Pneuma is a masculine journey of collective acceptance and personal renewal towards a mature consciousness. For nine months we feel what needs to be felt, move what needs to be moved and touch the truth that resides within us, remembering together this powerful common ground, breathing and moving forward from here. We create an existential and regenerative space to deal with life in a supported way, under the following premises:
In presence we establish deep connections and renewed relationships
In a group we explore emotions and recognize true feelings
In awareness we allow for permanent personal growth and transformation
In maturity we question and investigate the individual and the collective
In a circle we listen, share and express ourselves actively and freely
In safeness we move the body as investigation, regulation and healing
In intention we expose the strength and vulnerability of being a man
The invitation is to activate this work of awareness and relationship on a continuous journey, in which each immersion is an inner dive and therapeutic resource to life.
What journey is this?
What is the proposal?
We meet in a fraternal circle and horizontality, arriving as we are and being who we truly are, intentionally creating a fertile field for personal expansion. Together we shed weapons, protections and shields, and as a group we find support, embrace and care. The Pneuma journey goes beyond a safe circle of conscious men. With the guidance and vision of the teacher Nuno, we combine profound techniques for deconstructing internal barriers with broad resources for human development – both individual and collective. For nine months, together we open space and become an encounter for the potential of infinite cellular and neural transformation that exists within each of us. A new and reprogrammed consciousness is expected throughout the journey, in the vastness of perspectives generated systemically and in renewed ways of relating to the world, releasing anchored illusions and bodily crossing the limitations ingrained in man as an individual.
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Why a men journey?
The gathering of men willing to share their inner truth fosters the reunion of the original brotherhood that unites everything, embraces differences and overcomes divisions. Subtle phenomena occur when men sit around the fire without internal constraints. A liberating permission develops and manifests itself in the place each man occupies in his life beyond the circle. This journey is exclusively for men and recommended to all who commit to their process of maturation and responsibility, regardless of their current stage. We meet in an intimate, profound and intentionally sensitive environment as a reference point for the life and world we want to help build.
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9 in-person encounters, on the last Sunday of the month, from 10:30AM to 3:30PM
2-hour online meeting every month
support sharing group
Guided and silent meditation
Conscious breathing and breathwork
Circle of sharing and affection
Free movement and organic dance
Fraternal meal in communion
Intuitive and honest writing
Relational dynamics
Emotional management and release
Musicality, body and voice as healing
Active integration and embodiment
Self-care and nervous regulation
Group coaching
Practices
Explorations
Guided and supported inner investigation
Truth and vulnerability as strength
Emotional and relational acceptance
Wild and untamed spirit
Masculinity and the energetic body
Habits, discipline and vitality
Intimate and systemic relationships
Critical and creative thinking
Ecological, spiritual and political body
Sustainability in all dimensions of life
Community, humanistic and animistic sense
Universal laws, timelessness, ancestry
What is the invitation?
You are willing to listen without judgment and dissolve layers through sharing
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You see sensitivity as a conscious permission from which you want to exist
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You develop mental and emotional structure to deal with life's challenges
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You cultivate transversal relationships of truth, love and freedom
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You care for and help regenerate all the ecosystems in which you are involved
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You feel that the support group and community are fundamental in life's journey
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You are willing to grow together with other humans and nature
This journey is for you that:
You reinforce gender hierarchy and human division
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You intend to impose your opinion, culture, ideology, partisanship, religion
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You want to be a member of a superior, secret and exclusive group
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You already possess the knowledge and solutions to the world's problems
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You disregard the finiteness of resources to achieve your personal goals
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You place yourself at the top of the pyramid, without questioning or allowing for change
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You are looking for company, a stage or passive therapy
Maybe it's not the right place for you if:
In circle we are truly free
Work load
61 hours live
45 hours in-person + 16 hours online
in-person meetings
Last Sunday of the month
online meetings
One Thursday per month
via Zoom
Recording sent later
Schedule
IN-PERSON (10:30 AM to 3:30 PM)
April 26
May 31
June 28
July 26
August 30
September 27
October 25
November 29
December 27
Place
Number of People
4 to 12 participants
How will it happen?
ONLINE (7:30 PM to 9:30 PM)
May 14
June 18
July 16
August 13
September 17
October 15
November 19
December 17
Lunch
We eat together as part of each in-person encounter. Each participant is responsible for bringing his own lunch.
As an integrative meditation teacher, Nuno leads thematic awareness circles, meditation courses and teacher training, private lessons, therapeutic sessions and retreats, a full time mission. His work of nurturing and raising awareness of the masculine is inseparable from his nature and a calling that must be honored in the world.
As a highly sensitive man, Nuno sought answers to his existential anxieties in everything that society promotes and offers, realizing that outward-focused experiences are important but always ephemeral. It was on the inner path that he found the return to his heart, to the essence of life, to contact with the pure, vast, and limitless universe.
He holds a degree in Economics from the Faculty of Economics of Porto, and has furthered his training in NLP and international certification in Coaching. He deepened his knowledge and experience as a Business Manager for several years and completed a Master's degree in Sports Science with a merit scholarship. He also expanded his writing career with his human development book "A Prova do José" (Chiado, 2017).
It was through exploring the countless practices and currents of meditation that he went deeper into his journey, becoming intimate and true to himself and the world.
About the Teacher
Nuno Miguel Teixeira
I want to register on this journey:
Booking and Payment
Register your place by filling out the form, after which you will receive a confirmation and the payment details.
To formalize your booking, we require an initial payment of 90€.
The remaining balance must be paid before the start of the course.
For special payment conditions, please contact us at meditationhouseporto@gmail.com
Frequently Asked Questions
What language will the journey be taught in?
The journey will be taught in english, portuguese, or bilingual, depending on the participants.
Do I need any prior knowledge of meditation practices?
No. A commitment to personal development and a willingness to explore are relevant.
Do you plan to offer this training online?
No. This journey was created to be experienced through the body and collective masculine energy and therefore takes place in person, in a safe and intimate group. There are monthly online meetings via Zoom to support our processes together from home.
Is this journey certified by DGERT or another entity?
No. This journey does not qualify for certification.
How much time do I need to dedicate to homework?
There is no homework. All creative proposals are carried out collaboratively and in real time.
What if I can't participate in the entire program?
Ideally, you should keep in mind the level of commitment required and it is important that you participate in all the immersions. The in-person portion of the journey is experiential and the practical exercises are unique.
Will I be qualified to teach meditation and lead men's circles?
No. It's a collective journey focused on recovering inner resources and literacy as support for the personal journey.
How can I benefit from the Student or Recycle price?
The Student price is for people who have already participated in a paid event or activity at Meditation House Porto. The Recycle price is for all participants from previous editions of this same course or journey who wish to continue working with a new group.
What if I want to drop out of the course?
We do not offer refunds. Each case is evaluated individually.
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1 Day Immersion
Looking to practice with guidance for a day?
We facilitate educational and regenerative day retreats where you can deepen your personal practice with the exclusive guidance of a teacher.
Do you want to practice meditation with us?
In person two hour sessions that you can fit into your schedule, where we create time and space for exploratory and supported meditation practice.
Go deep with 1:1 sessions in person or online
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