Events

The 10th Loving Men residential week for gay/bi men at Laurieston Hall in southwest Scotland.

Loving Men X is a once-a-year adventure for gay and bisexual men who want to develop more intimacy in friendships and ... read more >

The Intimacy Programme has grown from many years of our work with gay and bi men, exploring what helps and hinders loving relationships between men. 

Each workshop offers a particular set of skills and perspectives on a different aspect of intimacy.  The workshops build on on ... read more >

This workshop looks at the essential skills of intimate communication.  These include listening to yourself and others at depth, being able to share your feelings, thoughts, desires and needs with others, and developing the capacity to connect and empathise with others.

Provisional D ... read more >

We all need to touch and to be touched.  This workshop, using massage, explores a range of techniques and qualities involved in satisfying touch.  Including both verbal and non-verbal ways of negotiating touch, you will learn the subtleties, nuances and rhythms of touching others well.& ... read more >

This workshop explores dealing with differences in intimate relationships.  Many of us approach differences with either a fight or flight strategy, by trying to bulldoze the other person into accepting our position or avoiding differences altogether.  

This workshop teaches ... read more >

This workshop offers a range of strategies and skills for successful long-term relationships.  Drawing on a number of different relationship models as well as research findings, we’ll offer a roadmap of what seems to be effective and valuable in long-term relating. 

The wo ... read more >

With Alfred Hurst and Dennis L. Carney, at Buckland Hall, Brecon Beacons, Wales.

There’ll be lots of activities throughout the three days, including a host of optional workshops to join in - on themes that help you make connections, explore intimacy within respectful boundaries, hav ... read more >

This workshop offers a safe space to talk with other men about sexual difficulties, complications or historical wounds.  Using various psychological models and the contribution of other group members, we’ll explore how these challenges can be opportunities for growth and healing.  ... read more >

In this workshop we focus on sharing our experiences moment-to-moment, and paying attention to others while they do the same.

Through this process you become adept at letting people see inside you, and are invited to see inside others.  Meeting other men in this undefended way is the ... read more >

This workshop will build on some of the techniques learnt in Touch I. the workshop will explore aspects of self touch, ways of touching as receiver and as giver, the usefulness of setting boundaries, and issues around intimacy and shame.     It’s not essential to have do ... read more >

Getting Ready: Loving Yourself.  The most intimate relationship you have is the one you are in 24 hours a day.  This workshop invites you to take a look at the man in the mirror, and offers the tools to love him in new and deeper ways.

As we learn to love ourselves more compassi ... read more >

Do you find yourself looking for Mr Right, waiting for Mr Better and settling for Mr Right-Away?  This workshop will explore some of the myths and realities of finding Mr Right and help you develop skills and strategies for a successful search.

Dates: TBC 2012

The Sex Programme is an opportunity to explore your own sexuality with other gay and bi men in a safe, respectful and challenging environment over an eight week period.  Using individual and group exercises, homework assignments and discussion in the group, we will first explore how you rela ... read more >

The cost of each weekend workshop is £225, with an early bird reduction to £185 for applications received 5 weeks before the workshop.  Some concessions are available for people on very low incomes.  

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