The Men’s Study Group is dedicated to intelligent exploration and diligent practice as it applies to engaging in the world. Informed by Steve and Michaela’s approach to Men’s Work, this group demystifies the development process and empowers each man to stand on his own two feet as a practitioner.
In this intense, highly personalized setting you will receive one-on-one attention, group support and homework assignments. We will meet in-person four times for a full day, with individual assignments and tailored support.
Between meetings you will engage in supervised self-practice and group assignments supported by an online platform. There will be additional connection via a dedicated Facebook group.
You will explore pathways that not only reveal and clarify the nature of your interior structures, but also equip you to practically apply these learnings in your life, work, and relationships.
You will receive:
Four In-person Immersion Days
Three Online Course Segments for the in-between meeting time:
Community & Connection
In addition to the immersive learning you will have the chance to connect with like-minded men, creating connection and community. Through the online platform and a private, moderated Facebook group you will have the opportunity to ask us and each other questions, connect and share your discoveries through these nine months.
Live Event Discount
Enrollment in this program entitles you to a 50% discount on all events hosted by Michaela and Steve for a full year including 5-Day Immersion and Teacher Training (discount cannot be combined with other promotions or discounts).
Each Year has its own curriculum which functions as both a standalone exploration and builds on previous years.
Year 1
The focus of Year 1 is to obtain a working knowledge of key practices that acquaint yourself with your mind, body, sexuality, relationship, and life navigation.
The emphasis is on acquiring and integrating practical skill, and does not rely on peak state experiences or aspirational ideology.
Real skill acquisition involves consistent practice, and you will be guided in both how to establish a personal practice and how to organize your time for maximum effectiveness. This starts at a very manageable minimum and is scale-able depending on your available time and energy.
Whether you’re a beginner or already have experience, this disciplined and creative approach to practice is highly valuable and honed from both Steve and Michaela’s decades of training and their years of work with high performing individuals.
The in-person meetings will involve specially designed experiences to facilitate deep exploration, as well as technique instruction, lectures, and Q&A.
Between the in-person meetings you will implement homework that progressively installs the core skills in your body and mind. You will also receive a personal assignment tailored by Steve and Michaela for your individual path.
By the end of Year 1 you will have:
Year 2
In Year 2 we engage the theme of increasing personal capacity, resilience, and clarifying the sexual impulse.
As Year 2 stands on the work of Year 1 so completion of Year 1 is a pre-requisite.
For a detail description of Michaela and Steve’s Men’s Group approach, click here.
Steve James travels internationally teaching somatic practices, meditation, yoga, as well as leading explorations in contemplative, mystic, and relational realms.Known for his intelligent, grounded approach and his dedication to first-hand research he has extensive experience in elite athletic performance, contemplative and spiritual disciplines, the arts, extreme outdoor survival, and human behavior.In addition to private client work and international public workshops, Steve has released a DVD series of his movement approach called the Movement Koan® Method, a fusion of joint-nourishing movement and body-based mindfulness.
Read moreMichaela Boehm teaches and counsels internationally as an expert in intimacy and sexuality. Born and raised in Austria, Michaela combines her training in psychology and extensive clinical counseling experience with her in-depth training in the yogic arts as a classical Kashmiri Tantric lineage holder. Michaela’s approach empowers her students through an eclectic mix of education, experiential exercises and guided explorations. Known for her work with high-performing individuals, her ongoing private clients include Oscar-winning actors, producers, business pioneers, and multiple Grammy-winning musicians. Michaela is the Author of “The Wild Woman’s Way”, published by Simon & Schuster/Atria in August 2018. She lives on an organic farm in California where she rescues and rehabilitates animals.
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