Presentations - February / March 2006
| The Men's Center Board appreciates the volunteer presenters who return from time to time and welcome first timers. Their presentations add a new dimension to our weekly Wednesday night gatherings.
Please take time to read the descriptions and plan to attend if they stimulate your interest. Bring a friend to share the experience and acquaint him/her with the Men's Center. Each presentation is intended to promote personal growth, stimulate your interest in a topic, and to give you an opportunity to interact with other attendees. We are always looking for new presenters and topics. Please call Randy at The Men's Center, 612-822-5892 with your ideas and names. We appreciate your help. |
Presentations are the sole responsibility of the presenter(s). The Men's Center does not endorse, takes no specific position, nor does it hold any opinion on the presentations, or of any information imparted, or of the presenter(s) themselves.
The Men's Center is a RESOURCE for the community, a clearing house for information of all kinds, agreeable or not, to one's beliefs. Listen, participate and make your own decisions. All groups meet at TMC, 3249 Hennepin Ave. So, Suite 55, unless otherwise noted. These low cost presentations are shown in the Calendar of Events and a more extensive description follows. No pre-registration is needed; entrance fees collected at the door are:
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February / March 2006
New Developments in Understanding Relationships
Presenter: Jim Duffy
When: Wed. Feb. 1, 7:00-9:00 pm
Open to Men and Women
There has been a lot of exciting and valuable research published in recent years on the subject of behaviors that help or hinder success in intimate relationships.
From scientific researchers such as John Gorman and Neil Jacobson to psychiatric authors such as Bernard Apellbaum and Ellen Wachtel, these recent results are both immensely practical and profoundly fascinating in what they teach us about human nature. Come and hear a summary presentation of some of the recent research and learn more about how you can study in depth the new developments in understanding of intimate human relationships.
Jim Duffy is a writer and freelance researcher in a wide variety of areas of the human studies. He is a humanist, educator and consultant whose popular presentation and many subjects at the The Men's Center have been well received as both interesting and useful as well as often controversial.
A Circle of Warriors
Presenter: Andy Mickel
When: Wed. Feb. 8, 7:00-9:00 pm
The Mankind Project is an organization of men working together to improve their lives and help other men. As New Warriors “We are an order of men called to reclaim the sacred masculine provides a model for men to generate and maintain a world in such a way as to include and yet rise above one’s own issues for the betterment of one’s self, one’s own family, tribe, nation and race.”
We are all familiar with a man’s physical tools (a hammer, a sword, a plow.....) Is this enough? What about integrity, commitment, action and clarity? I know that most men want and need these tools. The New Warrior Training Adventure can help. Join a circle of warriors to ask questions and hear how the adventure has changed men’s lives.
“The initiation of men is the hope of the world.” - Don Jones, former chairman, ManKind Project.
When Romance Isn’t Enough:
Creating Sacred Space
Presenter: Candy Hadsall
When: Wed. Feb. 15, 7:00-9:00 pm
Open to Men and Women
For millennia, some cultures have taught the cultivation of sexual love as an art; as a skillful spiritual practice. In the West, the separation of sexuality from the other aspects of self has resulted in alienation from Spirit, from partners, and from oneself. The sexual revolution brought about more freedom for sexual expression but lost the deeper meaning inherent in authentic sexual connection.
This presentation by Candy Hadsall from Ms. LaVie’s School of Loving Arts will focus on how individuals and couples can open to their divine natures, bring more passion into their relationships, and reconnect with Spirit.
The Elements of Being Workshop
Presenter: Daniel Ferris Braun
When: Wed. Feb. 15, 7:00-9:00 pmWed. Mar. 1, 7:00-9:00 pmWed. Mar. 15, 7:00-9:00 pm
Three non-consecutive Wednesday evenings
Have you read self-help books on wellbeing? Practiced the 4 agreements? The 7 habits? The 11 lessons or 12 steps? Some spend thousands on such, but you can learn what underlies our wellbeing by learning the One-Principle®. During these three two-hour sessions you will learn and practice a single principle that will transform your life! It is the shortest path to optimal living and SELF-fulfillment! Explore your path using the One-Principle® and every ‘thing’ falls in place and your path becomes the Way of being fully yourSELF! Put this workshop on your calendar. You won’t regret it. Please, bring friends.
The ecology movement of the 1960’s changed Mr. Daniel Ferris Braun. How could humans be so destructive to their own living support systems? Eventually, during a solo trek in the wilds, he experienced a revelation. He has traveled the routes of the great philosophical traditions looking for their essence. A writer and neurolinguistic philosopher, he has reduced that essence to what he calls the One-Principle®.
A Circle of Warriors
Presenter: Andy Mickel
When: Wed. Mar. 8, 7:00-9:00 pm
The Mankind Project is an organization of men working together to improve their lives and help other men. As New Warriors “We are an order of men called to reclaim the sacred masculine provides a model for men to generate and maintain a world in such a way as to include and yet rise above one’s own issues for the betterment of one’s self, one’s own family, tribe, nation and race.”
We are all familiar with a man’s physical tools (a hammer, a sword, a plow.....) Is this enough? What about integrity, commitment, action and clarity? I know that most men want and need these tools. The New Warrior Training Adventure can help. Join a circle of warriors to ask questions and hear how the adventure has changed men’s lives.
“The initiation of men is the hope of the world.” - Don Jones, former chairman, ManKind Project.
No Presentation
When: Wed. Mar. 22, 7:00-9:00 pm
Couples Massage
Presenter: Cheryl Martin
When: Wed. Mar. 29, 7:00-9:00 pm
Open to Men and Women
Learn appropriate touch to sooth your partners needs through massage therapy. By applying essential oils to the skin of your partner and the right amount of pressure brings relaxation, love, and appreciation to the each other. Please bring with you the items needed for this experience: towel or blanket large enough for 2 to sit on, bathing suit, 3 tea candles, 2 breath mints.
Oils, music will be provided
Requirements: Sitting on the floor, (if unable bring to chairs/stools).
Benefits of Massage Therapy: Relaxation from stress, fatigue, increase nervous system functions, removal of toxins, unity.
Cheryl Martin is a graduate of Minneapolis School of Massage and Bodywork, Mpls MN. MSMP is the oldest massage school in Minnesota. Cheryl Martin is the owner of Out on a Limb Massage llc. with a studio location in Chaska MN (424 Chestnut St. Suite 202 Chaska MN 55318 phone 763-245-4243) Cheryl specializes in Lymphatic Drainage Massage and Sport Massage & Rehab. Out on a Limb Massage llc., also provides on-site therapy to sporting events like MS 150 Bike Tour, In-line Skate 75, March of Dimes, and Am. Cancer Society. On-site Therapy is also available for Business Promo and Parties.
Collaborative Practice: A Dignified, Comprehensive, and Cost-Effective Process for Divorce
Presenter: Linda Wray
When: Wed. Apr. 5, 7:00-9:00 pm
Collaborative Practice is a voluntary process in which parties, their attorneys, and other professionals retained by the parties, sign a Participation Agreement stating they will use their best efforts to resolve the issues in the parties’ divorce with dignity and without resort to court intervention. Linda K. Wray, an attorney and mediator, will describe the history of this non-adversarial settlement oriented process, the fundamental principles of this process and the basic steps through a Collaborative divorce case.
Linda K. Wray, Attorney and Mediator: Previously a public school teacher with an undergraduate degree in psychology, Linda has had her own client-centered family law practice for the past 11 years. She is a currently the President of the Collaborative Law Institute.