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4-Day Men’s Retreat with Sacred Plants
June 27 - June 30
4-Day Men’s Retreat with Sacred Plants
Thursday, June 27 – Sunday, June 30
REGISTER
Our mission is to provide a safe and supportive environment for men to come together and engage in self-discovery, personal growth, and emotional healing through variety of practices that engage mind, body, and spirit, facilitated by skilled and compassionate guides, ultimately empowering them to live authentically and in harmony with themselves, others, and the world.
We strive for men to leave feeling more connected to themselves and others, with a renewed sense of purpose and direction, and equipped with the tools to continue their personal growth journey beyond the retreat.
Goals
- Create a safe container for men to gather, do deep work, and empower selves and others
- Facilitate healing and transformation for each man and the group
- Raise self-awareness and emotional intelligence for each man
- Teach each man tools to easily get into resourceful states (e.g. confidence, calmness, etc) when needed the most
- Guide each man to discover his Life Mission and to take the first steps towards its realization
- Equip men with knowledge, insights, healing, and tools that they will be able to use long after the retreat to continue their personal growth journey aligned with their Purpose.
Retreat flow
Day one – Arrival
We open the retreat space for arrivals Thursday afternoon with dinner scheduled for 7:30 followed by gathering around the fire for opening the container by offering prayers to the four directions, Father Sky, Mother Earth, the ancestral spirits of the land, setting intentions for the weekend ahead, and setting the tone for a meaningful and transformative experience.
Day Two – Tuning in
We have planned an array of practices such as meditation, breath-work, physical activities, and a Men Circle. We will explore meaning of each emotion and what we can learn from messages these emotions send us. We will also learn how to transform unresourceful states into resourceful ones, so we can accomplish anything and do it in style. This day we will spend raising our emotional intelligence, tuning into our deeper selves, and aligning our energies working as a group and individuals.
Day Three – Immersion
We continue our self-exploration with opportunities to dive deeper with the help of spiritual practices, purpose work, sacred ceremonies, plant medicine work and cleansing in sauna. The day will emphasize connection to nature, higher purpose, and inner reflections.
Day Four – Integrating
This day’s practices will be dedicated to reflection and integration, taking time to honor the insights and experiences we’ve had over the weekend, and finding ways to carry these lessons forward in our lives.
Retreat schedule
Thursday (Day 1 – Arrival)
- 5:00 – 7:00 pm – Landing/Arrival
- 7:30 – 8:30 pm – Dinner
- 9:00 – 10:00 pm – A gathering around fire, going over base rules and flow of the event followed by opening the container with prayer to the four directions, Father Sky, Mother Earth, the ancestral spirits of the land and the participants.
- 10:00 pm – Rest
Friday (Day Two – Tuning in)
- 8:00 am – Gathering together before breakfast for morning stretching and to go over the day’s agenda and activities
- 8:30 – 9:15 am – Breakfast, invitation to practice conscious eating
- 9:15 – 10:00 am – Personal time
- 10:00 am – 12:30 pm – Understand what emotions are telling us and how to use this information to lead life intentionally, rather than reactively. Learn how to get into a resourceful state when needed.
- 12:30 – 2:30 pm – Physical activities and a swim in a pond.
- 2:30 – 3:30 pm – Lunch, invitation to practice conscious eating
- 3:30 – 5:00 pm – Personal time for reflections
- 5:00 – 7:30 pm – Men circle
- 7:30 – 8:30 pm – Dinner
- 8:30 – 10:00 pm – Drum circle around the fire
- 10:00 pm – Rest
Saturday (Day Tree – Immersion / Wachuma Day)
- 8:00 am – Gathering together before breakfast for morning stretching and to go over the day’s agenda and activities
- 8:30 – 9:15 am – Tea and Optional light breakfast if needed (Recommendation is to fast this morning).
- 9:15 – 10:00 am – Discover your true Values and Mission
- 10:00 – 11:00 am – Intention setting circle for a Wachuma Ceremony
- 11:00 am – 12:00 – Silent hike up the hill to the Stone Quarry setting base camp
- 12:00 – 2:30 pm – Personal Meditation time on the hill / Meeting and healing the inner child
- 2:30 – 3:30 pm – Gather back at the base camp, rapé circle, gratitude prayers
- 3:30 – 4:00 pm – Silent hike back down to the facilities / Fruits served
- 4:00 – 5:00 pm – Gong Sound Bath
- 5:00 – 6:00 pm – Temazcal Ceremony (Central American Sauna)
- 6:00 – 7:00 pm – Personal Time
- 7:00 – 8:00 pm – Dinner
- 8:00 – 10:00- pm – Integration Sharing Circle
- 10:30 pm – Rest
Sunday (Day Four – Integrating)
- 8:00 am – Gathering together before breakfast for morning stretching and to go over the day’s agenda and activities
- 8:30 – 9:15 am – Breakfast, invitation to practice conscious eating.
- 9:30- 11:30 am – Integration of purpose work and alignment of conscious and unconscious
mind to achieve meaningful goals aligned with each man’s purpose. - 11:30 – 12:00 – Personal time
- 12:00 – 2:30 pm – Closing Men Circle
- 2:30 – 3:30 pm – Lunch, invitation to practice conscious eating
- 4:00 pm – Departure
Facilitators
Yev Galper
Yev is a member and facilitator of men circles for 15+ years. Yev’s life mission is to serve people by helping them grow, evolve, and flourish. Yev is committed to continuous personal development that helps him facilitate deep transformation with people who he works with. Yev is a certified emotional intelligence coach, life and relationship coach, leadership and executive coach, strategic interventionist and NLP practitioner.
Vladimir Kuperman
Vladimir is a leader of Peace Temple, a spiritual retreat center in the beautiful Catskill Mountains, devoted to creating and holding peaceful and inspiring community events, where creativity, spiritual growth, sustainability, respect for nature, and respect for each other are practiced.
Vladimir has been on the sacred medicine path for over ten years, facilitating and helping facilitate ceremonies both at Peace Temple, and in Central America. Besides hosting the retreat, Vladimir will lead plant medicine nature hikes and facilitate Central American Sauna and Gong sound bath.
To register
You may send the complete payment, or a 50% deposit (the remainder is due one week before the retreat start date) and fill out the form below with the screenshot of your payment.
Early bird cost for this retreat is available until May 27. Cost increases by $100 after that date.
$600 cost includes all meals and camping (bring all your camping gear)
- Add $75 for a three-night stay in our cozy dorm with a full-size bed (bring your own bedding).
- Add $375 for a three-night stay in our private cabin with a queen-size bed (bedding provided). Please inquire for availability. Please note that cabins do not have private bathrooms; bathroom facilities are shared among guests.
Venmo or Zelle full payment OR a 50% deposit to 917 968 3214 to book your spot.
Please use the Friends and Family (keep purchases option turned off) option when making the payment, as avoiding the transaction fees helps us to keep the retreat cost lower for you.
VENMO: https://account.venmo.com/u/Vladimir-Kuperman
You must write in the note part of the payment your full first and last name and email, and clearly specify what this payment is for.
This retreat is not yet sold out.
Refund policy
Peace Temple reserves the right to cancel a retreat at any time. If Peace Temple cancels a retreat, you will receive a full refund. Some retreats may have special cancellation policies; please see individual retreat descriptions.
Unless otherwise stated within program descriptions:
Full refunds are available up to thirty (30) days before your program or stay.
Nonrefundable credit toward a future Peace Temple retreat is available up to fourteen (14) days before your retreat, or you may choose to receive a 50% refund at this time. Credit may be applied to any Peace Temple retreat in 2024-2025.
No credit or refund is available if you cancel within seven (7) days of the retreat; if you do not show up; or if you leave an event early for any reason. No refund will be available if you attend a program and are dissatisfied with its presentation or content.
Fill out the form to complete registration
We will review your registration and get back to you with a confirmation.
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Retreats provide time and peace away from your day to day routines. Going on a retreat helps to re-energize your body and soul, while providing you space to think creatively and time to reflect. If you truly want to be productive and effective in your daily life , then setting aside time to detox your body, being in nature, consider your life’s purpose and your personal values, vision and mission is vital.
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Please write to peacetempleretreats@gmail.com to inquire for details.