A Fun Program

Intimacy training enables men to develop significant, engaging relationships.

Intimacy Training is the most popular program at the MRC.

Intimacy Training can be fun. It combines an educational approach with psychotherapy in a safe atmosphere.

Becoming Vulnerable
In Intimacy Training, we encourage men to disclose themselves and talk about what they are feeling. When men feel strongly they often escape into their heads, become reactive in anger or silent withdrawal. Men fear that expressing vulnerability will lead to ridicule or rejection. Yet it is the expression of these vulnerable feelings of hurt and frustration that create the possibility of the closeness and intimacy that we as men want and desire.

Becoming Anxious
We know that becoming vulnerable can make men feel anxious. We help men embrace their anxiety. We know that embraced anxiety can be exciting and lead to more satisfying relationships. We have found that as men relate to each other more effectively in the Intimacy Training Group, their relationships outside the group with spouse, co-workers and friends improve significantly.

A “Man’s Man” Type Training
In Intimacy Training we include experiential exercises, films, a high ropes course, rock climbing, a personality profile, group discussions and therapy. We employ different formats for this training. Our most popular format consists of meeting one Saturday and one weeknight each month for ten months. The second format is a five-day intensive workshop. The third consists of two back-to-back weekends. And, of course, we have the wilderness trips. Learn more about these trips.
Those who prosper from this experience are:

• Men wishing to be in touch with their feelings and who are prepared to take an inner journey.
• Or women who find themselves in extremely competitive, performance oriented careers, where feelings of vulnerability and helplessness are as difficult to acknowledge or express as they are for a man.

Contact us to learn more.