Men’s Sacred Embodiment Retreat
July 30 - Aug 1, 2026
""I had reached a limitation of traditional counseling and clinical therapy. Even though intellectually I knew so many of the right things from a healing perspective, my nervous system and my emotional side were stuck in the traumas of the past, in a state of fight or flight. What I found here altered my self-beliefs, helped me recenter and reconnect my mind and my heart, and gave me somatic affirmations of what I had only known intellectually. It wasn't just a logical intellectualizing. It was a true deep embodiment.".
A Return to the Sovereign Self
There comes a time in a man’s life when the weight of self-doubt, regret, and unspoken expectation can no longer be carried forward. A moment when the stories that kept him small begin to dissolve, and a deeper truth calls forth the sovereign path that has always lived within. This retreat is an invitation to that threshold, a rite of remembrance, reclamation, and rebirth.
In a world that asks men to achieve without rest, to give without feeling, and to prove instead of be, it becomes vital to create spaces where masks are dropped, truth is welcomed, and the body becomes a sacred compass once again.
This retreat is not about becoming something more. It is about returning to what has always been true.
Through embodied practice, honest council, co-elevational leadership, medicine work, sacred ritual, and time in nature, we will soften the grip of who we’ve been told to be and step boldly into who we are called to become. Together, we move from the edges of isolation into the heart of connection. From performance into presence.
This is a journey of:
- Letting go of self-doubt and anchoring in self-faith
- Moving from stagnation into authentic freedom
- Releasing the burden of doing and arriving into relational presence
- Transmuting regret into a meaningful life of fulfillment
This is the sacred art of embodiment: returning to the felt sense of worth, value, and deep inner alignment. In this container, vulnerability is honored. Truth is medicine. And brotherhood is embraced as a place where each man is seen not for what he does, but for who he truly is beneath the surface. Together, we will remember what it means to stand rooted and alive, with nothing to prove.
This retreat is designed for those ready to shed old skin. For the man who senses something more calling just beyond the noise. Who is willing to meet the unknown with open hands, open heart, and a fierce commitment to truth.
If you are feeling the stir… This is your moment.
A sacred fire is burning. And its calling for you to return to your true authentic self in living, breathing presence.
Come as you are. Leave as who you were always meant to be. Sovereign. Embodied. Free.
Retreat Schedule
Prior to the weekend:
- Mental Health, Medical History & Trauma Sensitive Assessment
- 90 Min Group Preparation Zoom w/ Body, Mind & Spirit Protocol
- 30 Min Individual Preparation and Intention Setting Call
Thursday 7/16
- 4pm – Open Doors to Sanctuary
- 5pm – Welcoming & Tour of Facility
- 6pm – Opening Ceremony & Creating the Container
- 7pm – Dinner
- 8:30pm – Letting Go Fire Ceremony
Friday 7/17
- 8am – Male Archetypes Guided Meditation
- 9am – Breakfast
- 10:30am – Group Preparation & Intention Setting
- 11:30am – Personal Time [Noble Silence]
- 1:30pm – Medicine Journey
- 7:30pm – Dinner & Rest
Saturday 7/25
- 8am – Vipassana Meditation with Instruction
- 8:45am – Qi Gong
- 9:30am – Breakfast
- 11am – Group Integration Circle
- 12 – 2pm – Personal Time [Noble Silence]
- 2pm – Lunch
- 3 – 4pm – Embodied Leadership Circle
- 4 – 6:30 – Personal Time
- 6:30pm – Dinner
- 8pm – Fireside Shares or Rest
Sunday 7/26
- 8am – Qi Gong
- 9:30am – Breakfast of Champions
- 10:30am – Individual Integration Guidance
- 12pm – Closing Ceremony
After the Weekend:
- 90 Min Group Integration & Synthesis Zoom
- Ongoing Group Chat for Support & Connection
- Optional ongoing Integration & Coaching
Will I be Safe?
Your safety is our highest priority. Before engaging in this program, you will be screened for physical and mental health conditions to ensure readiness for the experience. Our team of highly skilled facilitators will help you prepare for, navigate, and properly integrate your journey to ensure the most beneficial and harmonious experience possible. The facilitation team will include at least one mental health professional, trauma-informed specialist, and CPR certification holder on-site at all times.
"I honestly can't think of a reason why a man shouldn't want to be a part of this process. A catalyst for a lot of this work for me was some pieces of my life falling apart. But even if everything is going great and you just want to take it to the next level, explore a little bit, and grow, I can't see a reason why I wouldn't recommend this to any man. I will recommend this to every man in my life."
Regenerate in the Beautiful Communitas Sanctuary in the Majestic Blue Ridge Mountains
The Journey of Awakening is a four-day, three-night experience taking place at the Communitas Sanctuary. Located on 11 pristine acres in the Blue Ridge Mountains, this temple space is designed to awaken the heart and enliven the soul. The Sanctuary features:
- 10 uniquely curated guest rooms
- Sky lounge observatory providing a 180° panorama of mountain majesty with two cantilever decks
- Ceremonial temple with Sonos sound system, LED helix lighting technology, and sacred altars
- Sculpture garden with giant mushrooms, dragons, thrones, and Buddhas to explore and meditate in
- Five outdoor lounge areas including firepits, chimineas, and fire tables
- One mile of hiking trails
- Beautiful outdoor koi pond and waterfall resting area
Price for Program $2000
(See payment details and options on the retreat application)
Retreat Facilitators
Ehren Cruz, PCC
(Founder and Lead Ceremonial Facilitator)
After a life-transformative psychedelic awakening in 2008, Ehren Cruz has devoted over 18 years to the mindful study & intentional use of entheogenic compounds as a cornerstone of self-actualization, healing, sacred remembrance & servant leadership…
As a harm reduction psychedelic ceremonialist, he has guided more than 250 high-dose experiences, each adhering to a rigorous ethical framework of assessment, preparation, facilitation & integration. In 2021, he founded The SpArc, a rites of passage facilitation and transition mentorship service designed to deepen awareness, guide clients through life great thresholds and support genuine integrative healing. His ceremonial training includes intensive apprenticeships with the Havasupai, Azteca, and Lakota Sioux traditions, over a decade of study in Qabalistic Magick & Hermeticism and devoted practice in both Vedic & Buddhist traditions. His practice is now anchored in the Theravada Buddhist tradition. His knowledge spans the vast landscape of psychedelic neuroscience, while also using sound & fragrance as tools for heart & mind coherence; pairing scientific rigor with ancestral wisdom.
Ehren is an ICF Professional Certified Coach (PCC), Certified Psychedelic Coach (CCP1), Master Psychedelic Facilitator, Spiritual Mentor, harm reductionist, keynote speaker & writer. A devoted husband and father of three daughters, he remains deeply committed to healing, personal growth, and sacred service in every facet of life.
Ro.
(Co-facilitator and men’s integration coach)
Ro is a men’s integration coach who turns insight into lasting, embodied change. His role is to help each participant get the most from their journey, and make sure the changes stick…
Ro spent over 20 years as a trainer and facilitator, working with well over 10,000 participants, including leadership programs for HP, Volvo, HSBC, and Accenture. But the work became personal after his own unraveling: depression, divorce, and a loss of identity and purpose. That passage transformed his approach from teaching skills to learning how to embody them.
What followed was five years traveling the world, seeking out coaches, ashrams, and medicine journeys. From that search emerged Ro’s blend of somatic awareness, parts work, and attachment-informed insight.
