Being A Man Today: A One-Day Experiential Workshop for Men

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In Open Circle Yoga’s words

Being a Man Today Understanding Ourselves, Our Emotions & Relationships A One-Day Experiential Workshop for Men About the Workshop What does it mean to be a man today? As men, we often learn to be strong, responsible, and dependable. We learn to provide, protect, solve problems, and meet the expectations of those around us. But what happens when we feel challenged, misunderstood, or not good enough? Why do we sometimes react with anger, defensiveness, or withdrawal, even with the people we care about most? And how often do we take time to understand ourselves beneath all the roles we carry? Being a Man Today offers a day to pause, reflect, and explore these questions alongside other men. Through guided practices, meaningful conversations, and shared experiences, we’ll discover how our upbringing and life experiences have shaped us, explore our emotions and habitual reactions, and find new ways of relating to ourselves and others. This is not about becoming better men or changing who we are. It’s about understanding ourselves more deeply and discovering greater freedom in how we meet life. Our Journey Through the Day The Man I’ve Learned to Be Exploring the roles, expectations, and experiences that have shaped our understanding of masculinity. Understanding Our Reactions Recognizing what happens within us when we feel challenged, criticized, misunderstood, or disconnected, and what our reactions may be trying to protect. Strength & Sensitivity Exploring how resilience, emotional sensitivity, and vulnerability can coexist, without needing to choose between being strong and being open. The Way We Relate Discovering how our emotions, expectations, and reactions influence our relationships with partners, children, family, other men, society, and the natural world. Bringing Awareness into Everyday Life Practising simple ways to recognize our reactions, understand different perspectives, and respond to life’s challenges with greater awareness and choice. What to Expect This is an experiential workshop, not a day of lectures. Throughout the day, we’ll move between guided body-awareness practices, personal reflection, conversations in pairs, small-group activities, and sharing circles. Drawing on the Biocentric Model of Consciousness, we’ll explore three perspectives: Self-awareness: Understanding what is happening within ourselves. Empathy: Becoming curious about the experiences of others. Systems perspective: Recognizing how we influence, and are influenced by, our relationships and the world around us. There will be time for breaks, informal conversations, and integration throughout the day. What You’ll Take Away A deeper understanding of yourself and the experiences that have shaped you. Greater awareness of your emotions and habitual reactions. A new perspective on strength, sensitivity, and vulnerability. Practical tools to bring more awareness into everyday relationships. Meaningful connections and shared learning with other men. No previous experience is required. Personal sharing is voluntary, and everyone is welcome to participate at their own pace. Meet Your Facilitators Claudio Berho Claudio is a Chilean psychotherapist, ontological coach, and bearer of Native American traditions. He is the founder of Kitralma, a Center for Learning for Life, where he resides in southern Chile. His work brings together personal exploration, ancestral wisdom, and experiential learning, inviting people to deepen their understanding of themselves and their relationships with life. Sundar Singh Sundar is the founder of Open Circle Yoga in Abu Dhabi, where he facilitates yoga, meditation, and self-discovery experiences. With an approach rooted in curiosity, compassion, and self-awareness, he invites people to explore their inner experiences without judgment or pressure to become someone different. Through movement, meditation, and meaningful conversations, he creates spaces for people to understand themselves more deeply and connect more authentically with others. Workshop Details Date: Saturday, 14 November 2026 Time: 12:00 PM – 8:00 PM Venue: Open Circle Yoga Studio, Khalidiya Palace Rayhaan, Abu Dhabi Price: AED 550 per person Facilitators: Claudio Berho & Sundar Singh A day to step away from everyday responsibilities, connect with other men, and get to know ourselves a little better.

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