Mens retreat 29 november – 3 december 2023 – CEMaH

Join us for a men’s retreat where again we will explore masculinity, brotherhood and ways to find a deeper understanding of our purpose in life.
The narrative self can be seen like an illusion or construct that limits our thinking and emotional experience. It’s essentially the ego, the collection of roles and stories that we’ve come to associate with “who we are.” On the other hand, there is another more authentic Self that can be seen more like an internal witness or observer. It observes our thoughts, emotions, and actions from a detached standpoint and possesses innate wisdom and compassion.
A life purpose derived from the Authentic Self tends to be more aligned and wholesome because it emanates from a place of deeper understanding and acceptance of one’s true nature. Unlike the narrative self, which is shaped by societal expectations, past experiences, and the roles we feel we have to play, the Authentic Self is untainted by these external influences. This allows for a life purpose that is in harmony with one’s intrinsic values, talents, and inclinations.
During this 4-day retreat, the primary aim is to explore how to separate the narrative self from a more “Authentic Self” and we will also work on training ways to consciously program our nervous systems in a way so that we can stay calm under pressure and be “In the eye of the storm”.
Through solo and partner exercises we will as men explore what happens when we are triggered, how it changes our behavior and what to do about it. How to become better at dealing with conflict, communication, setting boundaries and how all of lives issues can be worked on through the nervous system.
We will be using group sharings and group exercises, somatic explorations and mind-body practices for you to get a clearer impression of where you are at in your life – and what your particular purpose(s) in life could be.
In this retreat you will experience:

Two Shamanic tea ceremonies
Somatic explorations, meditations and exercises to explore the Self
Nervous system programming aka NSP training
An open loving masculine brotherhood
Deep connections, support and time for bonding
Beautiful natural surroundings

After the retreat there is the possibility of adding a personal 1:1 therapeutic integration package with 3 online sessions of 60-75 minutes for DKK 1.850,-

If you are at a stage in your life where you feel the need to change, to deepen or get clearer on what you are doing, this retreat is for you.

Your facilitators at this course will be Aske Ludvig Rask, Bjarne Roursgaard and Dennis Lundtoft Thomsen.

Practical information:

Date: Wednesday 29 November to Sunday 3 December

Check in at the venue will be from 18 to 1830 on the 29 November. It is possible to arrive the day before the event. Just let us know.

In order to prepare for this weekend, you will need to do a special diet for a few days and prepare. We will send out a preparation e-mail with information for you two weeks before the event.

Language: The language of this event is English. If all participants understand Danish fully we will host the retreat in Danish. Translation will be provided if needed.

About the Facilitators:

Bjarne Roursgaard is the founder and owner of Healing Rejser

Read more here: www.healingrejser.dk/team

Dennis Lundtoft Thomsen

Dennis teachings are inspired by his own spiritual practices, his own continuous trauma release work and experiences in life and mostly focused on guided inquiry based learning through somatic explorations, exercises and meditations.

He has over the last 12 years studied with many different spiritual teachers mainly on the tantric Buddhist and tantric yogic path. Dennis is a registered psychodynamic, cognitive and somatic therapist and certified Integrative Somatic Trauma Therapist. Privately he is a father and grandfather and has worked as a consultant, leader and company director for 25 years before dedicating his life to this work.

Aske Ludvig Rask

Body therapist, performance coach and founder of NSP training (NervousSystemProgramming). Guide at the retreat and facilitator of the workshop “Eye Of The Storm”