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Return to Sedona 2026

Rite of Passage Expedition

August 21-24, 2026


Community.  Identity.  Spirituality.  Grit. 


A four-day immersive brotherhood experience designed to challenge, reconnect, and awaken the man beneath the noise of modern life.  


The Calling

If you're new, this is an invitation to walk the path of truth.  

The Return

If you're returning, the red rocks are calling you back.

There are landscapes that leave an imprint on a man.

Sedona is one of them.

The silence.

The red rock.

The stars.

The conversations.

The challenge.

The stillness.


For many of us, the first Rite of Passage experience in Sedona became more than retreat.  


It became a marker in our lives.  


A moment where something shifted.


Return to Sedona is not about repeating that experience.  It is about going deeper.  

This Is Not A Vacation

This experience is intentionally designed for men seeking more than escape, entertainment, or comfort.  


Over four days, we will immerse ourselves in experiences, conversations, challenges, hikes, reflection, brotherhood, and intentional practices designed to reconnect men to who they truly are beneath performance, pressure, distraction and expectation.  


Together, we will continue exploring the four pillars of honorable men:

Community

Brotherhood, belonging, accountability, and authentic connection.

Identity

Developing a grounded sense of self-worth and purpose independent of external validation.

Spirituality

Connection to meaning, presence, wonder, humility, and the deeper dimensions of life.

Grit

Resilience, courage, discomfort, discipline, and the willingness to keep moving forward.

For The Returning Men

You are not returning to repeat the same journey.


You are returning as a different man than the one who first arrived here.


The conversations will deepen.

The challenges will evolve.

The reflections will sharpen.  


And perhaps most importantly . . . 


You now carry the responsibility of helping strengthen the brotherhood for the men arriving for the first time.  


This return is not about nostalgia.  


It is about integration.  

For The Men Joining Us For The First Time

You do not need to have everything figured out.  


You do not need to be spiritual.  

You do not need to be perfect. 

You do not need to perform.  


You simply need the willingness to show up honestly.  


Many men spend years carrying pressure, expectations, stress, isolation, exhaustion, and questions they rarely speak aloud.  


This experience creates space to step away from noise and reconnect to something deeper: 


Brotherhood.

Purpose.

Challenge.

Stillness.

Meaning.

And yourself.  

What to expect

Throughout the weekend we will experience:

  • Sunrise and sunset hikes
  • Brotherhood discussions
  • Guided reflection exercises
  • Breathwork, and stillness practices
  • Fireside conversations
  • Physical challenge and discomfort
  • Shared meals and storytelling
  • Sacred landscapes and intentional silence
  • Honest conversations around identity, masculinity, purpose, relationships, leadership, and life.


Sedona itself becomes part of the curriculum.  

Men Are Starving For Brotherhood

Modern life has made men more connected digitally . . . and more isolated emotionally.  


Many men carry responsibility without support.  

Pressure without processing.

Achievement without fulfillment.  


This experience exists to create something increasingly rare:


A space where men can be fully honest without judgement, posturing, or performance.  


That changes people. 

Event Details

Return to Sedona

Friday August 21 -Monday August 24


Investment: $1000 per man


Includes:


  • Lodging
  • Group experiences
  • Guided curriculum
  • Brotherhood activities
  • Retreat materials
  • Meals
    • Grab-n-go breakfast
    • Bottled water / Tea / Coffee / Sport drinks
    • Brunch / Lunch
    • Collaborative dinners prepared at basecamp


Not Included:


  • Transportation to and from Sedona
  • Alcohol


Space will be intentionally limited to preserve depth, connection, and group intimacy.  

If you feel you are ready . . .

Answer the call

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