Whole Man has been running each month since November 2024. Whole Man is a space for EVERYDAY Men from all walks of life to come together and connect.
Men's mental health has unfortunately been overshadowed by societal expectations and stigma's. Men's mental health concerns have historically been under-discussed and under-addressed.
📅 Date: Monday, 25th May
⏰ Time: 7pm - 9pm
📍 Location: Papanui Spiritual Centre, 150 Harewood Road
🎟️ Tickets: https://events.humanitix.com/wholeman-an-holistic-approach-to-mens-health-and-wellbeing-7vfelbee/tickets
Whole Man is a program that will help men come together with connection, and feelings of inspiration. Each month we will be recognising shame and triggers within, and share that it’s ok to reach out and ask for help, and that asking for support is not a weakness.
The Whole Man monthly events is a compassionate, confidential, safe and sacred container, promoting open conversations, with men sharing their stories, or just come to listen and know that you’re not the only one carrying the same issues, fostering open discussions.
Our amazing speaker this month is John Arrell Meeting the Boy You Left Behind: Inner Child Work for Men.
Born in Northern Ireland during the Troubles, he spent decades running from himself - through work, relationships, alcohol, and eventually moving to the other side of the world. In 2022, with nowhere left to run, he began the work of meeting his inner child and learning to stay with what he'd spent his life avoiding. He now supports other men in doing the same.
This talk explores how childhood experiences wire our nervous systems, how we fragment ourselves to fit in, and why the strategies that kept us safe and accepted as boys often sabotage us as men.
John introduces inner child work as a practice of becoming the steady presence the boy in you never had so the emotions you've been protecting can finally be felt and move through safely.
Connect with like-minded men and explore pathways to thriving, not just surviving. Each month there will be 1 amazing guest speaker for 25-30 minutes and a chance to share (or not) to listen with a compassionate heart.
After each speaker we will dive deep into a tranquil world of sound and vibration with her magical crystal bowls. Let Maria guide you to a state of profound peace and realigning of of your mind, body and spirit. Maria's magic lies in her ability to create a space where individuals can release old energies and embrace the calming influence of calming theta brainwaves. Releasing of energy blocks and emotions out of the body without speaking a word!
Please add yourself to our private FB group, here you will find out more about future speakers each month. Please feel free to bring your mates along each week, there's no commitment to come each month see you there.
ALL WELCOME!