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Most men don’t feel “emotionally blocked.”
They feel tight, braced, tired, or disconnected from their bodies. Stress settles in the chest. Breathing gets shallow. Over time, this contracted way of living becomes normal.
SHIFT: A Somatic Weekend for Men is a grounded, in-person workshop in the Bay Area designed to help men come back into their bodies, understand stress through a somatic lens, and build practical tools for emotional awareness and regulation.
This isn’t about fixing yourself.
It’s about beginning a different relationship with your body.
A Bay Area Men’s Workshop for Stress, Emotional Awareness, and Embodied Regulation
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Many men understand their emotions but still don’t feel better.
Somatic work offers a different entry point. Instead of analysis, we work with sensation, breath, movement, and nervous system states using a simple, accessible framework: expansion and contraction.
Contraction shows up as stress, shutdown, tension, anger, grief, or numbness
Expansion shows up as breath, space, flexibility, presence, and connection
Both are human. The skill is learning how to move between them with more choice.
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Yoga, breathwork, and somatic men’s work
Over a day and a half, you’ll experience:
Anusara yoga to support grounding and mobility
Breathwork for nervous system regulation
Somatic men’s work focused on awareness and presence
A men-only, closed container designed for safety and pacing
This is not group therapy.
There’s no pressure to share.
Nothing to perform.Most men leave feeling more settled in their bodies and clearer about how stress affects them.
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This weekend is for men who:
Are navigating stress, burnout, or emotional overload
Are already doing inner work and want something embodied
Feel disconnected from their bodies and relationships or are stuck in their heads
Are craving grounded connection with other men
No prior experience with somatic work, yoga, or breathwork is required.
Regulation and emotional embodiment happen most effectively in real time and in relationship.
This weekend is intentionally in person and men-only to support nervous system safety, honest self-inquiry, and a slower, embodied pace.
For many men, this weekend feels like the beginning of something bigger.
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April 4–5, 2026
Saturday: 8:00am–4:00pm
Sunday: 8:00am–12:00pmLocation: Lafayette in the East Bay Area
She Builds Creative Studio
3391 Mt. Diablo, Suite D,
Lafayette, CA 94549A 20 minute walk from Lafayette BART Station
This page is an introduction.
Full details, pricing, and registration live on the booking page.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Somatic work helps men understand stress, emotions, and patterns through the body rather than just through thinking or talking. It focuses on sensation, breath, movement, and nervous system awareness to support emotional regulation and embodiment.
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Traditional therapy often focuses on insight and conversation. Somatic work works directly with the nervous system and the body, helping men notice physical cues of stress, shutdown, or activation and build practical tools to regulate in daily life. This workshop is educational and experiential, not therapy.
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No. This workshop is designed for beginners as well as men who are already in therapy or personal growth work. All practices are accessible, guided, and offered with choice so you can participate at your own pace.
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Yes. Many men attend because they are navigating chronic stress, burnout, emotional overload, or disconnection from their bodies and relationships. The workshop is designed to meet men where they are and provide practical tools for regulation and awareness.
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Yoga and breathwork are used as supportive tools for grounding, nervous system regulation, and body awareness. This is not a fitness-based yoga retreat or an intense breathwork experience. The focus is on gentle, embodied practices that support emotional awareness.
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Yes. This workshop is inclusive of gay, bi, trans, and queer men. It is facilitated by Mike Sagun, who identifies as gay, and the container is intentionally designed to be respectful, affirming, and welcoming of diverse experiences of masculinity.
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Yes. This is a men-only, in-person workshop. The men’s container supports safety, honesty, and deeper embodied exploration without pressure or performance.
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This is an in-person workshop held in Lafayette in the East Bay Area. The studio is only a 20 minute walk from Lafayette BART Station.
She Builds Creative Studio
3391 Mt. Diablo, Suite D,
Lafayette, CA 94549