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Men’s Rite

A sacred men’s retreat for brotherhood, ceremony, honest reflection, and returning to the heart.

You know how to carry responsibility. But when did you first believe you had to?

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Men’s Rite is a sacred weekend for men who are ready to step away from the demands of daily life and reflect honestly on the path that shaped them.

Many men learn early how to carry responsibility, protect others, endure pressure, and keep moving. But somewhere along the way, the child within is often given duties he was never meant to carry.

This retreat creates space to lay down inherited burdens, reconnect with brotherhood, return to the heart, and remember what honest responsibility feels like when it is no longer driven by fear, performance, or survival.

Through prayer, sacred ceremony, fire, tobacco prayer, reflection, music, and shared experience, Men’s Rite invites men into a deeper relationship with themselves, one another, and the Divine.

This is not about becoming harder. It is about becoming more honest, more grounded, more present, and more connected to the heart.

What this retreat offers

  • Sacred ceremony in a men’s retreat setting

  • Fire circle and tobacco prayer

  • Brotherhood and honest reflection

  • Integration circles

  • Group exercises and guided conversation

  • Live medicine music

  • Time for silence, prayer, and personal insight

Who this retreat is for

Men’s Rite may be for you if you are feeling called to:

  • Lay down inherited burdens

  • Reflect on the boy, the man, and the path between them

  • Reconnect with brotherhood

  • Return to your heart

  • Explore responsibility without performance

  • Be witnessed in honesty and humility

  • Step into a more grounded version of yourself

What’s included

  • 2-night retreat experience

  • 2 Ayahuasca/Yagé prayer ceremonies

  • Tobacco prayer and fire circles

  • Integration circles and guided reflection

  • Group exercises and brotherhood practices

  • Live medicine music

  • Nourishing meals

  • Shared lodging

  • Brotherhood and community support

Membership is the first step into Agape Church. It allows you to formally enter the community, affirm our shared values, and agree to our Code of Ethics & Conduct.

Retreat registration is a separate process. This is where we review contraindications, preparation needs, sincerity, and whether a specific retreat is the right fit.

Return to the heart.

If Men’s Rite is calling you, begin with membership and choose the date that feels aligned.