Jay Bennett, Leonhard Geupel and Martin Šalanda joined this conversation with Julia Neumann to share of their experience in creating the "Gaian Men's Bridgehouse" at the center of New Zealand's North Island in December 2024/January 2025.

It is an unusual topic for "Radically Alive Women" to broadcast about Men's culture.

We chose to do it anyway because we care about the radical aliveness of men just as much. As you will notice, it is truly heart-opening to witness how these men embody love through their shared experience, and we want this to be available to many more.

We were particularly touched by men learning to relate with each other, to feel together, and to lean on each other, and the side effect of that for their relating with women: An adult relating becomes possible where the man doesn't need anything from women. He gets to share his feelings and emotions also with men, which frees him from "needing" emotional support from the women in his life. It becomes optional. Goodbye, codependent relationship!

May many men be inspired by this conversation and by what becomes possible when men dare to dive deep together and become intimate and vulnerable with each other.

Topics discussed:

• How building intimate connections with other men helps break cultural norms and personal barriers.
• Being a Yes to other men.
• Shifting out of the lone wolf strategy (protective layers of men).
• Learning to express emotions such as sadness, fear, and anger openly with one another, which could have been reserved for interactions with women.
• The fear of opening up to a man because of the potential harshness.
• Going on adventures, including nature quests.
• Collaborative efforts to create deeper bonds and emotional healing.
• Creating a haling field from impulses.
• Collective experiences that led to a significant shift in how they relate to themselves, each other, and the Earth.
• The importance of creating a purpose-driven environment that encourages vulnerability and authenticity among men.

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For more information on the topic of this conversation:

Jay Bennett, substack.com/@athedge

Leonhard Geupel, leonhardgeupel.mystrikingly.com/

Martin Šalanda, www.martinsalanda.org/

Bridgehouse, bridgehouse.mystrikingly.com/

Julia Neumann, julia-neumann.com

Radically Alive Women, radicallyalivewomen.com