{"id":2507,"date":"2024-12-10T14:11:31","date_gmt":"2024-12-10T14:11:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/heartofmen.one\/?page_id=2507"},"modified":"2025-12-14T19:04:26","modified_gmt":"2025-12-14T18:04:26","slug":"why","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/heartofmen.one\/en\/why\/","title":{"rendered":"Why"},"content":{"rendered":"
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authenticiteit, verbinding, nieuwsgierigheid, moed en humor<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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vision and mission<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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VISIE<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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From head to heart<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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A space to learn how to feel yourself<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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The common version of masculinity is is about \"thinking and wanting\", but lacks the aspect of \"feeling\".<\/strong><\/span>. That this is a lack is, paradoxically, something many men do not notice. Because if you don\u2019t feel it as a lack, then it isn\u2019t there, right? Many men only find the gateway to this feeling\u2014and everything that comes with it\u2014after they have run into problems (and even then, not always), such as a divorce, having children who are struggling, losing their job, or experiencing a burnout. When these situations become an entry point to feeling and to a richer inner life, they are often seen in hindsight as a blessing.\n\nWhy is it that men tend to find this more difficult? Unlike women, men are not drawn inward by nature. The female cycle, and even more so the bearing of children, is a natural invitation for women to feel and to turn inward. Of course, our society does its very best to keep women from this as well, but still\u2026 In the past, men were guided by older men into understanding the meaning of life, their responsibility, and learning to feel their place within the whole. Today, that has become more difficult or is often entirely absent. That is what we aim for in our work: to give men a place and a space where they are free and allowed to feel themselves, to learn to take responsibility for it, and to take their place in the world.<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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MISSON<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Empowering men to connect with their emotions<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Through integrating both masculine and feminine qualities<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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In our workshops and retreats we experience time and time again how valuable it is for men to no longer only see each other as rivals, competitors or enemies, but as brothers who can provide emotional support and grounding. Many men, certainly at the level of those in power, don't know themselves enough to have access to their feminine side. As such the masculine pattern of control, power and dominance remains paramount. Our workshops and retreats provide new experiences: to discover unknown aspects of ourselves and to integrate both masculine and feminine qualities, as a way to be happier and more fulfilled in life.<\/strong><\/span>By learning to feel and to be seen and appreciated in a circle of men, we create space to feel pain, sadness and loss, but also to celebrate life, experience joy, and make new plans for the future. Through music, movement, bodywork and a ritual space we invite men to this work.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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A lack of connection<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Leidt tot veel ellende in de wereld.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Masculine autonomy is a beautiful thing. Men are rightfully proud that they can do things by themselves. However, the other side of the coin is isolation. Many men experience difficulties in connecting to others, to nature, but to themselves as well.\u00a0 <\/span>This isolation,<\/strong><\/span> the inability to connect not only on a rational but on an emotional level as well, to see yourself as a relational being, leads to a lot of loneliness amongst men. De numbers are clear: considerably more men - also young men - commit suicide<\/strong><\/span>. <\/span>But the lack of connection in men also leads to numerous problems on a larger scale. Abuse, exploitation, violence and war all find their roots in isolation.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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The main goal of 'mens work\" is to break through this isolation and help men to grow towards a new balance: autonomous \u00e0nd connected.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

authenticiteit, verbinding, nieuwsgierigheid, moed en humor onze visie en missie VISIE Van denken en willen, naar voelen Een plek om jezelf te leren voelen Gangbare mannelijkheid gaat over \u201cdenken en willen\u201d, maar mist het \u201cvoelen\u201d. Dat dit een gemis is, is voor veel mannen paradoxaal genoeg iets wat ze niet opmerken. 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