Movement Medicine Closed Group for Men
4 Men's Movement Medicine sessions group led by Bryn
12th April 2-5pm- Taster session - Donation on the door
19th April 2-5pm Tree of Life
17th May 2-5pm Ancestors
14th June 2-6pm Ceremony
Cost:
£20 per Session
£15 Concs
If you want to attend but can't afford it please email bryn@karika.co.uk as I don't want anyone left out
Location:
The Albany Centre,
Shaftesbury Road, Montpelier, Bristol, BS6 5LT
Men's Dance Sessions
Monthly dances- Sundays 2-5pm
From an early age, many of us were taught what it means to “be a man.”
Be strong.
Be fearless.
Stand your ground.
Protect others.
Don’t cry.
Don’t show weakness.
Even though many of us know these old ideas no longer serve us, their imprint still lives in the body. In our nervous systems. In our relationships. In the ways we suppress, avoid, react, or armour ourselves.
This men’s group offers a space to explore a different way.
Through Movement Medicine, we work directly with the body to reconnect with the core emotional energies of fear, anger, grief, and joy—learning how each can move through us in healthy, embodied expression rather than remaining trapped beneath the surface.
This is not a quick fix.
It is a practice.
A practice of unlearning old conditioning.
A practice of meeting yourself honestly.
A practice of reclaiming the tenderness, strength, integrity, and emotional freedom that many men deeply long for.
We will also explore the inheritance of the father line—reflecting on what has been passed down through generations of men before us.
What strengths were given?
What wounds were inherited?
What patterns are ready to end with you?
This is powerful work.
And it asks for trust, courage, and a space where men can meet one another with honesty and care.
Why a Men’s Group?
Because there is something unique about men doing this work together.
While mixed-gender spaces can be deeply valuable, an all-men’s container offers a particular kind of focus and honesty. It can reduce some of the distraction, performance, anxiety, desire, and relational dynamics that naturally arise in mixed spaces—allowing men to drop more fully into themselves and the work.
In this space, we meet as men.
Not to perform masculinity—
but to explore what authentic masculinity means for each of us.
Open to all men, including GBTQIA+ participants.
Each class is separate but together they all build toward the Ceremony on the 14th June.
My Story
I grew up in a house with three older brothers and a father who struggled deeply with his emotions.
He had no real way to process what he felt—especially anger—and that anger could erupt without warning.
Now in my fifties, I still see how the patterns formed in childhood can continue to shape adult life if left unexamined. For me, those patterns included a deep mistrust of men, difficulty asking for support, and an unconscious tendency to recreate situations that reinforced those beliefs again and again.
Over the past decade, I have committed myself to the work of healing.
Through training as a Shiatsu practitioner, becoming a Movement Medicine teacher, therapy, mentorship, and the support of other men, I have worked to move through the trauma of my upbringing and step more fully into the man I am becoming.
Part of that journey has been learning that strength is not found in isolation.
It is found in the willingness to seek support, to be witnessed, and to stand honestly in the presence of others.
Having spent many years dancing in mixed spaces, I became curious about what might emerge in a room of men dancing only with men.
What changes when the usual relational dynamics fall away?
What truths become easier to access?
What do we discover when we stop performing and begin listening more deeply to ourselves?
These are the questions I am bringing into this work.
I do not offer this space because I have all the answers.
I offer it because I know the value of doing this work in community—and because I believe men need spaces where they can meet themselves and each other more truthfully.
This work can be profound.
It may stir what has long been buried.
It may challenge the stories you have lived inside for years.
And it may open the door to something freer, deeper, and more alive within you.
There may be tears.
There may be anger.
There may be grief.
There will also be joy.
These are the core emotional energies we will work with through Movement Medicine as a pathway into deeper self-awareness, healing, and embodied presence.
If this speaks to something in you—come and dance with us.
— Bryn
12th April 2-5pm– Taster session by donation on the door – please register your interest on the link below so I can gauge numbers.
The taster session is an opportunity to meet Bryn and to get a feel of the work that we will be doing together. To test the waters and find out if it suits you.
There will be dancing and sharing then more dancing.
Taster Session
