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Building healthy Men in a new age of Embodied Masculinity. Events & Transformational Experiences Brotherhood is the medicine. OM

Organic Mechanic serves to bring men's wellbeing and brotherhood to the forefront of our community as a medium for collective healing, initiation, and collective transformation. This online group serves as a place to connect and share in between seasonal/bi-monthly events at the time of Rākaunui (full moon). Our events focus on creating a safe container for men to connect, listen, share and learn through cultural connection, healthy masculine energy, elder wisdom, and physical space where men can lean into their edge as we reckon as a collective with what lies within. Utilizing various processes and healing modalities such as breathwork, yoga, movement, sound healing, circles & more, we aim to address a holistic view of hauora/wellbeing (spiritual, physical, mental & emotional, social), in order to journey through our collective challenges towards understanding. In a time of increased isolation, systemic racism/oppression, and environmental violation, the call to create a space for men to share their emotions and feelings has never been clearer.

03/04/2026

The Masculine Vitality Experience 2026 - four days of brotherhood, connection & challenge.

With the power of 30 men, we built an entire bush trail, dove to emotional depths, purified in the sweat lodge, drummed with the rhythms of the night, and faced the fire in another man in the boxing ring.

Nourishing kai from Mangaroa Farms and our Kai Kings kept us well fed, and the guidance of our Elders steered us true.

More men around more fires.

COMING UP
- Leadership Training 2 & 3
- Monthly Online Circles
- MVE 3.0 - March/April 2027

Check our our website for more
https://www.bros.nz

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10/03/2026

The great Samurai Musashi speaks to discipline, restraint, readiness, and peace.

To cultivate strength and skill, without needing to use it.

To savagely train the body whilst maintaining a calm & peaceful mind.

To live close to the soil while staying prepared for the storm.

The warrior’s path asks for both.
Presence in stillness.
Clarity in conflict.
Responsibility for what we protect.

⚔️🌿

Join us for the BROS Masculine Vitality Experience 26-29 March at Upper Hutt.

Register at https://bros.nz/mve2

09/03/2026

In the new age of "men's work" - we see men not necessarily struggling with emotion, but struggling with the power that lies beneath.

Many men are reading, talking, processing - doing the work.

And still… something feels off.

Because much of "men’s work" skips the primal base layer.

Insight before instinct.
Words before body.
Softness before strength.

This is where the new age of "men getting vulnerable" can just be a sop-hole - if they don't also "get connected to their strength".

Without a lived connection to the primal essence
a man can feel like he understands himself deeply -
and still feel unsteady inside it.

The primal and the divine.
The raw, ugly power.
And the clean, calm presence.

Primal masculine energy lives in the body.
A steady chest. A strong spine.
A presence that is felt before a word is spoken.

It shows up in conflict.
In the heat. In the edge.
In learning to meet confrontation without collapse or explosion.

In learning to hold anger cleanly.
To move rage through the body safely - with breath, with brothers, with clear boundaries.

From here, vulnerability lands.
Words can carry weight.
Love protects.

The warrior in the garden emerges.

We invite you to join us at the BROS Masculine Vitality Weekend 26-29 Mar at Mangaroa Farms, Upper Hutt - where we will explore these themes & more.

3 spaces remain.

Register & more info at https://bros.nz/mve2

06/03/2026

The sacred presence of Elders.
A steady, grounding force.

Free of the need to be loud, or performative. Just there, just present. A warm, grey haired face, carrying the wisdom and insight from walking the path many times before.

Elders are the quiet backbone of our circle - reminding us this path didn’t begin with us, and won’t end with us. They carry knowledge through story, silence, mistakes, and grace.

They show leadership with how they listen, reflect, and how they sit with discomfort.

An elder doesn’t come to lead the circle.
He comes to anchor it.

He reminds younger men that fire needs patience, strength needs wisdom, and purpose takes time.

In intergenerational spaces, something powerful unfolds:
• Younger men bring energy and challenge.
• Elders bring perspective and story.

Together, the circle deepens.

Big respect and gratitude to the men who sit with us and quietly guide the way 🔥

18/02/2026

BOOOM Sacred Sons & Rachelle Seliga.

13/02/2026

Join us on the next BROS Online Circle on Tues 17th Feb from 7-9pm in a space of depth, connection and brotherhood.

Hosted monthly at the time of Whiro / New Moon, this space is open to all men aged 14+.

Head to our website to register free or leave us a koha

REGISTER atat https://www.bros.nz/store/p/online-circles or link in bio

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12/02/2026

Brotherhood, vitality, connection & purpose - all of these and more await.

Join us at the Masculine Vitality Experience, 26-29 Mar at .
Register at https://bros.nz/mve2

10/02/2026

We all know a brother who could use some time out, immersed in the elements of nature, held to the fire of accountability, and the healthy challenge of brotherhood.

We all know a brother who could benefit from something deeper than small talk. Something more real than alcohol and sports. More authentic and meaningful than a ruckus weekend with the lads.

The Masculine Vitality Experience is our cornerstone BROS offering - held on the almighty whenua of , March 26-29.

Guided by elders, and cloaked by the healing power of Papatūānuku, we will journey deep into the realms of what is possible, whilst forging brotherhood connections that will last a lifetime.

Where the adventure experience of Outward Bound meets the kinship of brotherhood, and the care of a wellbeing retreat centre.

This is where men come to expand beyond their limits.

It's really about taking off the masks - and remembering who the f**k you are.

Fire | Nature | Local Organic Kai | Sweat Lodge | Karakia | Breathwork | Brotherhood | Accountability | Vision Casting | Elders | Physical Practise & more.

Register at https://www.bros.nz/mve2

8 spots remain.

Open to all men aged 14+

13/11/2025

Calling in the brothers 🔥 Our next online circle is Tuesday 18 Nov, 7-9PM NZT.

"Bros is a feeling, an association and an energy… 3 elements that merge together, and are held together by the brothers, through their commitment and their integrity." - Dave Lewis, Papa D

Hosted monthly at the time of Whiro / New Moon, this space is open to all men aged 14+.

Through a 90-120 minute journey, men can expect to forge real & authentic brotherhood by connecting with likeminded brothers in small and large groups, from all over the world.

"How is it possible to feel so safe with people I've only just met? So thankful to enter a community of men that value connection and are here to support each other. " - Hari

After the call, join our private signal group to remain connected to the clan.

Head to our website to register free or leave a koha.

REGISTER at https://join.bros.nz/online-2025 or the link in our bio.

Tuesday 18 Nov 7-9pm
Hosted in the fiery realms of Zoom
$0-$25 Koha

14/10/2025

More men around more fires 🔥

We see it clearly: there is a hunger in our world for men who can be present in their lives - men who can hold space, bear responsibility, navigate emotional terrain, stand grounded even in chaos.

And yet, too few of us have been shown how.

We believe every community needs men who:
- carry both strength and tenderness;
- honour shadow as much as light;
- work from deep presence, not performance;
- hold a high standard of accountability & integrity
- understand that to truly lead is first to tend one’s own fire.

Our vision is a regional support network of men’s circles across Aotearoa.

Led by men who know how to step into emotional depth; who can anchor in stillness; who can facilitate ritual, connection, conversation; who hold accountability and care in equal measure.

So we train men.

The first step is our BROS Leadership Training, 8-9 November 2025 in Whāingaroa, Raglan.

Over two days, men will:
- Learn facilitation frameworks and circle-holding tools to lead with integrity
- Ground themselves through embodiment, breath, nature, ritual
- Enter emotional and inner work to expand capacity
- Build brotherhood, support, mentorship & accountability
- Return home ready to lead — their lives, their circles, their communities

Spaces are limited.
Pay what you can between $150 - $499
Register at the link below.

We invite men who feel a stirring. Whether you’ve done men’s work or are new to it - if you feel a call to step more fully into leadership of self, to support other men, to weave deeper connection in your region - this might be your path.

Will you join us? Will you train to tend more fires?

Register at https://www.bros.nz/leadership-training-2025 or the link in our bio

08/10/2025

🪓 Pass to the left.

Our Toki, axe, hatchet - has been passed around many circles.

A witness to tears, truths, break-throughs, and breakdowns.

A keeper of stories, silence, and transformation.

As it’s passed from hand to hand, it reminds us:
to speak with courage,
to listen with presence,
to honour the sacred space we’re in.

This is our talking piece.

A taonga born in the freshwater rivers of Te Wai Pounamu, bound to a handle of Rewarewa, wrapped in cow's leather, and adorned with paua, bone, and the feather of a Kahu 🪶

Forged together by the steady hands of brother - and shaped by the energy of every man who’s ever held it.

In the BROS kaupapa, the axe is a mirror.

It reflects our potential:
To create, and destroy.
To sharpen, and to soften.
To wield power with integrity.

The warrior archetype lives here - but not in domination or ego.
In discernment.
In service.

To cut through the noise.
To say what needs to be said.
To protect.
To chop wood.
To keep the fire burning;
the one in our homes, and the one in our bellies.

Every time the toki is passed, a new edge is forged.

🔥 Mauri ora

www.bros.nz

24/09/2025

Join the core BROS Leaders and Elders for a potent weekend of masculine embodiment and leadership.

This immersive 2-day gathering is a call to deepen self-awareness, step into facilitation with strength, and learn how to lead with presence and purpose. Through grounded frameworks, observational techniques, and embodied practice, be invited to move from the sidelines into action & authenticity.

Whether you’re already holding space or ready to step into leadership, this is a chance to connect with other men, refine your capacity to lead, and anchor more deeply into who you are.

Your Investment:
Pay what you can on a sliding scale from $150 - $499
Accommodation not included.
Limited to 15 men

Register & more details at https://www.bros.nz/leadership-training-2025

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Mangaroa Farms
Upper Hutt
5371

Website

http://www.bros.nz/

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