Presentations - August/September 2007
| 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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October/November 2007
Adrift – Navigating Our Sexual Lives
Part two of two (Part one on Sep 19)
Presenter: Keith Pederson
When: Wed, Oct. 3, 7:00-9:00 pm
Open to Gay/Bi and Questioning men and their allies
Have you ever felt as though there is conflicting information circulating about our sexual lives and how to be safer in your own sexual activities? As Gay/Bi men it can be a challenge even finding partners. Beyond that, some of the venues we use to meet other men for dating can bring specific challenges and/or risks.
Keith Pederson is an employee of PrideAlive (a program of the Minnesota AIDS Project).
A Circle of Warriors
Presenter: Andy Mickel
When: Wed, Oct. 10, 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.
Constructive Living: Doing What Needs to Be Done
Presenter: Jim Guswiler
When: Wed, Oct. 17, 7:00-9:00 pm
Open to Men and Women
Tired of all the psycho-babble? Ready to get off the “feeling” roller coaster and on the “behavior” track? Constructive Living is a straight-talk life skills program that centers on right behavior. “Doing what needs to be done” is constructive living. Example principles of Constructive Living:
• We are responsible for what we do no matter what we are feeling.
• We can accomplish many of our purposes in life in spite of our feelings.
• All feelings pass unless re-stimulated.
Jim Guswiler is a certified instructor of Constructive Living and has been a frequent presenter at TCMC. Jim holds a Master of Arts in Teaching degree from Tulane University.
Knowing Ourself Through Our Body
Presenter: Jim Amundson
When: Wed, Oct. 24, 7:00-9:00 pm
Open to Men and Women
Drawing on the techniques from a psychotherapy called Pesso-Boyden psychomotor psychotherapy (PBSP) participants will focus on exploring and discovering what their bodies say is needed to be happy and whole. Although we are born knowing this information, often in learning our gender role – how to be a real man or real woman – growing up we learn that it’s necessary to suppress the knowledge of PBSP and so we carry this suppressed knowledge in our body. This presentation will be primarily an experiential evening of attempting to access our body’s knowledge.
Jim Amundson, PhD., is a licensed psychologist in private practice. He is a certified PBSP therapist and has a lifelong interest in gender issues for both men and women.
Halloween
No Presentation
When: Wed, Oct. 31, 7:00-9:00 pm
Family Law Clinic
Presenter: Volunteer Attorneys
When: Wed, Nov. 7, 7:00-9:00 pm
Open to Men and Women
Targeted to the needs of men or women going through or anticipating divorce or dealing with other family law issues, this Clinic will give you an opportunity to discuss your own questions on such topics as:
• Divorce
• Separation
• Paternity
• Property Division
• Custody
• Spousal Maintenance
• Child Support
• Financial Settlements
• Co-habitation
Attorneys will volunteer their time and expertise for the benefit of those who attend. A nominal fee of $5 is charged for the public. Members of the Men’s Center receive a courtesy discount.
A Circle of Warriors
Presenter: Andy Mickel
When: Wed, Nov.14, 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.
Purple Heart Two Spirit Sacred Body Work for Men
Presenter: Benjamin Lamb
When: Wed, Nov.21, 7:00-9:00 pm
If you are serious about the healing integration of Body, Soul and Mind, consider attending this workshop discussion. Sacred Massage offers men the divine realignment of their sexuality with their sensuality. Creating a profound positive and lasting unification of One Self. This school of Sacred Sensuality stems from ancient global teachings and practices throughout the centuries.
Benjamin Lamb, C.M.T, C.R.P is a long time believer in the “Gentle Strength” in men. He has been part of the Men’s Movement of Awareness beginning in the 80’s. Hailing from the Southwest and the Northern West Coast, he attended the long standing esoteric San Francisco School of Massage, Berkeley’s Body Electric, and Reiki Attunement from the founding Reiki Alliance in Santa Fe, NM. Along with blended knowledge and intuition, he has practiced body work for many years. Ben can be reached at 651-645-7131.
Reiki Healing and Energy Work
Presenter: Chuck Boe
When: Wed, Nov. 28, 7:00-9:00 pm
Reiki Master, Chuck Boe will share information about Reiki Healing and Energy work. This presentation will include the history of Reiki with hands on healing for those who would like to experience Reiki energy. There will be time for questions and answers about Reiki and Chuck’s work.
Chuck Boe, third-degree Reiki Master since 1997, has a Reiki healing practice at 3249 Hennepin Avenue S. Minneapolis, MN 55408, Suite 60 (across the hall from the Men’s Center). He has taught Reiki classes at Wisdom Ways in St. Paul and Eye of Horus in Minneapolis. He is currently a graduate student in the Human Development Program at Saint Mary’s University. He does intuitive tarot readings as well.
Family Law Clinic
Presenter: Volunteer Attorneys
When: Wed, Dec. 5, 7:00-9:00 pm
Open to Men and Women
Targeted to the needs of men or women going through or anticipating divorce or dealing with other family law issues, this Clinic will give you an opportunity to discuss your own questions on such topics as:
• Divorce
• Separation
• Paternity
• Property Division
• Custody
• Spousal Maintenance
• Child Support
• Financial Settlements
• Co-habitation
Attorneys will volunteer their time and expertise for the benefit of those who attend. A nominal fee of $5 is charged for the public. Members of the Men’s Center receive a courtesy discount.