Online with Jeannie Zandi

Step into the wild, lay down your armor, and come home to yourself.

Each summer, a heartful group of men come together in the wilderness and enter a fellowship of support, warmth, heart, presence and exploration, supported by Jeannie’s guidance and depth. Stress melts, hearts open, and camaraderie ensues as we step out of the patterns of men’s conditioning to heal, fall open, embrace our strength, explore our fierceness and boundaries, and step into our aliveness together. It’s a blast. 

This is not a retreat about learning how to "be a man." You’re already a man. It’s a chance to put down society’s ideas about how you’re supposed to be to root in what’s real inside you. To bring yourself as you are and be not only accepted, but deeply met and celebrated, as you step into your wholeness.  

"The secret to finding our true sense of manhood lies in our hearts, and Jeannie’s retreat is a guided path to that freedom."
 — Evan Winslow Smith, retreat participant

The Invitation

This retreat offers a space to:

• Be who you are, as you are

• Become aware of how men’s conditioning has limited you, and drop beneath it to root into your authentic core

• Find the voice of your deep heart and express your truth without compromise

• Experience the gift of being fully seen, met, accepted and celebrated by other men

• Stand in both fierceness and vulnerability with support

• Cultivate grounded presence and embodied sovereignty

• Access and trust your gut's natural intelligence

• Enjoy heartful, authentic community with other men

Who This Is For

This retreat is for you if:

• You sense there's more to discover about being fully alive as a man 

• You're ready to move beyond limiting ideas of masculinity

• You want to discover the rooted power that comes from being fully yourself

• You long to be real, and to show up as you are

• You’re interested in genuine brotherhood and connection without pretense, poking or bravado

• You long to embrace playfulness, humor, and authentic joy

• You were raised with and are healing from cisgender men’s cultural conditioning

The Retreat

Through Jeannie’s unique blend of spiritual depth, grounded clarity, gentleness, and irreverent humor, you will:

• Discover the natural flow that comes from being fully yourself

• Experience the safety and true expression that’s possible when we create a space free of poking, shaming and competition

• Learn to ground in open-heartedness through embodied presence

• Build deep bonds with men outside of typical power dynamics and the “man code”

• Access your unique flavor of wholeheartedness

• Find sanctuary to lay down your armor and meet what lives beneath with safety, protection and warmth

This is not about fitting into any preconceived idea of masculinity. This is a space of  sacred emergence and deep discovery.

This is about being profoundly yourself—whatever that looks like at any given moment.

The Setting

Nestled in the wild beauty of Northern New Mexico, Story Ranch offers the perfect container for deep work and deep rest:

• A cozy and comfortable yurt for our daily meetings, surrounded by breeze and birdsong

• Comfortable lodging options – cabins, vintage campers, and camping

• A spring-fed swimming hole for refreshment and horsing around

• Forest trails for solitude and exploration

• Nourishing, organic meals prepared with care