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A curated directory of men's coaches, retreats, and programs for men navigating divorce, addiction recovery, fatherhood, grief, relationships, purpose, and more.

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David Deida — Way of the Superior Man

Internationally renowned spiritual teacher and author of 11 books in 35+ languages. Deida originated the modern sexual polarity framework and has taught workshops for 45+ years on masculine-feminine dynamics, purpose, and sacred intimacy.

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Worldwide (US, Europe, online)
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John Wineland — Embodied Men's Leadership Training

World-renowned men's work and sacred intimacy teacher. Author of 'From the Core.' His flagship EMLT is a 6-month container for masculine embodiment, leadership, and brotherhood. Also offers The Art of Sacred Intimacy, Body of Love, and The Embodied Relationship Experience membership platform.

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California (Panamint Valley
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Eli Buren — Zion Men's Immersion & Coaching

23-year practitioner and longtime teaching assistant to David Deida. Eli leads the legendary annual Zion Men's Immersion in remote Utah canyon country, European workshops in Denmark, and 1:1 coaching.

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Zion, UT
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Travis Streb — Not Done Yet

Founder of Not Done Yet (NDY), men's embodiment coach and co-leader of John Wineland's EMLT. Travis runs a 1-year men's cohort for purpose, legacy, and depth. In-person intensives in BC, Oregon, and California.

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North Vancouver, BC (based)
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Thirteen Pines — Ascent Men's Intensive

Men's intensive retreats in Texas (Austin) and Colorado (Boulder). Shadow work, breathwork, brotherhood, and conscious leadership. Also offers The Lodge (online community), Foundations (9-week online program), and Firekeeper (8-month facilitator training).

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Austin, TX
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Speed Weed — Working Deep

Former Hollywood TV writer turned men's embodiment coach. Runs the weekly 108 Minutes Zoom circle, the 108 Days 15-week cohort, the Working Deep Retreat in Montana's Bitterroot Valley, and 1:1 private coaching.

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Online (global)
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Dr. Robert Glover — No More Mr. Nice Guy / TPI

Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist and author of the bestselling 'No More Mr. Nice Guy.' Runs TPI weekend workshops, online NMMNG Mentorship Program, and Integration Nation community.

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Puerto Vallarta, MX (in-person)
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Ted Riter — The Wisdom Circle & Modern Intimacy

Former rabbi with 30+ years of experience now working as a relationship guide and men's work facilitator. Wisdom Circle 6-month men's program, Modern Intimacy couples program, and private coaching.

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Redwood City, CA (San Francisco Peninsula)
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Amir Khalighi — Embodied Masculine

Founder of Embodied Masculine™ with 30+ years in men's work. Leads the Men's Work Intensive (MWI), Firekeepers Retreat, weekly Wednesday circles, and the Transpersonal Facilitator Training Program.

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Online (global)
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ManKind Project — New Warrior Training Adventure

2.5-day initiation weekend focused on authentic masculinity, emotional accountability, and integrity. One of the longest-running men's programs globally. Ongoing weekly iGroups in 100+ cities worldwide.

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27 countries worldwide
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The Hoffman Process

8-day residential program tackling inherited family patterns, self-sabotage, and emotional blocks. Clinically researched with documented outcomes. One of the most credentialed personal growth programs in the world. Also offers a 2-day virtual Hoffman Essentials program.

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California
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Evryman — Men's Groups & Retreats

Men's community offering local field trips, hands-on workshops (cooking, building, brewing), and multi-day adventure expeditions. Chapter-based with crews including New Dad, Hike, and Adventure. Founded by therapists.

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US cities
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Illuman — Men's Rites of Passage

Founded by Fr. Richard Rohr. Multi-day rites-of-passage retreats drawing on Jungian archetypes, council work, nature, ritual, and story. Radically inclusive of all faiths, orientations, and backgrounds.

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Multiple US locations
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Sacred Sons — Men's Brotherhood Retreats

Multi-day nature retreats focused on healing the father wound, brotherhood, and embodied masculinity. Global events across US, Europe, and Mexico. Also offers Leadership Training (10-week online + 4 days in-person) and online community.

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Huts for Vets — Wilderness Healing Retreats

Free wilderness therapy retreats for US veterans and active-duty service members in the Colorado Rockies. Guided hikes, group discussions, and community building. No cost to participants.

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Aspen / White River National Forest, CO
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Wounded Warrior Project — Project Odyssey

12-week mental health program using adventure-based learning to help warriors manage invisible wounds including PTSD and TBI. Free to eligible veterans and service members.

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Nationwide US
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MELD — Men's Somatic Retreat & Programs (PRIME)

MELD PRIME is a 4-day in-person somatic training retreat grounded in 70+ years of research (Polyvagal Theory, Somatic Experiencing, IFS, Hakomi). Addresses stress, burnout, isolation, and disconnection through the body.

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Berkshire Mountains, New England
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Dan DeSena — Sexual Self-Mastery & Embodiment Coaching

Licensed psychotherapist (LMSW) turned embodiment coach with 17+ years of experience. Specializes in men's sexual health, emotional intelligence, and somatic healing.

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Online (global)
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Spirit Camp — Wild Heart & Deida-Inspired Retreats

Redwood retreat center in Northern California hosting Deida/Wineland-inspired men's retreats, Travis Streb's Not Done Yet immersion, and Wild Heart breathwork retreat. Brotherhood and nature immersion.

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Mendocino County, CA
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SHIFT Men's Retreat — Somatic Healing in Mexico

Somatic retreats for men led by Somatic Experiencing Practitioner Mike Sagun. Blends holotropic breathwork, Anusara yoga, and men's circles. Offers both a 6-day Mexico retreat and a weekend Bay Area workshop. Trauma-informed.

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Baja California Sur, Mexico
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Alchemy of Men Retreat

4-day retreat led by Master Certified Coaches addressing belief systems, leadership, relationships, and brotherhood through workshops, fire ceremonies, and group work. Also offers The Covenant (group coaching) and The Crucible (virtual men's group). Scholarships available.

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San Diego County, CA
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Terry Real — Relational Life Institute

Bestselling author and therapist specializing in male emotional health. Relational Life Therapy (RLT) helps men move from disconnection and shame to authentic relationship. Men's group coaching cohorts and online workshops.

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Newton, MA
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Dr. Gabor Maté — Compassionate Inquiry

World-renowned addiction and trauma expert. Workshops applying Compassionate Inquiry to men's trauma, addiction, emotional suppression, and childhood wounds. Clinically grounded and widely respected.

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Vancouver, BC
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GS Youngblood — Relational Masculinity

Author of 'The Masculine in Relationship.' Experiential workshops on embodiment, nervous system grounding, and masculine-feminine polarity. Helps men be both grounded and deeply relational with partners. Workshops available for individuals and couples.

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Operation Warrior Resolution — Tactical Healing Retreats

Gulf Coast of Florida retreats for veterans using neuroscience-based trauma healing, equine therapy, Combat Conscious Yoga, breathwork, and meditation. University of South Florida research documents significant outcomes. Florida residents only.

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Gulf Coast, Florida (Florida residents only)
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Chuck Chapman, LPC — Relationship Coaching for Men

Licensed therapist with 20,000+ clinical hours specializing in men navigating marital crisis, separation, and divorce. Combines neuroscience, psychology, and embodiment in his M.E.N. approach. Telehealth across Oregon.

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Online — Telehealth across Oregon
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Justin Patrick Pierce — Sacred Intimacy & Polarity Mentorship

Sacred intimacy teacher and author with 16 years of practice. Teaches men and couples the Alpha/Omega polarity framework. Co-author of 'Playing with Fire' (2023). Endorsed by John Wineland. 5,000+ couples worldwide.

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Online — Global
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Preston Smiles — Transformational Coach & Embodiment Leader

Transformational coach and embodiment leader who has coached 100,000+ people since 2005. Author of Simon & Schuster bestseller 'Love Louder.' Offers The Bridge Experience (2–3 day in-person workshop) and Spiritual Millionaire Academy (8-week group coaching).

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Online — Global
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AJ Mars — Breathwork & Embodiment Teacher

Breathwork and embodiment teacher, coach, and facilitator offering 1:1 coaching, teacher training, certifications, and retreats. Work centres on self-realisation, healing, and awakening through breathwork and somatic practice.

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A Shift in Being — Max Trombly Men's Work & Life Coaching

Max Trombly is a men's work and life coach specialising in masculine embodiment, relationships, and intimacy. Direct, compassionate, and deeply effective — has worked with 100+ 1:1 clients and 400+ men over the past decade.

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ManTalks — Men's Mental Health Training

Men's mental health training platform founded by Connor Beaton. Offers The Alliance (community), MSLP (12-week small group program), Men's Weekend retreat, The Shadow Course, Relationship Mastery, Porn Detox Program, and private coaching.

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Online — Global
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Danni Pomplun — Queer Men's Work, Yoga & Executive Coaching

Queer, embodied coach and yoga teacher in San Francisco leading men's workshops, executive coaching, and somatic practice through a queer, soul-rooted lens. Specialises in queer men's work and LGBTQ+ leadership.

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San Francisco, CA
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Stefanos Sifandos — Relationship Coach & Behavioural Scientist

Relationship coach, behavioural scientist, and educator with 15+ years experience. Featured in Bloomberg, Forbes, and Fox News. Worked with Olympic gold medalists, world champion fighters, and special forces soldiers.

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Online — Global
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Colin Carr — Integrative Health Coach & Neurosomatic Therapist

Integrative holistic health practitioner, CHEK-certified coach, and neurosomatic therapist specialising in chronic fatigue, energy restoration, and somatic healing. Finds root causes of health imbalances rather than surface symptoms.

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Illinois, USA
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Taylor Sleaford — Life, Leadership & Men's Work Coach

Life and leadership coach based in Denver, CO. Programs include Threshold (men's work) and the Grounded Course. Gets to root cause rather than symptoms — helps men come back to wholeness and step into purpose.

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Denver, CO
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Nic Warner — Men's Embodiment & Transformation Coach

Former retail architect turned men's transformation coach. Works with men on embodiment, shadow work, relationship dynamics, purpose, and rites of passage. Offers Foundations (9-week online), Firekeeper (8-month leadership training), and Union (6-week couples program).

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New Zealand
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Allan McGrath Isbell — Relationship & Intimacy Coaching

Men's embodiment coach and intimacy mentor specialising in masculine training, polarity, and sacred relationship. Works with men and couples to embody their masculine essence and cultivate deep intimacy. Co-founder of 13 Pines Men's Community.

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Boulder, CO
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Jose Alejandro — The Initiated Path

Master certified coach, men's work facilitator, and wilderness rite of passage guide with 9+ years of experience. Offers 1:1 coaching, IMPACT (5-week accelerator), Training Grounds (men's community), immersions, and Threshold Rite of Passage (4-month journey + 8-day wilderness retreat).

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Online (global)
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Ernest Morrow

Nearly 30 years of experience in personal development and mentoring. Offers individual coaching (How Life Works), couples coaching (How Love Works), and a community program (The Left Hand Path). Ernest's approach emphasizes direct experience over theory — he describes his work as moving from seeking to finding. His background draws from Zen Buddhism, classical Tantra, Kashmiri Shaivism, indigenous spiritualities, Qigong, and the Mankind Project. M.Div. from Graduate Theological University, Berkeley. Also offers the online course Empowering Intimacy.

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Animas Valley Institute

Founded by Bill Plotkin, Ph.D. in 1981, Animas Valley Institute offers nature-based soul initiation through wilderness retreats, vision fasts, and depth psychology. Their 50+ annual programs include 12-day contemporary wilderness fasts, 5-day Soulcraft intensives, yearlong immersions meeting once per season, and the Soulcraft Apprenticeship and Initiation Program (SAIP) for those training as nature-based soul guides. Rooted in eco-psychology and depth psychology, their work draws on the natural world as a mirror for the inner life.

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Durango, CO
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Michael Gay — Counseling & Men's Work

Licensed therapist (M.A., Naropa University) with 14 years of experience, including 6 years as a wilderness therapy guide working with teens, adults, and families. Michael offers individual psychotherapy, couples counseling, family therapy, somatic group work, and men's deep dive weekends. He collaborates nationally with leaders in the men's work field to co-create transformational retreats and brotherhood experiences. Advanced training includes a 3-year Gestalt Institute of the Rockies program and equine-assisted therapy. Specialties: depression, trauma, PTSD, grief, and addiction recovery.

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Boulder, CO
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Nathan Muniz

Individual coaching for men yearning for healthier, more enjoyable, thriving dating lives or relationships. For men willing to take steps towards transforming their relationship to the feminine, and themselves, with the support of a compassionate, honest coach in their corner. Nathan took his first step to ask for help in the form of Men's Work in 2022 when a chaotic relationship brought him to his knees. There he learned the power of being supported and regained his personal strength through fellowship, not isolation. Reach out; you don't have to hold this alone.

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Operation Warrior Wellness — Veteran Mental Health

Free holistic mental health program for veterans combining yoga, meditation, and peer support. Research-backed. Addresses PTSD, depression, and the challenges of military-to-civilian transition.

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Online
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