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…chances are, you’re sick of taking an extreme approach to your life, feeling fixated on the same old way of doing things—from your health practice to the imbalance of energy expenditure in your work and social life.
Ultimately, this leads to staleness or burnout in some—if not many—areas of life.
With this approach to life, you become stretched very thin both physically and emotionally. You lose spaciousness and variability in your human experience as well as your physicality ( joints, fascia, and musculoskeletal system), which corresponds with a loss of spaciousness in your mental and emotional well-being.
When this happens, we become irritable, reactive, tense, less able to creatively problem-solve, and increasingly susceptible to overwhelm and burnout.
We need a space to come and UNWIND, RECONNECT & RECENTER, which is exactly what this Men’s Circle offers.
REGULATE & SOOTHE YOUR NERVOUS SYSTEM
Get relaxed, calm, and centered, which will help you to feel safe while also developing the strength and fortitude to go out and attack your dreams
EXPERIENCE GREATER CONNECTION & COMMUNITY
Build a solid network of close bonds with fellow men who see and hear you so that you have a foundation to return to when you need it
ATTACK LIFE FROM A MORE SUSTAINABLE PLACE
Feel empowered and driven to go out and take action in other areas that you feel stagnant in or have been avoiding
While it can be scary to show up to a circle full of men you never met before, remember that every day you wake up, you step out of your home and into the unknown.
This is an opportunity to build resilience and affirmative action in relation to uncertainty.
Wrken is, in the simplest terms, a movement meditation practice.
It is a physical modality that teaches you how to properly move your body through all ranges of motion via the joints; wrists, shoulders, neck, hips, ankles.
From a physical standpoint, this helps you to maintain mobility, durability & longevity. Emotionally & spiritually, it guides you into a deeper experience of yourself through conscious breathing, sensorial awareness & inner clarity. In the most subtle yet potent way, it nurtures a sense of peace & harmony in your life—mind, body & spirit.
This practice is the culmination of a lifetime of practicing self-regulation via movement & music, as well as many years in the fitness + dance industries, my experiences with ceremonies, spiritual study, plant medicine, cognitive talk therapy & movement practice.
Having seen the transformative result of this holistic approach to health, it is now my mission to use this modality to guide people back to themselves — to a life that is lived like a ceremony: intentional, present, & deeply felt.
Your guides
As a student of life, I’ve always been fascinated by movement, consciousness, felt experiences, the human psyche, and how these things create the conditions from which we live and operate.
In my professional life, I work with athletes, performers, celebrities, and everybody in between to help them to create more peace, harmony, and vitality not only in their bodies but their hearts and minds.
I have studied with some of the greatest minds in movement (from hip-hop dancers to masters in biomechanics/ kinesiology), mindfulness/ spirituality (yogis, gurus, and shamans) and emotional intelligence (psychotherapists, gestalt, and non-violent communication) which has all influenced my practice and philosophy on life.
I grew up in a family that deeply valued health, community, and harmony. I am on a mission to help individuals and communities embrace healthy habits and practices that create thriving pockets of wellness and vitality. After a professional surf career from 2007-2011, I went on a journey to discover my mission in life and after years of traveling and humanitarian trips, I went back to college at Biola University and graduated in 2016 with an Intercultural Studies degree. Since then I have studied at the CHEK Institute, the world’s premier leader in Scientific Movement training and Holistic Lifestyle Coaching. I now train, teach and coach in Laguna Beach, CA.
No. It’s just movement, breath, and connection with a bunch of guys who understand you.
No you do not. You just have to have an open mind and heart. This practice was created for those who can’t sit still in meditation and would rather move while getting the benefits that meditation provides.
This practice is important because it helps the practitioner feel calm, safe and in a state of harmony in an overly stressed, stimulated and broken world.
I believe the world needs this due to the fact that we have come to a place of polarizing extremes and now is that time to call forth centering, peace and understanding to combat these chaotic times.