Laar, 5674 PB Nuenen, Nederland Map
Deze mannencirkel is een fysieke plek waar we samenkomen rond het vuur maar het is ook een heilige ruimte, een Sacred Brotherhood, waar we met elkaar delen over onze emoties, over dat wat in ons leeft, dat wat ons uitdaagt in het leven of juist dat waar we zo trots op of dankbaar over zijn.
Dat kan gaan over je vaderschap, de relatie met je geliefde, over jouw plek innemen op je werk, over de band met je vader of misschien wel over de plek die je als man inneemt in deze wereld. Alles is welkom!
Er wordt een veilige bedding geboden om ook vanuit kwetsbaarheid je kracht te kunnen voelen. Vanuit oordeelloosheid wordt er geluisterd en vanuit broederschap en kameraadschap zijn we bij elkaar aanwezig.
Wil jij ook de kracht van broederschap ervaren?
Meld je dan aan via een PB of een mail naar paul@firemakers.nl.
Na aanmelding ontvang je van mij de details over de locatie en hoe je er komt.
De avond wordt gefaciliteerd op basis van het kosten & donatie principe. De kosten zijn €5 en de donatie gaat naar de stichting waar het gebruikt zal worden om nog meer van dit soort evenementen voor mannen te organiseren.
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Mijn naam is Paul Aretz, veertiger, man, vader, docent in het HBO en mannencoach. In 2015 kwam het mannenwerk op mijn pad en sindsdien heb ik zowel als deelnemer en als facilitator een hele reis af mogen leggen. De laatste jaren doe ik dat vanuit mijn betrokkenheid bij stichting Firemakers. Naast het jaarlijkse European Festival of Brotherhood organiseren we allerlei grotere en kleinere evenementen voor mannen. Voor meer informatie over waar we voor staan en hoe je ons nog meer kan ontmoeten, verwijzen we je graag naar www.firemakers.nl
Having Being Conversations - Deep Connections #1
Having Being Conversations – Deep Connections
Are you joining us again for a series of meetings where (your) (Well) Being is more important than Doing? Meetings where you can truly connect to and be with your essence and from there connect to the other persons around you? Meetings where your truth, insights and inspiration is welcomed without any judgements and where you feel encouraged to express yourself fully and authentically? Then join us for a fourth season of Having Being Conversations!
We will be dedicating this new cycle of Being conversations to the theme of Deep Connections. All three of us (Harmen, Ineke and Berry) have experienced a turbulent 2022 in which relationships and connections with people dear to us were put to the test, stretched and in some cases renewed in painful and unexpected ways. It has brought tears, sadness, anger, pain, as well as gratitude, joy and even liberation. It has also deepened our resolve and belief that the answer to many of our challenges lie in the ability to deepen connections – with ourselves, with our relatives, friends, colleagues and people we may not yet have met before and with the deepest longings of our hearts.
In this new series we would like to invite you on a journey of courage, a journey to look for and speak our deepest truths, a journey of vulnerability full of experimentation and play, in which we jointly discover new dimensions of the connections we already have and can have.
We will kick off the new series as we welcome the Spring – new life emerging and new energy flowing. What is emerging for you when it comes to deepening connections?
We work with the principles of Jump Movement, sharing circles, card decks and mystic inspiration. We combine the best of all.
All sessions in this series will start at 19.30 CET, are online and will be hosted through Zoom.
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Please reserve a spot in the event, send an email to contact@firemakers.nl or write a PM to Harmen, Berry or Ineke.
Next sessions:
17 May – session #2
12 July – session #3
4 Sept – session #4
1 Nov – session #5
10 jan 2024 – session #6
6 march 2024 – session #7
Having Being Conversations is powered by Ineke Hurkmans/Jump Movement, Harmen van Dijk/Firemakers and Berry Jacobs/Tsjaman
Spiritueel Wel Zijn Centrum AmaraJ. WillemszstraatHoorn,1624 CH Map
Elke nieuwe maan komen we als mannen bij elkaar rond het vuur. Om te zijn en om te delen. Om elkaar te zien en te horen en elkaars getuige te zijn. Om te doorvoelen wat man-zijn voor ons betekent en om daarin te groeien.
Mannen helen bij mannen. Deze groep brengt dat in de praktijk. Binnen de veilige cirkel waar we met zijn allen voor staan en in staan, is er ruimte om dat wat vaak maar moeilijk gevoeld en gedeeld wordt in het midden te leggen. Om het aan te kijken en te doorvoelen.
Je bent als man van harte welkom. Er is ook ruimte voor jou. Om die ruimte veilig te houden vragen we wel een commitment. We vragen je toewijding aan de richtlijnen die we hooghouden.
Deze mannencirkel wordt geleid door Frederik Groenendijk. Hij heeft een ruime ervaring in het mannenwerk, van mannengroepen en het geven van workshops tot het organiseren en leiden van mannenfestivals. Frederik is coach, trainer, begeleider van ceremonies en space-holder van pelgrimstochten voor mannen. Naast de impulsen die hij als facilitator inbrengt is er natuurlijk ook volop ruimte voor onderwerpen, thema’s en oefeningen die je zelf in wil brengen.
Deze cirkel is een initiatief van stichting Firemakers. Voor meer informatie over waar we voor staan, wat onze standaards zijn en hoe je ons nog meer kan ontmoeten, verwijzen we je graag naar www.firemakers.nl
Praktische informatie:
De cirkel start om 19:00 en duurt tot ongeveer 21:30. Je bijdrage voor deze bijeenkomsten bedraagt € 20 per keer. Voor andere praktische informatieen aanmelding kun je mailen naar Frederik, via frederik@firemakers.nl
Firemakers Support Circle - Raw, tender and brutally honest
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This is a support circle for all men who are in need of support and men willing to give it. This sacred circle is a safe space to express your pain, your fear, your anger, your grief.
In a world where men are encouraged to hide their feelings, leading to outbursts of violence either towards themselves or towards others, we strife to create spaces where men can deal with their emotions in a safe way. A space where they are seen, heard, felt, and supported.
If you feel you need support in dealing with these things, feel free to join, to share, to witness.
This circle was set in motion by our brother Victor Ruben, who had the courage to call for help before he lost control. We honour him for trusting us with his deepest and darkest matters.
Dear brothers,
As you all may know Firemakers make time and (co)create safe spaces for men to gather and meet from the essence. To share and discover who and what we really are.
During these moments, we pay attention to what is requested from the brotherhood or the individual. Nature offers the perfect opportunity to get closer to your own core. That is why we
reconnect men with the elements of wind, fire, water and earth and the natural rhythms and cycles of the seasons as well as the sun and moon.
We are rooted in the Netherlands and from that place connections in all directions have formed. All together there are decades of knowledge and experience from India, Italy, South America,
England, Germany, Belgium, Australia and of course the Netherlands.
Having offered the ’Sacred Brotherhood Training’ for the 6th time and having been asked many times for continuation of the flow, this time we do just that!
1/2 YEAR JOURNEY
We will start this online journey with space for 10 brothers.
Imagine yourself sharing your goal, a life purpose perhaps and 9 others brothers bearing witness. Imagine yourself inviting them to hold you accountable for the words you share. Not to belittle; to
be a mirror and share what they experience when you invite them to. For personal growth! No more bullshit! And when it’s there anyway… Look at it, so a next step can be taken.
A journey on which we will meet twice a month. One monthly meeting of 2 hours max, and one monthly meeting of half an hour. You will share you main goal, points of action, successes,
struggles, possibilities and next steps.
This journey allows you to experience an even deeper level of brotherhood. Our vision is that you will have a buddy, a brother you will connect to daily. Briefly in most cases, yet you connect.
PAY IT FORWARD
We will continue our work like the Sacred Brotherhood Training and the Sacred Witness Circles. So we offer this path free of charge. Would you like to join the Sacred Witness Circle then know
another brother walked this path before you and at the arrival payed for the next brother, this might be you. We ask you to do nothing less and donate the amount of €111,- when you arrive. To
close this circle and open the next!
Maybe you know a man and would love to invite him on this journey, feel welcome. Even when you decide not to join.
With reverence,
Berry Jacobs
For more information and to sign up, please send an email to berry@firemakers.nl
Bergen, Noord-Holland, NetherlandsBergen, Map
Elke volle maan komen wij als mannen bij elkaar rond het vuur. Om te zijn en om te delen. Om elkaar te zien en te horen en elkaars getuige te zijn.
Mannen helen bij mannen. Deze groep brengt dat in de praktijk. Binnen de veilige cirkel waar we met zijn allen voor staan en in staan, is er ruimte om dat wat vaak maar moeilijk gevoeld en gedeeld wordt in het midden te leggen. Om het aan te kijken en te doorvoelen.
Je bent als man van harte welkom. Er is ook ruimte voor jou. Om die ruimte veilig te houden vragen we wel een commitment. We vragen je toewijding aan de standaards die we hooghouden.
In deze mannencirkel komen we bij elkaar als gelijken. Iedereen die voelt iets in te willen brengen is vrij om dat te doen. Of dat nou een delen, een meditatie, een thema, een werkvorm of iets anders is. Er is geen trainer of coach.
Deze cirkel is een initiatief van stichting Firemakers. Voor meer informatie over waar we voor staan, wat onze standaards zijn en hoe je ons nog meer kan ontmoeten, verwijzen we je graag naar www.firemakers.nl
Praktische informatie:
De cirkel start om 19:00. Alle andere praktische informatie kun je opvragen bij Frederik Groenendijk, via frederik@firemakers.nl
Er is geen toegangsprijs voor deze mannencirkel.
Firemakers Pilgrimage - Pelgrimstocht
The Netherlands
(voor Nederlands zie onder)
"A wise man said: let every step be a journey in itself"
A pilgrimage is an ancient practice. One that has many benefits for a man. That's why we honour this practice: to create a space for men to stand up, grow and move forward.
Are you ready to take a step?
This pilgrimage is a transformational journey with brothers. We all walk towards our own goal. We witness each other. We support each other. We challenge each other when called for. Together we take our steps on the path of the mature masculine.
This pilgrimage is not about physical challenge. It's the inner work that we focus on. So don't let your age or physical fitness hold you back. It's all about being willing to take a step. A step for yourself.
This pilgrimage may help you to grow:
- to gain focus
- to find purpose
- to step up in personal leadership
- to be comfortable in a group
- to work together
- to challenge your own convictions
- to process hardship, blocks, insecurities
- to transform
- to communicate and stand up
This pilgrimage is a cost-donation based event. That means you will only pay for the actual costs and at the end of the journey you'll have the chance to make a donation to create a balance between what was given and what was received. We offer the pilgrimage this way because we feel every man should get the chance to grow as a person. And that the benefit for the world (better fathers, better partners, better sons, brothers, etc) exceeds the need for personal gain.
There is a lot more to tell about this pilgrimage. If you feel called to take this step, please contact Frederik at frederik@firemakers.nl
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"Een wijs man zei: laat elke stap een reis op zich zijn"
Een pelgrimstocht is een oeroude oefening. Met vele voordelen voor een man. Daarom eren we deze oefening: om ruimte te creëren voor mannen om op te staan, te groeien en vooruit te komen.
Ben jij klaar om een stap te zetten?
Deze pelgrimstocht is een tranformationele reis met broeders. We lopen allemaal naar ons eigen doel. We zijn elkaars getuige. We steunen elkaar. We dagen elkaar uit waar nodig. Samen zetten we stappen op het pad van de volwassen man.
Deze pelgrimstocht is niet bedoeld als fysieke uitdaging. We richten ons op het innerlijke werk. Laat je leeftijd of je conditie je dus niet weerhouden. Het gaat erom of je bereid bent een stap te zetten. Een stap voor jezelf.
Deze pelgrimstocht kan je helpen in je groei:
- doelgerichtheid
- zingeving
- persoonlijk leiderschap
- je comfortable voelen in een groep (mannen)
- samenwerking
- overtuigingen aankijken
- verwerken van moeilijkheden, blokkades, onzekerheden
- transformatie
- communicatie
- staan in je kracht
Deze pelgrimstocht is georganiseerd op basis van kosten+donatie. Dat betekent dat je alleen betaalt voor de daadwerkelijke kosten. Aan het eind van de reis krijg je de gelegenheid om een donatie te doen, om evenwicht te brengen in wat je ontvangen en gegeven hebt. Wij bieden de pelgrimstocht op deze wijze aan omdat wij voelen dat elke man de kans verdient om te groeien als mens. Het voordeel voor de wereld (betere vaders, betere partners, betere zoons, broeders, etc.) overstijgt de noodzaak voor persoonlijk gewin.
Er is veel meer te vertellen over deze pelgrimstocht. Als je je geroepen voelt om deze stap te zetten, neem dan contact op met Frederik op frederik@firemakers.nl
10th European Festival of Brotherhood
Hoofdweg 166, 9695 AS Bellingwolde, Nederland Map
Dear brothers, men, fathers, sons,
You are all invited from the heart to the 10th European Festival of Brotherhood, from 17 to 20 August this year. The Journey of the Mature Masculine “Divinity edition".
This gathering is a celebration of the joy of being a man, a feast of recognizing our true self, and to share that joy and recognition with brothers. It is fire, it is water, it is the ground we stand on, the howling of the wolf, the roar of the lion. It is the humming of the bumblebee, the soft stroke of the wings of the butterfly on the back of your hand. It’s sweat and mud, it is song and laughter. It is all coming together.
Now more than ever men need to gather. To heal the wounds of the past, to be in peace in the present and to grow to live our purpose in the future. This time calls for men to enter the space of not knowing with trust, with courage and with the understanding that embracing the now, is the only way to a better tomorrow.
The world we live in changes fast, and this era calls for men who rise up: in their mature masculinity, in their personal leadership and in their example as a role model of how we as a people can live and prosper in a way that is meaningful, sustainable and righteous.
Men heal with men. That’s why we come together as brothers. So if you long for a richer life, being closer to (your own) nature, showing up as the man you really are, celebrating the joy of being that man and growing by journeying on that path alongside your brothers, this is the place to be.
When we look at the present, at what we are struggling with within ourselves, within our community and in this world, we feel the need to grow. How do we transcend the convictions that hold us back? What is the difference between the man we have been and the man we want to be? Do we have the courage to let die what needs to die, and to be reborn into the person we are meant to be? When we know where we want to be in the future, we can start by stepping in that direction in the present.
This gathering is the place to be. To grow as a man. For yourself. For your loved ones. For the world.
From 17-20 August 2023 we will gather and journey together as brothers. To be, to grow, to return to our roots, to celebrate the joy and sacredness of the Journey of the Mature Masculine.
This 10th edition will take place at Land van Yemaya, a spiritual retreat center in the North of the Netherlands. On this amazing location you will again find ancient practices of our spiritual traditions, like sweat lodge, firewalk, drumming, haka, wood carving, sharing circles, tribal rugby, tantric dance and more.
And most of all we will journey together on the sacred path of the mature masculine.
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Vision
The four days of the gathering will be a journey in itself. A journey where no man is left behind. A journey filled with ceremonies, rituals, practices, food, brotherhood and so much more. It is an all-in experience that will strengthen you and acknowledge you. For a price you can only dream of.
This gathering is brought to you by the Firemakers Foundation. Men who devote their time and energy to creating safe spaces for men to gather, heal and grow. It is not for profit, but out of SELFLESS SERVICE that they make it possible for you to go on this journey. So the price you pay only includes the actual costs of the gathering. To make sure that even people with little to spend can be there.
At the end of the gathering we humbly invite you to feel if you need to create a balance between what you received and what you have given. If you choose to make a donation, we will spend it on creating more of these safe spaces and inviting men who really cannot pay even for their own ticket. Because INCLUSIVENESS is also one of our key standards.
To fully underline the inclusiveness:
There are three different kinds of tickets.
- a budget ticket, for men who have only little money to spend
- a regular ticket, this covers the actual costs of the festival
- a sponsor ticket, with this you sponsor a budget ticket for those who cannot afford a ticket at all
If even a budget ticket is too expensive for you, please contact us via email. We can support at least three men who cannot afford even a budget ticket. And maybe more, depending on how many sponsor tickets have been bought.
It takes courage to come forward if this is the case – we ask you to be courageous. If you really cannot afford a ticket, please contact Frederik by mail (frederik@firemakers.nl) and together we will figure out how we can make your attendance possible.
The third of our key standards is INTIMACY OVER CROWD: in order to preserve the connection between all the men who are present, we chose to limit the available tickets. We chose not to have a gathering where there are many participants who at the end haven’t even met all of the others, looked them in the eye, share a moment, a meal, a practice. We chose to make this journey as a group, and make an effort to leave no man behind.
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Practicalities
The official program of the European Festival of Brotherhood will start on Thursday the 17th of August at 16.00 hrs. You are invited and encouraged to arrive at the venue no later than 15.00 hrs in order for you to arrive, prepare your sleeping place and take care of any last minute practicalities. Should you not be able to join us for the opening ceremony, please contact us in advance at contact@firemakers.nl so we can properly welcome you when you arrive. The program ends at 16.00 hrs on Sunday, the 20th of August.
If you want to sleep in a dorm tent, a dorm room, a camper, a double room or single room, don't forget to buy the appropriate add-on in the ticket shop.
What to bring:
Essentials:
-Sleeping gear: (air)mattress, sleeping bag, sheets, blankets, pillow (unless you stay in a dorm or a room)
-Your own tent or camper (unless you stay in a dorm, room or dorm tent)
-Towels
-Pocket knife
Recommended:
-Musical instruments
-Power objects
-Incense and other sacred herbs for ceremonies
Venue:
The Festival will take place at the Land van Yemaya.
The address is: Hoofdweg 166 in Bellingwolde, the Netherlands