Welcome to the Gainesville Men's Center

The Gainesville Men’s Center (GMC) offers powerful learning and growth experiences for men. Our men’s groups and retreats provide sane, supportive places for men to open up new potentials, examine and change their lives, feel and express emotions, and discover true brotherhood.

Men have been gathering in truth-telling circles since the dawn of time. Every man carries deep soul wisdom, and the capacity for passion, purpose, and healthy personal power. These truly beautiful qualities in men can only be activated and refined in the caring and supportive presence of other men, with leaders who have walked the road themselves. Every man has generous gifts to offer other men as well.

FOR AN INTRODUCTION TO MEN'S WORK, SEE "WHAT IS MEN'S WORK?" TAB

 

 

 Mission of the GMC is to help men become more soulful, alive, and effective in their lives, by offering powerful learning and growth experiences

 

ANNOUNCING OUR SPRING MENS RETREAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

 

 

MEN’S RETREAT

 

SEPTEMBER 20 TO 22 2024

THE LAKE HOUSE IN MELROSE FLORIDA

 

 

LEADER: ERIC DIAMOND

 

with Simon D'Alton,  Eric Dutton

 

 

We will gather for a weekend of aliveness, brotherhood, emotional release, support, story-telling, drumming, ritual, grief and praise—

helping each other find sanity, aliveness, and strength in these tough confusing times.

 

 

WHERE:  THE LAKE HOUSE IN MELROSE FLORIDA

 

WHEN:  Friday SEPT 20  7 PM to Sunday SEPT 22 3:30 PM

 

COST: Sliding scale $240 to 375, Men of Service scholarships are available

 

(Payable to E Diamond via invoice sent from ericdphd@gmail.com to your email)—

 

WHAT TO BRING: comfortable clothes, towel, sandals, toiletries, drum (if you have), writing journal, water bottle

 

Beds available, or tent camping

 

We make our meals as a community

 

SAFETY POLICY: At this trying time, we must limit to men who are vaccinated by the time of the retreat, or, show a negative covid test 2-3 days before the retreat.

 

QUESTIONS: ERIC AT 352 281 1458 or ericdphd@gmail.com

 

 

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Men’s Groups

Current:  Monday Night Men's group  (men 45-75)

Tuesday Night Men's Group  (men 25-50)

Past: Wednesday Night groups, Navigating the Midlife Passage, Second Half of Life group

Men’s Retreats

Exploring the Masculine full-weekend retreat

Men's Work Meets Bioenergetics  at the Florida Society for Bioenergetics Farmhouse

Recovery from Divorce (one-day program)

Love, Sex, and Masculinity (one-day program)

Father/Son/Daughter retreats