Sunday May 31st, 2026
10 am to 4 pm EST
Darnestown, MD
Rooted Men’s Immersion:
A Day of Embodiment, Nourishment, and Brotherhood
An ancient, magical, and radical connection emerges when men intentionally move, breathe, and eat together.
Join Kevin Platt and Joseph Bernstein for a full-day experience that brings you into a nourishing relationship with your body, in community with other men.
How we connect with our body is foundational to how fully we live. A man who feels rooted in his body is a man whose soul has somewhere to land.
When was the last time you slowed down for a day to truly allow yourself to feel at home in your body? Where you could taste food with pleasure, feel the movement of your body without needing to perform, and breathe into your heart and soul, among a circle of men.
A kind of ancient, magical, and radical connection happens when men intentionally move, breathe, and eat together.
Rooted Men's Immersion holds a vision of listening to and nourishing our bodies through group breathwork, movement, creativity, and inquiry. We will invite connection to joy and pleasure, as well as opening space for communally navigating the challenges of living in our bodies. No need to fix, heal, or perform. Just a day to connect your body and soul to community and the earth.
Through movement, breath, men’s circles, creative practices, and a conscious and mindful feast, we will explore and celebrate what it feels like to be in tune together in soul and soma.
You leave nourished. In every sense of the word. Body, mind, soul, and brotherhood.
Details
May 31st, 10 am to 4pm ET
When
Darnestown, MD
(45 Minutes from NW DC and 1 hour from Downtown Baltimore)
The event will be held in a spacious private home, rooted in nature.
Location
Men of this community have widely varying financial capacities to participate in experiences like this. We are offering a three-tier pricing model to honor that reality.
Accessible Rate: $150
Standard Rate: $225
Supporter: $300
Financial Exchange
What to Expect
The Day Long Immersion Includes:
Opening Ceremony
Qigong Flow
Breathwork
Meditation
Harvesting Circles (reflection and connection)
Somatic Exploration
Nature/Earth Connectivity
Creative Integration (Art, Writing, Play)
Celebratory Feast
The Team
Joseph Bernstein has spent over a decade helping men transform their habits and connect more deeply with themselves, their loved ones, and the world around them. He has led or supported over 30 men's transformational retreats. He holds certifications in Mind-Body Eating Coaching from the Institute for the Psychology of Eating, with extensive training in Internal Family Systems, psychedelic support, “men’s work,” and a range of soulful facilitation modalities. His love for food, body, nature, and movement was developed and nurtured while losing over 150 pounds without dieting; a transformation he has maintained for over a decade.
Kevin Platt is a bodyworker, movement guide, and dancer. Professionally, he practices a blend of Therapeutic Bodywork and Somatic Inquiry with a strong focus on the breath. He enjoys teaching meditative movement through the vehicles of yoga and dance, incorporating themes from his physical rehab, breathwork, and trauma-resolution education.