The focus of Reweaving Our Belonging is an invitation for men to return to a relational, embodied connection with the more-than-human world. This is a Yin offering. One of slowing down, opening the senses, and listening to the quiet currents within the heart and temperate rainforest of the Coastal Douglas-fir and Western Redcedar region. Through place-bonding practices, intuitive wandering, sharing dyads and reflection with the Cascadia bioregion, men will have the chance to experience themselves as part of a wider field of reciprocity and interdependence.

The intention of this workshop is to rekindle a felt sense of belonging and responsibility to the web of life. Participants are invited to deepen their capacity to hold both the love and the pain of the world, stepping into a more grounded, mature, and life-serving way of being. Through intentional time on the land, the natural world becomes a mirror for their inner landscapes, revealing where resilience, grief, courage, and imagination live within them. This offering cultivates a form of masculine maturity rooted in relationship: ecological responsibility, embodied listening, and a sense of belonging that arises from being shaped by place. Participants leave not only refreshed, but rewoven into the wider web of life, carrying a renewed sense of intimacy, aliveness, and purpose.

BIO

Ben Leggett is an educator and facilitator devoted to guiding men back into a living relationship with the natural world as a foundation for mature masculinity and cultural belonging. With a Master’s degree in Environmental Education and a lifelong connection to the land, his work weaves together ecology, embodiment, and land-based practice to support men in developing presence, emotional depth, and relational responsibility.

Rooted in experiences of extended silent meditation, grief work, and immersion in the more-than-human world, Ben brings a steady, grounded presence to his facilitation. His approach is shaped by the understanding that personal healing and ecological restoration are inseparable, each calling men into deeper participation in the web of life. Drawing inspiration from voices such as Bill Plotkin, Joanna Macy, and Francis Weller, his work invites men to slow down, listen deeply, and be shaped by place. Through simple ritual, reflection, and time on the land, he supports the cultivation of a masculinity that is rooted, responsive, and in service to life