Copyright 2009 © SpiritDojo. All Rights Reserved. E&OE. Part Of TrinityFour Ministries Ltd, UK                                        UK Company Number: 6270747     Email: information@spiritdojo.org UK Tel: 020 8123 7802 ‘wild’ spirituality for men iesu-dynamic transforming challenging ABOUT SPIRITDOJO SpiritDojo was formed with you in mind. Organising spiritual, residential (4-7 day) retreats for men only, we’ve found men to be deeply spiritual but often they’re in an environment where they cannot voice their views on spirituality, usually having no access to a learning and an experiential environment, and so miss out. But, no longer! SpiritDojo is for men aged 18 years or older: Men of all races, and religions, or of none, men searching for wisdom for their spiritual journey, grandfathers,  fathers, sons, godsons and grandsons, men without fathers. It’s for guys who are brave enough to take the next step. You can join a retreat as an individual, bring a friend. Why, if you already have a group of men (at church, at your faith group etc) we’ll even lead them! All can benefit. What it isn’t. It isn’t: What SpiritDo is. It is: A lecture-based event Experiential, vibrant, relevant teaching, and personal Strange, weird, tree-hugging Spiritual, taking you ‘deeper’ through daily ritual etc Boring, stuffy, ‘church?’ Challenging, encouraging, uplifting, taking you further Inactive Participatory, taking you out of your ‘comfort zone’ Just information-giving Times of sharing, discussion, even laughing together. For the ‘super-fit’ For all men, who like action, challenge, adventure Just a holiday A ‘tribal’-like, transforming, much needed, experience. SpiritDojo is residential. That is, it is in a comfortable retreat house in a wilderness’ or rural setting, with full bed and board. Shared rooms. Food is vegetarian. Some activities include walking and outdoor spiritual practices, and so do bring walking shoes, appropriate seasonal clothing that you don’t getting dirty, and waterproofs. Spirit Dojo retreats are ancient-future. Like a pole-vaulter who walks backward before running forward, we believe that we can learn a lot from the wisdom of the ancients. So, the basis of each retreat’s adventures, actions, challenges, ‘sharing’, rituals, prayer and meditations etc is the Book. We use the Book of Job, Book of Jonah, and the Book of Daniel  on different retreats. We’re excited about this, because those ‘ancients’ can sure teach us a thing or two, and we’re sure you’ll be ‘bowled over’ at the relevance of the awesome and profound teaching in those Books. An Elder leads each retreat of ‘tribal warriors’ (that’s you). Our society, apart from SpiritDojo, doesn’t really mentor (young) men, doesn’t initiate them and so it’s no wonder that men grow up unchallenged and some behave badly in their thirties, forties, or ‘wander’ or feel ‘out of the loop’ etc. What is needed is tribal leadership, mentoring by an Elder, challenges, initiation, and the passing on of the wisdom of the ancients. You wont find it (quite like this) anywhere except through SpiritDojo! Is this for you? Why not make a decision, right now, to register an interest for a Spirit Dojo retreat, and really start to live life to the full? Costs are explained at the base of each retreat webpage. Some pay ‘extra’ and so if you’re on a low income and would be detered because of money, please let us know when you register an interest (that’s the first step to booking), as sometimes it’s possible to give a concession. I didn’t realise how ‘restricted’ my life was until I attended the Retreat of Discovery. It was challenging ‘eye- opening’ and just what I needed. Thanks. [Raymond K, Boston] One word. ‘Remarkable!’ [Bob D, Capel Curig] The routine of my life was getting to me, my job, family and health was suffering. I needed ‘something’, but I didn’t know what, and my pals couldn’t help. But after attending all three retreats I know now about my origin and worth, my purpose in life and strengths, and have heaps of spiritual ‘tools’ to assist me on my spiritual journey. Ace. [Kevin McQ, Aberdeen] I’m more focussed, more able, and enjoying life a lot more. It feels like I’ve been living ‘small’, but now that’s all changed. It was like a breath of fresh air!  Highly recommended. Many thanks. [Ben H, Taunton]