Cascadia Men’s Conference 2026

August 6 - 9 | Squamish Valley, Canada

You’re invited to the First Annual

a mythopoetic gathering in service to tending culture through spirit, soul, and embodiment.

Set where the forest meets the river, this event will feature keynote speakers, lectures, embodied workshops, ritual, poetry, nature-based practice, and myth-telling.

We gather around the shared labour of cultivating responsibility, emotional depth, mythic imagination, and generative leadership.

Drawing from the rich mythopoetic lineage, the conference weaves together a community of men devoted to the flourishing of life.

There’s an old belief that a divine partner was assigned to a man at birth, fated to be their companion through life. She has been known by many names: Goddess, Daimon, Anima Guardian Angel, Fate, Muse, The Woman With Golden Hair.

In many cultures, initiation into adulthood was the communion between you and Her. This is the marriage at the end of so many folktales: not between a man and a woman, but between a man and the Divine. This union brings balance, health, and wholeness to the entire community, which includes the psyche, the ancestors, and the land. And through it, culture is made.

For most of us living in the modern world, we’ve lost almost all of that.

Without learning from this realm, we continually confuse this divine partner for a human, or, just as tragic, we decide that She has foreclosed upon us and is gone for good. But this archetypal presence is still out there, waiting for the heart-laboured gift of your devotion and servitude.

Join us at the inaugural Cascadia Men’s Conference, as we gather to undertake the worthy and soul-soaked labour of courting that divine spark back into our bodies through words, movement, ritual, poetry, song, and wonder.

Deep effort is required. Tempering is required. Courting is required. Success is not guaranteed.

Theme: Courting the Divine Spark

What to Expect

The conference follows a consistent rhythm over four days, centered on these core elements:

Morning lectures from compelling speakers exploring themes of masculinity, myth, and culture.

Afternoon workshops led by experienced practitioners, focused on embodiment and nature-based skills.

Hearty meals prepared on-site, shared at common tables alongside other men.

Evening gatherings featuring myth-telling, communal rituals, and singing together.

2026 Presenters

Men’s Works

Walton Stanley
(Minnesota Men’s Conference)

Keynote TBA

Miguel Rivera
(Minnesota Men’s Conference)

Keynote TBA

Satyen Raja

A Poetic Exploration of Indigenous Masculinity

Cliff Taylor

Breaking the Spell of Male Aloneness

Simon Yugler

The Redemption of Herakles

Ryan Levis

Initiation, Ego, and Awakening

Matt Sturm

Building a Culture of Accountability and Community Safety

Elliot Katz

The Future of Masculinity

Aliko Weste

Workshops

Stick Fighting for Prosperity

D’arcy Hardy

A Land-Based Practice for Masculine Maturity

Ben Leggett

The Foundation Every Man Builds From

Rob Hughes

Composting Harm

Jesse Markowitz & Elias Serras

Special Offerings

Grief and Praise Ritual

Morning Breath & Movement

Ecstatic Prayer & Expression Song Circle

Thomas Clarke-Hazlett

Brian Dwyer

Location: Cheakamus Centre, Squamish

Deep within the Squamish Valley, the Cheakamus Centre sits where the glacial melt meets the ancient forest. This is Skwxwú7mesh territory — a landscape of granite peaks and rushing water that invites you into a different kind of listening.

get tickets

Price includes tax & all meals & accommodation.

US and International Participants choose USD.
Canadians choose CAD.

Regular Ticket

$995

Patron Ticket

includes contribution to
scholarship fund.

Limited scholarship options available.
To inquire, fill out the Scholarship Form.

“The healing energy in community is multiplied - what might take years in a therapist’s office can happen in a few hours when men are cracked open together. Ceremony gives us a way to turn pain into belonging.” — Miguel Rivera