Central Oregon MenTim Moore, LPC
Licensed Professional Counselor offering counseling in Sisters and Bend. His affiliated men's community, Bedrock Oregon, offers brotherhood, retreats, and ceremony.
Resources
A hub for men in Central Oregon looking for connection and support — starting with the most immediate options and ending with things to read and explore on your own.
Local Men's Groups
See our full directory of local men's groups on the Men's Groups & Events page.
Professional Support
For a man who needs more than peer support right now — counseling, trauma-informed care, and crisis support.
988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline
Call or text 988, any time, day or night
Free, confidential support for anyone in suicidal crisis or emotional distress, 24/7.
Medicine Within
Derek Andre offers fully supported ketamine therapy; he and Emma Andre are holistic doctors and integration experts. Held as a sacred, intentional journey rather than a purely medical intervention.
Other Organizations
Local & Regional
Groups and practitioners doing related work beyond COM's own circles, here in Central Oregon and around the region.
Masculine Embodiment
Andrew Belinsky, 917-670-8972, masculineembodiment.com
Men's yoga, bodywork, men's work coach.
Wild Discipline
Adam Tutor, Disciple of the Wild, 210-332-7263, discipleofthewild.com
A six-month wilderness initiation for men, fathers, and sons.
Beholden
Jared Anderson, 541-639-2059, thebeholden.com
Local (Central Oregon) counselor, rite guide, storyteller.
Bend Ecstatic Dance
Weekly free-form, expressive movement community dance; no steps or experience required.
Wilderness Quest / Rites of Passage
Michael Bodkin (707-328-3702), Susan Wofsy (susanw@wildernessquest.org)
Men's Rite of Passage Experience (MROP), Wilderness Quest programs.
Unity Spiritual Community – Central Oregon (USCCO)
Rev. William Gregory, 541-388-1569; Scott Cleaves, 480-202-4848, scott@unitycentraloregon.org — unitycentraloregon.org
Men's group 1st & 3rd Mondays, 6:00 PM.
UUFCO Men's Fellowship
Mark Dierbeck (541-508-9697), Rev. Scott Rudolph (541-385-3908), uufco.org
Annual Men's Fellowship Renewal Weekend.
Trainings & Workshops
See what's currently scheduled, including the NWTA, on the Men's Groups & Events page.
Go Further
National & International
Organizations and teachers beyond Oregon, for men ready to go deeper through trainings, retreats, and wider communities.
Mosaic Multicultural Foundation
Michael Meade, mosaicvoices.org
Brings myth, story, and ritual into community healing work with at-risk youth, veterans, and refugees.
Animas Valley Institute
Wilderness-based soul initiation and eco-psychology programs founded by Bill Plotkin; an MKP partner organization.
ManKind Project (MKP)
The national organization Central Oregon Men is affiliated with; runs the NWTA. Browse their training catalog for trainings and weekends across the country.
Sacred Sons
Global men's work movement, San Diego-based, 100+ events across North America, Europe, and Australia.
A Call to Men
National violence prevention organization promoting healthy, respectful manhood.
The Mythic Masculine
Ian MacKenzie, themythicmasculine.com
Mythopoetic soul work for men: podcast, courses, and immersions.
School of Lost Borders
Wilderness-based rites of passage school teaching vision fasts and guide trainings since 1981.
Healing the Shadow
Marianne Hill, healingtheshadow.co.uk
Independent shadow work practitioner (UK-based).
ShadowWork Seminars
Cliff Barry, shadowwork.com
Shadow work facilitator trainings and weekend seminars using a four-directional shadow work model.
Read & Learn
Books, articles, and online resources for self-directed learning.
Iron John
Robert Bly
A foundational text connecting men's work to myth and story.
Fire in the Belly
Sam Keen
A widely read exploration of masculinity and the inner work of becoming a man on one's own terms.
The Rag and Bone Shop of the Heart
Edited by Robert Bly, James Hillman, and Michael Meade
A poetry anthology gathering voices on men's inner lives, central to the men's movement canon.
King, Warrior, Magician, Lover
Robert Moore and Douglas Gillette
A Jungian framework describing four mature masculine archetypes.
Healing the Shadow
Marianne Hill
A practitioner's guide to shadow work.
Soulcraft
Bill Plotkin
Wilderness-based practices for soul initiation.
Fate and Destiny
Michael Meade
On the two agreements of the soul and finding one's calling.
The Water of Life
Michael Meade
Myth and story as medicine for the modern soul.
The Soul's Code
James Hillman
The idea that each person carries an innate calling from birth.
A Little Book on the Human Shadow
Robert Bly
A short, foundational text on shadow work.
The Book of Awakening
Mark Nepo
Daily reflections on presence and being fully alive.
The Four Agreements
Don Miguel Ruiz
Four simple agreements for living with more freedom, drawn from Toltec wisdom.
The Force of Character
James Hillman
On aging, and how character deepens in the later years.
Loving What Is
Byron Katie
Four questions for looking honestly at the thoughts that cause us pain.
The Way of the Superior Man
David Deida
A guide for men on purpose, presence, and intimate relationships.
Groups, events, trainings, and resources listed here are independently led. Central Oregon Men does not supervise, endorse, or guarantee them. Please use your own judgment. See our Disclaimer & Policies.