Previous Events

Men and the Life of Desire:

Embracing Eros

Saturday, January 25, 2020
2-4 pm
Topping Room, Ventura Library
Ventura, CA

Please join us for this exploration of how men and their lovers manage and live in relationships, for better and worse, for the joy and the sorrow.

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Courting Eros:

Love, Lust, and Loneliness

A Men’s Retreat with Tom McGee and Richard Palmer

Friday, February 21, 6 pm -to-
Sunday, February 23, 12 noon

Camp Whittier
2400 Highway 154
Santa Barbara, CA 93105

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HELP A WORTHY MAN TO ATTEND

COURTING EROS: LOVE, LUST, AND LONELINESS

We are offering the opportunity to help a worthy man who needs financial aid to attend this men’s retreat.

Would you like to support this work so a man you don’t know could benefit from it?

The cost of the retreat is $575. You may contribute as little as $5 or as much as you want.

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Love and Letting Go: 14th Annual "Love in this World" Men's Retreat

2019, From August 2nd at 4:00pm to August 4th at noon

Pine Mountain Club, CA

This retreat will be led by Richard Palmer, Doug Von Koss, and Tom McGee. It will be held in a private residence in Pine Mountain Club, CA, near Frazier Park in southern California. (The address will be provided upon registration.) Food will be provided. It will be necessary to bring pillow and blankets or sleeping bag.

Retreat Fee: $575

A deposit of $175 can reserve a space in the retreat!

Help a Worthy Man to Attend Love and Letting Go

We are offering the opportunity to help a worthy man who needs financial aid to attend this men’s retreat. The cost of the retreat is $575. You may contribute as little as $5 or as much as you want.

Click here to contribute and help a friend, relative or total stranger get much needed support.

Living with Loss and Moving Toward Acceptance

A Free Talk for Women and Men by Richard Palmer and Tom McGee
2-4 pm, Saturday, July 13, 2019
The Topping Room
Ventura Library

Loss is a part of our lives. In addition to losing friends and loved ones, we may face loss of jobs and careers, goals and dreams.

In this talk, we will explore what it means to live with loss and what acceptance can mean for each of us.

There is no fee for this talk. Registration lets us know that you are planning to attend.

A Talk about Men: Braving the Wilderness--Daring to Live an Authentic Life

Richard Palmer continues his offering to the community, adding to his series of talks, “A Conversation with the Soul.” In this talk, he will be speaking to men and women about what happens when a man courageously chooses to brave the wilderness of his deep self, opening to connection, intimacy, and a deeper sense of belonging to himself and the world.

Please join us in sharing this wonderful conversation together. This event is free.

February 16, 2019

Ventura, CA

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True Belonging: Men Around the Bonfire

A Men’s Retreat with Tom McGee and Richard Palmer

In this time of increasing chaos and disconnection, there is a desperate call for belonging. The wounded boy sacrifices himself by seeking approval. A man who tolerates braving the wilderness of his deep self begins to encounter others who, like himself, are risking authenticity for true belonging. This retreat offers the opportunity to experience the deep authentic self in community and brotherhood.

Please join us on this sacred masculine journey as we come together in brotherhood and true belonging.
March 15-17, 2019
Santa Barbara, CA

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A Talk About Men: Embracing Love and Vulnerability

A Free Talk for Men and Women

Saturday, June 30, 2018, 4-6 pm

A Place of Peace

Ventura, CA

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Love and Vulnerability

13th Annual “Love in this World” Men’s Retreat

This retreat will be led by Richard Palmer, Doug Von Koss, and Tom McGee. It will be held in a private residence in Somis, CA, overlooking the Oxnard Plain and with a view to the Channel Islands.

July 20-22, 2018
Private Residence
(address provided upon registration)
Somis, CA

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