3 Day men’s workshop: 7th -9th March(Sat, Sun & Mon) – Delhi

In ancient times, a rite of passage and growing up for men was to go into the Forest to encounter their true nature. This was not symbolic but lived. Young men went with Male Elders to be shaped by experience and reflected by the Forest herself. This journey was known as the Hunt of the Male Soul. This quest was a test and discovery of their strength and tenderness, their sexuality and capacity to nurture, their instinct and strength of character.

They returned marked by effort, struggle, and confrontation, carrying the signs and spoils of the Hunt. Through this return, they reclaimed their place as Lightning Bearers of the Tribe – men who had faced themselves and come back whole.

This ceremonial counterpart of journey was a slow descent, a regression through story, memory, and instinct toward the primal soul that must be encountered, retrieved, and brought home.

Over time, male identity became overlaid with social expectation. Masculinity was narrowed, judged, and often shamed. Men learned to clothe themselves in labels – strong man, good man, successful man – and in doing so lost the simplicity of being a man. The primal male energy that once challenged and reshaped creation, faded into the background.

Without initiation into true nature, the song of the male soul became an echo of society’s assumptions.

This experience is a Katabaic Quest – a quest where the man goes to the depths of your darkness and returns whole – sent into the unknown to retrieve what seems impossible. Through descent, confrontation, and struggle, he is transformed. Only when he returns and his song is heard and affirmed by other men can he take his rightful place, free from doubt, fear, and the inward collapse that fuels masculine toxicity.

Redeeming the Male Soul, co-facilitated by John-Luke and Sushant, is such a Katabaic Quest. Through thirteen archetypal Stands, we seek to rediscover the threads that weave our manhood – without shame, guilt, or self-judgement. This is the retrieval of our authentic self as we detoxify the shadows that suppress the male soul.

Together, we take this Katabaic journey – not to prove our worth, but to have our worth revealed. The path will be demanding. It requires honesty, vulnerability, and surrender. We may be wounded. We may bleed. And it is this willingness to do so that affirms we are present, alive, and true.

Join us for this transformative journey into discovering who you truly are, as a man

Venue: Zorba the Buddha – 7, Tropical Dr, Ghitorni, New Delhi, Delhi 110030, India

Fee: Rs10,000, includes lunches and refreshments

Each day starts at 9.30am and ends at 5.30pm.

Zorba can offer overnight accommodation upon request; you may let us know post registration and we can connect you with Zorba

12 places available

To register please complete and submit the following form. A Rs 1000 regd fee is required on confirmation of registration