Spiritual Growth and Community Center

A donation-based sanctuary for men to reconnect with their emotional selves in community.

Many of us men learned early that emotions were weakness. Anger was allowed—but tenderness, fear, and sadness were often silenced. These messages shaped our emotional lives during critical years and continue to affect our relationships, health, and sense of self.
The Men’s Emotional Health Group offers a safe space to explore and begin reshaping those patterns through body awareness, reflection, and connection.

What to Expect Each Session
1. Grounding & Stretching (20–25 mins)
We begin with mindful, full-body stretching to release tension and reconnect with where emotion lives in the body. No fitness experience needed—just breath, movement, and awareness.
2. Guided Body Scan Meditation (20–25 mins)
Next, we move inward through a gentle body scan, noticing areas of tension, numbness, or discomfort. This process helps you reconnect to your body’s signals—without trying to fix or change anything.
You may experience emotion, memory, or stillness. All are welcome.
3. Message – Discussion Circle (40–60 mins)
We close with an open, voluntary sharing circle. You can reflect on what surfaced during the session—or speak on anything you’re carrying in your life. There is no pressure to share, and no one is here to give advice. Listening is part of the healing.
What to Bring & Wear
Please wear loose or comfortable clothing that allows for stretching. Bring a mat or blanket for seated meditation and comfort.

Who It’s For
• Men feeling lonely, disconnected, overwhelmed, or emotionally stuck.
• Men seeking a community where honesty, kindness, and vulnerability are welcome.
• All backgrounds, identities, and orientations are respected. No prior experience is needed.

Facilitator Bio
I’m a single father of three who has spent years navigating deep grief and emotional pain after personal loss. As a massage therapist, energy worker, and personal trainer, I’ve helped many people release the emotional weight their bodies carry. This group is the space I wish I had when I was struggling. I’m not here as a therapist—but as a guide, witness, and fellow traveler.

Space is Limited — Please RSVP
Group size is limited to 15 participants to help create a grounded and focused space.

Please email to RSVP and hold your spot.
If you reserve a space and can’t make it, we kindly ask that you let us know so someone else may attend in your place. If interest exceeds capacity, we will consider starting a waitlist or offering an additional time slot.

Details
When: 1st & 3rd Wednesdays, 7pm – 9pm
Where: Unitarian Church of Hudson and Marlborough Union Hall
Cost: Donation-based – no one turned away

Contact & RSVP: DanielOrtegaMT@gmail.com

Join Cynthia Menard on the 4th Fridays in January, March, May, July, September, and November for a tarot gathering focused on intuitive tarot reading skills.

This month, we’ll take a walk through the Forest of Souls and explore the path of the Major Arcana. What can we discover through a personal reflection on each of the 22 trumps? We’ll also look at the celestial energy moving around and through us right now, and find out how the tarot can help us focus and refine our spiritual work.

Why are we playing instead of learning tarot?
Because playing is fun! Our gatherings focus on intuitive reading. Certain attitudes and perspectives arise when we use the word ‘learn’: right versus wrong ways of doing things, the need to work hard to study and learn, the need to prove our skills, fears of testing, etc.

But telling ourselves that we’re playing instead of learning puts us into a different mindset. Hopefully, one that is more relaxed and ready for fun. And that makes it easier to access our intuition. Join us and see how fun tarot can be without the rules!

A donation-based sanctuary for men to reconnect with their emotional selves in community.

Many of us men learned early that emotions were weakness. Anger was allowed—but tenderness, fear, and sadness were often silenced. These messages shaped our emotional lives during critical years and continue to affect our relationships, health, and sense of self.
The Men’s Emotional Health Group offers a safe space to explore and begin reshaping those patterns through body awareness, reflection, and connection.

What to Expect Each Session
1. Grounding & Stretching (20–25 mins)
We begin with mindful, full-body stretching to release tension and reconnect with where emotion lives in the body. No fitness experience needed—just breath, movement, and awareness.
2. Guided Body Scan Meditation (20–25 mins)
Next, we move inward through a gentle body scan, noticing areas of tension, numbness, or discomfort. This process helps you reconnect to your body’s signals—without trying to fix or change anything.
You may experience emotion, memory, or stillness. All are welcome.
3. Message – Discussion Circle (40–60 mins)
We close with an open, voluntary sharing circle. You can reflect on what surfaced during the session—or speak on anything you’re carrying in your life. There is no pressure to share, and no one is here to give advice. Listening is part of the healing.
What to Bring & Wear
Please wear loose or comfortable clothing that allows for stretching. Bring a mat or blanket for seated meditation and comfort.

Who It’s For
• Men feeling lonely, disconnected, overwhelmed, or emotionally stuck.
• Men seeking a community where honesty, kindness, and vulnerability are welcome.
• All backgrounds, identities, and orientations are respected. No prior experience is needed.

Facilitator Bio
I’m a single father of three who has spent years navigating deep grief and emotional pain after personal loss. As a massage therapist, energy worker, and personal trainer, I’ve helped many people release the emotional weight their bodies carry. This group is the space I wish I had when I was struggling. I’m not here as a therapist—but as a guide, witness, and fellow traveler.

Space is Limited — Please RSVP
Group size is limited to 15 participants to help create a grounded and focused space.

Please email to RSVP and hold your spot.
If you reserve a space and can’t make it, we kindly ask that you let us know so someone else may attend in your place. If interest exceeds capacity, we will consider starting a waitlist or offering an additional time slot.

Details
When: 1st & 3rd Wednesdays, 7pm – 9pm
Where: Unitarian Church of Hudson and Marlborough Union Hall
Cost: Donation-based – no one turned away

Contact & RSVP: DanielOrtegaMT@gmail.com