Anusara, & other yoga forms for 8 years.
1/7 or 1/14, Mon., 6:30-7:45 pm MEN’S CORE STRENGTH YOGA: FREE Intro Classes; learn powerful, simple stretches to develop your strength & flexibility at your core; develop your spinal and abdominal muscles & energy. Taught by Charles Airey, who has studied Kripalu yoga for more than 20 years. Co-sponsored by Q-LAND/MenSpirit, a non-profit men’s wellness network. INFO 503-223-8822 X1 events@qland.org RSVP: www.lovetribe.org/menspirit
1/9 & 1/16, Wed., 6:30-8:30 pm MEN’S THERAPEUTIC YOGA: FREE Intro Classes on how to use yoga & Ayurveda to address back/neck pain, stress, excess weight, depression, insomnia, or other chronic complaints. Co-sponsored by Q-LAND/MenSpirit, a non-profit men’s wellness network. INFO 503-223-8822 X1 events@qland.org RSVP: www.lovetribe.org/menspirit
1/10 & 1/17, Thurs, 6:30-8:00 pm MEN’S KUNDALINI YOGA: FREE Intro classes on opening & balancing your chakra energy through accessible stretches, breath work, devotional meditation, music, & mantra to increase energy, focus, centeredness, & spiritual connection; Co-sponsored by Q-LAND/MenSpirit, a non-profit men’s wellness network. INFO 503-223-8822 X1 events@qland.org RSVP: www.lovetribe.org/menspirit
MEDITATION TWICE A MONTH
If you’d also like to check out meditation in the new year, please RSVP for the
1/8 & 1/22, Tues, 7:30-9:30 pm, MEN’S MEDITAITON GROUP: simple, practical meditation instruction, practice, & community for men from all spiritual traditions or none. Two silent seated meditation sessions separated by a short walking meditation, followed by a short inspirational reading, tea, cookies, & conversation.
INFO: John at 503-223-8822 x1 or events@qland.org
RSVP website: lovetribe.org/menspirit
10/29 Halloween Cycling Rideabout
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Monday, October 29, 2007 - 6:30 PM
61 RSVPs
WANDERLUST: Men’s Halloween Cycling RideAbout
Monday, 10/29, 6:30 pm
Wild Oats, NE 15th & Fremont
Join our posse of men in wacky costumes cycling with no plan and lots of bling. Jonathan Carpenter, an avid proponent of biking for fun, leads this unstructured, playful, interactive exploration of the city by bike. Co-sponsored by Q-LAND/MenSpirit, a non-profit men’s wellness network.
P.S. – DIVERSITY: Thanks for helping us increase the diversity of men who get invited to this event by forwarding this email to your friends & colleagues who may like cycling, costumes, and/or getting to know other men who like bikes, costumes, and wandering around. This event is for adult men of all ages, sizes, shapes, colors, orientations, and cycling/costume abilities. We’ll wander aimlessly with just about anybody, as long as they have good bike lites and a sense of humor.
INFO John at 503-223-8822 X1 events@qland.org
RSVP website: lovetribe.org/menspirit
FREE Intro to Body Electric
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Friday, November 2, 2007 - 7:00 PM
61 RSVPs
FREE INTRO TO BODY ELECTRIC
Fri, 11/2, 7–9 pm
MenSpirit Studio, 4906 NE 22nd Ave (nr Alberta)
GOALS: This event will give men an experiential introduction to Body Electric and the men’s Celebrating the Body Erotic workshop coming up on 11/10-11/11. The goal of the intro event is to connect adult men in the Portland area with Body Electric’s mission of “helping people experience their potential as healers of self and others through touch, conscious breath, and honoring the wisdom of the body.”
ACTIVITIES: At this event, we will explore listening to your body and connecting with other men through open, conscious breath, touch, and interpersonal communication. We will show a powerful video about the Celebrating the Body Erotic (CBE) workshop and have a chance for questions. Men who participate will experience a safe way of exploring touch with other men by learning how to ask for what they want and how to say no to what they do not want. Clothes will stay on, and we won’t be pursuing erotic desires with any of our touch in the intro.
FACILITATOR: This event will be facilitated by Wayne Bund, a teacher of adults and children, who has worked with men around building intimacy through numerous Body Electric workshops and facilitating Q-land’s Dating Lab.
This workshop is for adult men who have not taken the CBE and for those who have but want to reconnect with Body Electric work. Bring yourself and a friend who might be interested; and we request you RSVP so we’ll know how many people to plan for (if you decide to attend at the last minute, you can just show up, but space is limited).
NOTE: This event is NOT co-sponsored by, or affiliated with, Q-LAND/MenSpirit, but is being hosted at the MenSpirit Studio by Body Electric.
RSVP/INFO: Matt at 503-957-1914 cbeportland@msn.com
11/3 Honoring Ancestors of the Heart
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Saturday, November 3, 2007 - 6:00 PM
61 RSVPs
MEN'S HEART CIRCLE & PAJAMA PARTY
Sat, 11/3, 6:00-10:30pm
In many cultures people often spend important time in the fall honoring their ancestors. This process helps us see who we are more fully, by seeing where we came from, and what the deeper, ancestral patterns may be in our life. This practice can seem rather odd or empty for modern American men, who may have very little knowledge of, or relationship with, their ancestors by blood.
This process of honoring ancestors can get a lot more potent & relevant if we broaden the definition of ancestors to include people who have played an important role in making us who we are, and if we include in this definition people related to us by blood or love and whether living or dead. We call these ancestors of the heart.
In this pajama party, story-telling heart circle, & altar-building ritual, we’ll use food, singing, story-telling, and our altar objects as tools to playfully tell stories that honor our ancestors of the heart.
CO-FACILITATORS: John Galloway (Peacock), a Breema Instructor & long-time facilitator of community ritual; Paul Olguin (Pollywog), a long-time teacher & composer of harmonic music and facilitator of community singing; Bart Church, who loves honoring chosen & blood family and facilitating participatory story-telling & ritual.
DIVERSITY: We welcome adult men & their ancestors of all ages, sizes, shapes, colors, orientations, experience levels, and backgrounds (including trans guys). Thanks for helping us increase the diversity of men who get invited to this group by forwarding this to any friends/colleagues who might be interested.
CO-SPONSORS: This will be a fundraiser for MenSpirit, a joint project of three non-profit organizations, Q-LAND, LoveTribe, & Spirit Hawk, that empowers diverse men in the Portland, OR area to discover and manifest their individual & collective potential for wellness, community, friendship/intimacy, spirituality, & play.
Suggested DONATION is $7-$30, and no one is turned away for lack of funds, but if you can’t afford the minimum donation, we request you donate time before the event, and that you call us before the event to schedule. Since this is a potluck and we want you to bring foods, beverages, & altar objects that honor your ancestors, please RSVP in advance (so we’ll know what you’re bringing and you’ll know where the event is and have directions).
P.S. -- You don't have to wear pajamas to attend, although your favorite ancestors will love you better & shower you with fabulous gifts if you wear comfy PJs. Bottomline: Wear whatever is comfortable and may remind you of an ancestor of the heart.
INFO: John at 503-223-8822 X1 or events@qland.org
RSVP website: lovetribe.org/menspirit
11/20 Re-kindling heart fire: touch & joy
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Sunday, November 11, 2007 - 7:00 PM
65 RSVPs
MEN TOUCHING WITH HEART:
Re-kindling Your Heart Fire -- the Power of Safety, Touch, & Joy
Tues, 11/20, 7-10 pm
Nico Muniz, LMT, a licensed massage therapist and one of the pioneers of LoveTribe's heart-centered touch events, will be helping us create the safety and body awareness to explore touch & pleasure with ourselves & other men without pursuing erotic desire.
As the dark, cold season arrives, it's important for us to re-kindle our heart fire by allowing ourselves permission to explore pleasure as a meditation and a gentle, fully-embodied conversation. We will explore being zealously loyal in each moment to the authentic pleasure of our whole being.
There will be no genital or anal touching and no pursuing of erotic desire -- so we can really focus on the kinds of pleasure that are possible through deep relaxation, mindfulness, openness, trust, surrender, and honesty with compassion. Men can hold & care for one another with out competition, sex, or fantasy.
In most cultures throughout history, male friendship has usually included very important physical & emotional intimacy between friends. In modern times men are not allowed to care for one another through healing touch & physical closeness.
We shall return to our birthright: love & acceptance from men expressed through simple physical and emotional intimacy.
DIVERSITY: We welcome adult men of all ages, sizes, shapes, colors, orientations, experience levels, and backgrounds (including trans guys). Thanks for helping us increase the diversity of men who get invited to this group by forwarding this to any friends/colleagues who might be interested.
CO-SPONSORS: MenSpirit, a joint project of three non-profit organizations, Q-LAND, LoveTribe, & Spirit Hawk, empowers diverse men in the Portland, OR area to discover and manifest their individual & collective potential for wellness, community, friendship/intimacy, spirituality, & play.
INFO: John at 503-223-8822 X1 or healingtouch@qland.org
RSVP website: lovetribe.org/menspirit
Yoga, Massage, Acupuncture & More for Holiday Stress
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Saturday, November 17, 2007 - 10:00 AM
61 RSVPs
The holiday season can be especially challenging for members of the lesbian, gay, bi, trans/intersex, & queer communities. A network of wellness professional and non-profit organizations (Q Center, YWCA Counseling Center, & Q-LAND/MenSpirit) are hosting a Holiday Stress Management Fair for the LGBTQ communities on Sat, 11/17, 10 am – 5 pm, at the Q Center, 69 SE Taylor (@ Water Ave just south of the Morrison Bridge). Sliding scale donation will get you:
• INTERACTIVE DEMONSTRATIONS: A wide variety of health providers will provide 20 minute, interactive demonstrations of practical ways to manage stress with:
o massage,
o yoga,
o exercise ,
o acupuncture,
o time & money management
o addiction recovery
o communication & conflict resolution, etc.
• FREE MINI-MASSAGES, MINI-YOGA CLASSES, & ACUPUNCTURE TREATMENTS throughout the fair
• RAFFLE of free items like professional massages, health club memberships, acupuncture treatments, spa treatments, time management coaching sessions, etc. (raffle proceeds benefit the non-profit co-sponsors)
• HEALTH PROVIDERS, information, & free samples from a wide array of stress management experts
“LGBTQ people sometimes struggle with a lot of stress during the holidays trying to juggle birth & chosen families, work, & the ghosts of past holidays,” said Kendall Clawson, Executive Director of the Q Center, the community center for the Portland area LGBTQ community. “As a relative newcomer to Portland, I’m struck by the amazing array of stress management resources our community has to offer. We’re pleased to provide a forum in which members of our community can learn practical stress management strategies as well as connect with local resources.”
"This time of year there is increased risk of depression for LGBTQ people because of how homophobia and heterosexism play out during the holiday season," said Dr. Adrienne Wolmark, director of the YWCA Counseling Center. "Too often we don't hear about the amazing resources & coping strategies LGBTQ people in the Portland area have created to deal with this stress. I'm excited to create a forum in which we can learn about and interact with the supports our community has developed. I want to celebrate the diverse, accessible, and interdisciplinary stress management resources that are available to serve the many parts of our community."
A sliding-scale donation is requested at the door, and proceeds will benefit the three non-profit co-sponsoring organizations. This event will be wheel-chair accessible, but sign-language interpretation cannot be guaranteed (email to request). While there will be interactive presentations every 20 minutes throughout the fair, you may come & go as you like. Check the website for the schedule of presentation topics & presenters. If you’d like to volunteer to do outreach, set up, welcoming, or cleanup, please contact Soul Dancer at 503-922-1411 or pdxstressmgmt@yahoo.com. If you’re a health provider who’d like to table at the fair, please also contact Soul Dancer to see if table space is still available.
The co-sponsors wish to thank West Coast Health & Fitness for their generous corporate sponsorship of the first Holiday Stress Management Fair.
“Holiday stress can be effectively managed if you have a team & tools to help you learn to juggle a lot of expectations and opportunities at once,” said Bart Church, Q-LAND/MenSpirit Program Director. “The Holiday Stress Management Fair will be a fun opportunity for all of us to find the teams and tools we need to become expert jugglers, or at least drop fewer balls more gracefully this year than we did last year.”
INFO: Jill or Bart at
Phone: 503-223-8822 X2
Email: pdxstressmgmt@yahoo.com
Web: www.qland.org
LGBTQ Holiday Stress Mgmt Fair @ Q Center
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Saturday, November 17, 2007 - 10:00 AM
65 RSVPs
SAT, 11/17 LGBTQ Holiday Stress Management Retreat
@ Q Center, 10am-5pm, 69 SE Taylor (@ Water Ave just south of Morrison Bridge)
Hosted by the Q Center, YWCA Counseling Center, & Q-LAND/MenSpirit
You and your friends are invited to participate in and/or volunteer for the Holiday Stress Management Fair this Saturday at the Q Center. At the fair you’ll be able to get free mini-massages, acupuncture, & yoga classes, as well as interactive demonstrations by community stress experts on time & financial management, nutrition, exercise, practical self-care, etc. You can come & go at the fair as you’d like. Check out the schedule of presentations at website: qland.org
We hope you’ll both participate in the Fair and consider volunteering as
• A greeter
• With Set Up or Clean Up
For info or to volunteer, contact 503-223-8822 X2 or pdxstressmgmt@yahoo.com
11/19 Wanderlust Cycling Event
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Monday, November 19, 2007 - 6:30 PM
65 RSVPs
Q-LAND/MenSpirit, a non-profit men's wellness network, invites you & your friends to the next . . .
WANDERLUST: MEN'S CYCLING RIDEABOUT
Monday, 11/19, 6:30 pm Wild Oats, NE 15th & Fremont
When a group rides together not knowing where they're going, all these experiences unfold -- things like team, flow, laughter, feeling lost, and that whoosh of being free AND connected as men on the move together. This experience of riding together in the dark urban jungle pulls out some experiences in our bodies and hearts that are difficult to reproduce in modern culture. Perhaps they are akin in some strange ways to the experience of playing or hunting together in the wild. Perhaps its just good old fashioned freedom.
WHO: Facilitated by Jonathan Carpenter, who is a carpenter and a lover of cycling (but who most assuredly is not an expert on cycling, wanderlust, or riding about).
WEAR: So we'll be visible, consider wearing something warm, bright, and of course bring your helmet, bike lights for the front & back of your bike, some water, and raingear if the weather is inclement.
WHAT: can you do to invite friends who might be interested in this rideabout experiment?
CO-SPONSORS: We request a donation of time (1-2 hours) &/or money ($5-$25) to support MenSpirit, a joint project of three non-profit organizations, Q-LAND, LoveTribe, & Spirit Hawk, empowers diverse men in the Portland, OR area to discover and manifest their individual & collective potential for wellness, community, friendship/intimacy, spirituality, & play. If you want to donate time, we request you call Bart at 503-223-8822 X1 to schedule this BEFORE the event you've registered to attend.
INFO: John at 503-223-8822 X1 or events@qland.org
RSVP website: lovetribe.org/menspirit
11/27 Meditation: Overcome Holiday Stress
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Tuesday, November 27, 2007 - 7:30 PM
MEDITATION HELPS OVERCOME HOLIDAY STRESS
MEN'S MEDITATION GROUP
Tuesday, 11/27, 7:30-9:30 pm
During the holiday season, meditation can be especially helpful in relieving stress, feeling calmer and more focused, and more creative and connected to your natural flow. In this group you'll receive basic meditation instruction (if you want), and simple, silent sitting and walking practice, and the fellowship of other men from diverse backgrounds who are interested in meditation and mindfulness. This group is for men with all levels of meditation experience, and those with none. We offer a 20-minute Introductory Sessions for Beginners so they can ask questions & learn basic meditation techniques; then they sit with the full group.
CO-FACILITATORS: Rob Downer, M.Div., a local spiritual director and Centering Prayer facilitator; and Jeff Kerr, who has studied Buddhist meditation and is currently a student at the Portland Insight Meditation Center.
DIVERSITY: We welcome men of all ages, sizes, shapes, colors, orientations, experience levels, and backgrounds (including trans guys). Thanks for helping us increase the diversity of men who get invited to this event by forwarding this invitation to friends & colleagues who might be interested.
COSPONSORS: MenSpirit, a joint project of three non-profit organizations, Q-LAND, LoveTribe, & Spirit Hawk, empowers diverse men in the Portland, OR area to discover and manifest their individual & collective potential for wellness, community, friendship/intimacy, spirituality, & play.
INFO: John at 503-223-8822 X1 or events@qland.org
RSVP website: lovetribe.org/menspirit
12/3 Wanderlust Men’s Cycling Event
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Monday, December 3, 2007 - 6:30 PM
66 RSVPs
Q-LAND/MenSpirit, a non-profit men's wellness network, invites you & your friends to the next . . .
WANDERLUST: MEN'S CYCLING RIDEABOUT
Monday, 12/3, 6:30 pm (1st & 3rd Mondays)
Wild Oats, NE 15th & Fremont
When a group rides together not knowing where they're going, all these experiences unfold -- things like team, flow, laughter, feeling lost or silly, and that whoosh of being free AND connected as men on the move together. This experience of riding together in the dark of the urban jungle pulls out some experiences in our bodies and hearts that are difficult to reproduce in modern culture. Perhaps they are akin in some strange ways to the experience of playing or hunting together in the wild. Perhaps its just good old fashioned freedom.
WHO: Facilitated by Jonathan Carpenter, who is an artist, carpenter and lover of cycling (but who most assuredly is not an expert on cycling, wanderlust, or riding about).
WEAR: So we'll be visible, consider wearing something warm & bright, and of course bring your helmet, bike lights for the front & back of your bike, some water, and raingear if the weather is inclement.
DIVERSITY: We love riding with adult men of all ages, sizes, shapes, colors, orientations, experience levels, and backgrounds (including trans guys). Thanks for helping us increase the diversity of men who get invited to this event by forwarding this to any friends/colleagues who might be interested.
CO-SPONSORS: We request a donation of time (1-2 hours) &/or money ($5-$25) to support MenSpirit, a joint project of three non-profit organizations, Q-LAND, LoveTribe, & Spirit Hawk, empowers diverse men in the Portland, OR area to discover and manifest their individual & collective potential for wellness, community, friendship/intimacy, spirituality, & play. If you want to donate time, we request you call Bart at 503-2230-8822 X1 to schedule this BEFORE the event you've registered to attend.
INFO: John at 503-223-8822 X1 or events@qland.org
RSVP website: lovetribe.org/menspirit
Men's Meditation Group
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Tuesday, December 11, 2007 - 7:30 PM
66 RSVPs
12/11 MEN’S MEDITATION GROUP, Tues, 7:30-9:30 pm; great for stress relief & increasing your ability to be calm & focused; simple, silent seated meditation; walking meditation; short inspirational reading, tea, cookies, & discussion. Co-Facilitators: Rob Downer, M.Div, & Jeff Kerr.
INFO John at 503-223-8822 X1 or events@qland.org
RSVP website: lovetribe.org/menspirit
12/12 & 12/19 Therapeutic Yoga
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Wednesday, December 19, 2007 - 6:30 PM
66 RSVPs
Time 4U in the Holiday Season
As things get busy & crazy leading up to the holidays, Q-LAND/MenSpirit, a non-profit men’s wellness network, invites you & your friends to take time to really care for yourself. We’re offering a wonderful variety of fun, relaxing, & nurturing classes & activities:
12/11 MEN’S MEDITATION GROUP, Tues, 7:30-9:30 pm; great for stress relief & increasing your ability to be calm & focused; simple, silent seated meditation; walking meditation; short inspirational reading, tea, cookies, & discussion. Co-Facilitators: Rob Downer, M.Div, & Jeff Kerr.
12/12 & 12/19 MEN’S THERAPEUTIC YOGA, Wed, 6:30-8:30 pm; learn to use yoga to address your specific wellness challenges (back/neck pain, insomnia, depression, HIV) or goals (losing weight; managing stress & related pain; increasing calm & focus). Instructor Bart Church has studied for 20 years & taught for 13 years.
12/13 & 12/20 MEN’S KUNDALINI YOGA, Thurs, 6:30-8:00 pm; charge up your energy for the cold, dark winter; accessible stretches, breath work, devotional meditation, music, & mantra to increase energy, focus, centeredness, & spiritual connection; Instructor Jeff Bader has studied for 13 years & taught for 7 years.
12/16 BEAT-THE-BLUES (Depression) SUPPORT GROUP, Sun, 6-8 pm
Practical strategies & support for dealing with Seasonal Affect Disorder & other depression; peer support to help you figure out your vision of wellness, your challenges, concrete action steps, & how to get the support you need to try new strategies. Facilitated by Brian Taylor, RN.
12/17 WANDERLUST: Men’s Cycling RideAbout; Mon, 6:30 pm We gather outside Wild Oats at NE 15th & Fremont to wander the city on bikes, having fun connecting with the city and ourselves in whole new ways with no set agenda. Facilitated by Jonathan Carpenter.
12/17 CORE STRENGTH YOGA; Mon, 6:30-7:45 PM; learn powerful, simple stretches to develop your strength & flexibility at your core; develop your spinal and abdominal muscles & energy. Taught by Charles Airey, who has studied for 20 years.
12/18 MEN’S HEALING TOUCH EXCHANGE, Tues, 7-10 pm, learn & practice simple, sensual, effective techniques for addressing stress in the neck, shoulders, & low back. Facilitated by Bart Church, who has been teaching healing touch & communication for 12 years.
INFO John at 503-223-8822 X1 or events@qland.org
RSVP website: lovetribe.org/menspirit
1/12 Resolutions: From Dreams to Teams
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Saturday, January 12, 2008 - 11:30 AM
66 RSVPs
"When you dream alone, it's just a dream.
When you dream together, it’s reality."
-- Brazilian Proverb
Men’s Resolutions:
From Dreams to Teams
Saturday
Jan 12, 2008
11:30 am – 4:30 pm
Don’t be defeated by your new year’s resolutions. Don’t avoid dreaming because you’ve failed in the past. By learning how to create a powerful team, your dreams can become real.
Help others achieve their wildest dreams! And get just the help you need.
Choose from these teams & powerful coaches who will help you build your own team tailored to your dreams and strengths.
1. SEX & INTIMACY
* Michael Abram Reed, an extraordinary clown with a checkered past and an amazing partner.
2. WORK & MONEY
* Allan Colley, a certified life coach and organizational development consultant
* Larry Foltz, former President of Portland Area Business Assoc, psychic, publisher and business coach
3. WELLNESS & BODY
* Peta Mni, yoga instructor and wellness program consultant
* Jason Miers, a naturopathic medical student & inventor
CO-SPONSORS: Sliding scale donations benefit MenSpirit, a joint project of three non-profit organizations, Q-LAND, LoveTribe, & Spirit Hawk, that empowers diverse men in the Portland, OR area to discover and manifest their individual & collective potential for wellness, community, friendship/intimacy, spirituality, & play.
INFO: John at 503-223-8822 x1 or events@qland.org
RSVP website: lovetribe.org/menspirit
1/19 Special Men's Yoga Workshop
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Saturday, January 19, 2008 - 9:30 AM
66 RSVPs
Q-LAND/MenSpirit, a non-profit men's wellness network, invites you & your friends to a special men's Anusara yoga immersion workshop this Saturday taught by an astonishing senior teacher from Hawaii, Marc SaintPierre:
Fire of Transformation
Men's Yoga Immersion
with Marc SaintPierre
Sat, 1/19/08
9:30 am - 12:30 pm
Open to Grace. Expand the dialogue with your body through breath, alignment and movement. Connect deeply with your body and your best sense of who you are and what you're capable of.
We will be exploring Yoga Asanas (stretches); standing poses, inversions, backbends and hip openers and twists too! Having a lot of fun! This class is for students of all levels & abilities, including those with minor injuries or limitations.
INSTRUCTOR: Marc SaintPierre is a senior certified Anusara Yoga instructor who began teaching at the first Anusara studio in Los Angeles at City Yoga over 8 years ago. Today Marc runs his own studion on the island of Maui and travels internationally teaching Anusara yoga.
DIVERSITY: We welcome men of all ages, sizes, shapes, colors, orientations, experience levels, and backgrounds (including trans guys). Thanks for helping us increase the diversity of men who get invited to this event by forwarding this invitation to friends & colleagues who might be interested.
DONATIONS & CO-SPONSORS: $35-$75 sliding scale donation benefits MenSpirit, a joint project of three non-profit organizations, Q-LAND, LoveTribe, & Spirit Hawk, that empowers diverse men in the Portland, OR area to discover and manifest their individual & collective potential for wellness, community, friendship/intimacy, spirituality, & play.
OTHER MENSPIRIT YOGA/MEDITATION CLASSES: Q-LAND/MenSpirit also offers the following regular men's yoga & meditation classes:
* Core Strength Yoga, Mondays, 6:30-7:45 pm, Charles Airey, 21 years of Kripalu training
* Meditation Group, 2nd & 4th Tuesdays, 7:30-9:30 pm, Rob Downer, M.Div., & Jeff Kerr, a Buddhist/Vipasana student
* Therapeutic Yoga, Wednesdays, 6:30-8:30 pm, Bart Church, 21 years of Iyengar & Raja Yoga training
* Kundalini Yoga, Thursdays, 6:30-8:00 pm, Jeff Bader, 8 years of Kundalini training
* Yoga Agni, Saturdays, 9:30-11:00 am, Peta Mni, 8 years of Ashtanga & Anusara training
INFO: John at 503-223-8822 x1 or yoga@qland.org
RSVP website: lovetribe.org/menspirit
Wanderlust Men’s Cycling Event
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Monday, January 21, 2008 - 6:30 PM
66 RSVPs
Q-LAND/MenSpirit, a non-profit men's wellness network, invites you & your friends to the next . . .
WANDERLUST: MEN'S CYCLING RIDEABOUT
Monday, 1/21, 6:30 pm (1st & 3rd Mondays)
Wild Oats, NE 15th & Fremont
When a group rides together not knowing where they're going, all these experiences unfold -- things like team, flow, laughter, feeling lost or silly, and that whoosh of being free AND connected as men on the move together. This experience of riding together in the dark of the urban jungle pulls out some experiences in our bodies and hearts that are difficult to reproduce in modern culture. Perhaps they are akin in some strange ways to the experience of playing or hunting together in the wild. Perhaps its just good old fashioned freedom. Don’t worry, it’s not too daunting – we stop for dinner along the way for good food, good cheer, and to get warm & dry.
WHO: Facilitated by Jonathan Carpenter, who is an artist, carpenter and lover of cycling (but who most assuredly is not an expert on cycling, wanderlust, or riding about).
WEAR: So we'll be visible, consider wearing something warm, waterproof, & bright, and of course bring your helmet, bike lights for the front & back of your bike, some water, and raingear if the weather is inclement.
DIVERSITY: We love riding with adult men of all ages, sizes, shapes, colors, orientations, experience levels, and backgrounds (including trans guys). Thanks for helping us increase the diversity of men who get invited to this event by forwarding this to any friends/colleagues who might be interested.
CO-SPONSORS: We request a donation of time (1-2 hours) &/or money ($5-$25) to support MenSpirit, a joint project of three non-profit organizations, Q-LAND, LoveTribe, & Spirit Hawk, empowers diverse men in the Portland, OR area to discover and manifest their individual & collective potential for wellness, community, friendship/intimacy, spirituality, & play. If you want to donate time, we request you call Bart at 503-2230-8822 X1 to schedule this BEFORE the event you've registered to attend.
INFO: John at 503-223-8822 X1 or events@qland.org
RSVP website: lovetribe.org/menspirit
Warm Stones & Healing Touch for Deep Relaxation
(events » community)
Tuesday, January 29, 2008 - 7:00 PM
66 RSVPs
MEN TOUCHING WITH HEART:
Warm Stones & Healing Touch for Deep Relaxation
Tues, 1/29, 7-10 pm
Hayden Buell, LMT, a licensed massage therapist and student of the Rosen Method of mind/body awareness, will be helping men learn how to use the weight and heat of warm stones to create a deeply relaxing healing touch experience. The weight and heat of river rocks & warm oil teach the body & mind about groundedness, gentle surrender & deep relaxation. You’ll have the opportunity to learn the placement of stones and healing touch techniques that incorporate stones. Smooth river & ocean rocks are very common in our region, and have been used therapeutically for thousands of years.
DIVERSITY: We welcome adult men of all ages, sizes, shapes, colors, orientations, experience levels, and backgrounds (including trans guys). Thanks for helping us increase the diversity of men who get invited to this group by forwarding this to any friends/colleagues who might be interested.
CO-SPONSORS: MenSpirit, a joint project of three non-profit organizations, Q-LAND, LoveTribe, & Spirit Hawk, empowers diverse men in the Portland, OR area to manifest their potential for wellness, love, & community.
DONATION: $20-$75. No one is turned away for lack of funds, and if you can't afford the minimum donation, please call 503-223-8822 X2 in advance to schedule donating work-study volunteer time &/or money. If you donate more than the minimum donation, any amount over the minimum can be a tax deductible donation if you request a receipt at the event.
INFO: John at 503-223-8822 X1 or events@qland.org
RSVP website: lovetribe.org/menspirit
Warm Stones & Healing Touch for Deep Relaxation
(events » community)
Tuesday, January 29, 2008 - 7:00 PM
67 RSVPs
MEN TOUCHING WITH HEART:
Warm Stones & Healing Touch for Deep Relaxation
Tues, 1/29, 7-10 pm
Hayden Buell, LMT, a licensed massage therapist and student of the Rosen Method of mind/body awareness, will be helping men learn & practice healing touch using the weight and heat of warm stones and massage strokes to create a deeply relaxing experience. The weight and heat of river rocks, warm oil, & mindful touch teach the body & mind about groundedness, gentle surrender & deep relaxation. Smooth river & ocean rocks are very common in our region, and have been used therapeutically for thousands of years.
DIVERSITY: We welcome adult men of all ages, sizes, shapes, colors, orientations, experience levels, and backgrounds (including trans guys). Thanks for helping us increase the diversity of men who get invited to this group by forwarding this to any friends/colleagues who might be interested.
CO-SPONSORS: MenSpirit, a joint project of three non-profit organizations, Q-LAND, LoveTribe, & Spirit Hawk, empowers diverse men in the Portland, OR area to manifest their potential for wellness, love, & community.
DONATION: $20-$75. No one is turned away for lack of funds, and if you can't afford the minimum donation, please call X2 in advance to schedule donating work-study volunteer time &/or money. If you donate more than the minimum donation, any amount over the minimum can be a tax deductible donation if you request a receipt at the event.
INFO: John at X1 or events@qland.org
RSVP website: lovetribe.org/menspirit
MANIFEST: Create your dream team
(events » community)
Saturday, February 2, 2008 - 11:30 AM
66 RSVPs
"When you dream alone, it's just a dream.
When you dream together, it’s reality."
-- Brazilian Proverb
MANIFEST:
Create Your Dream Team
Saturday
Feb. 2, 2008
11:30 am – 4:30 pm
The only difference between dreaming and succeeding is ORGANIZATION. Don’t be defeated by your new year’s resolutions. Don’t avoid dreaming because you’ve failed in the past. By learning how to create a powerful team, your dreams can become real.
Help other men achieve their wildest dreams! And get just the help you need.
Choose from these teams & powerful coaches who will help you build your own team tailored to your dreams and strengths.
1. SEX & INTIMACY
* Michael Abram Reed, an extraordinary clown with a checkered past and an amazing partner.
* Prem Veda , Body Awareness and Relationship coach, sex educator and frolick instigator.
2. WORK & MONEY
* Larry Foltz, former President of Portland Area Business Assoc, psychic, publisher and business coach
* Bart Church, long-time men’s wellness coach & facilitator
3. WELLNESS & BODY
* Peta Mni, yoga instructor and wellness program consultant
* Jason Miers, a naturopathic medical student & inventor
CO-SPONSORS: $35-$75 Sliding scale donations benefit MenSpirit, a joint
project of three non-profit organizations, Q-LAND, LoveTribe, & Spirit Hawk,
that empowers diverse men in the Portland, OR area to manifest their
potential for wellness, love, & community. No one turned away for lack of
funds; work-study available.
INFO: John at 503-223-8822 x1 or events@qland.org
RSVP website: lovetribe.org/menspirit
Make Your Dreams Real!
(events » community)
Saturday, February 2, 2008 - 11:30 AM
68 RSVPs
"When you dream alone, it's just a dream.
When you dream together, it’s reality."
-- Brazilian Proverb
MANIFEST:
Create Your Dream Team
Saturday
Feb. 2, 2008
11:30 am – 4:30 pm
The only difference between dreaming and succeeding is ORGANIZATION. Don’t be defeated by your new year’s resolutions. Don’t avoid dreaming because you’ve failed in the past. By learning how to create a powerful team, your dreams can become real.
Help other men achieve their wildest dreams! And get just the help you need.
Choose from these teams & powerful coaches who will help you build your own team tailored to your dreams and strengths.
1. SEX & INTIMACY
* Michael Abram Reed, an extraordinary clown with a checkered past and an amazing partner.
* Prem Veda , Body Awareness and Relationship coach, sex educator and frolick instigator.
2. WORK & MONEY
* Larry Foltz, former President of Portland Area Business Assoc, psychic, publisher and business coach
* Bart Church, long-time men’s wellness coach & facilitator
3. WELLNESS & BODY
* Peta Mni, yoga instructor and wellness program consultant
* Jason Miers, a naturopathic medical student & inventor
CO-SPONSORS: $35-$75 Sliding scale donations benefit MenSpirit, a joint
project of three non-profit organizations, Q-LAND, LoveTribe, & Spirit Hawk,
that empowers diverse men in the Portland, OR area to manifest their
potential for wellness, love, & community. No one turned away for lack of
funds; work-study available.
INFO: John at 503-223-8822 x1 or events@qland.org
RSVP website: lovetribe.org/menspirit
MANIFEST: A New Beginning!
(events » community)
Saturday, February 2, 2008 - 11:30 AM
"When you dream alone, it's just a dream.
When you dream together, it’s reality."
-- Brazilian Proverb
MANIFEST:
Create Your Dream Team
Saturday
Feb. 2,:30 am – 4:30 pm
The only difference between dreaming and succeeding is ORGANIZATION. Don’t be defeated by your new year’s resolutions. Don’t avoid dreaming because you’ve failed in the past. By learning how to create a powerful team, your dreams can become real.
Help other men achieve their wildest dreams! And get just the help you need.
Choose from these teams & powerful coaches who will help you build your own team tailored to your dreams and strengths.
1. SEX & INTIMACY
* Michael Abram Reed, an extraordinary clown with a checkered past and an amazing partner.
* Prem Veda , Body Awareness and Relationship coach, sex educator and frolick instigator.
2. WORK & MONEY
* Larry Foltz, former President of Portland Area Business Assoc, psychic, publisher and business coach
* Bart Church, long-time men’s wellness coach & facilitator
3. WELLNESS & BODY
* Peta Mni, yoga instructor and wellness program consultant
* Jason Miers, a naturopathic medical student & inventor
CO-SPONSORS: $35-$75 Sliding scale donations benefit MenSpirit, a joint project of three non-profit organizations, Q-LAND, LoveTribe, & Spirit Hawk, that empowers diverse men in the Portland, OR area to manifest their potential for wellness, love, & community. No one turned away for lack of funds; work-study available.
INFO: John at x1 or events@qland.org
RSVP website: lovetribe.org/menspirit
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