Testimonials from Men who have done the Training

"Since discovering Mankind Project in July of 2009 I have received a great many gifts from the men I now remark as Brothers. I find it sad to think about how little time I spent with other men. The paralyzing thoughts that I was always being judged, that if they knew who I really was I would not add up. Since getting involved in MKP I have realized that most men feel the same way about themselves that I used to, and now that I can own that being who I am is okay and that I owe no excuses to anyone... I am finally on the path to being the Man I was always worried I would never add up to being."
Daniel McC.

"I could always speak easily. I could complement those I'd meet but many times wondered if my words came off as insincere. One thing I realized after my NWTA weekend, that the reason may have been that I seldom looked a person directly in the eye when speaking to them. My experience with MKP is: I've notice that men speak their truth to me directly. It may seem a small thing, but when I've got something to say, I pause, hold that man (or woman) with my gaze and then deliver the message. It has been such a blessing to see and feel the impact of that simple thing. Especially, in the service I render in the Temple or at church. I stand and speak with 'intention' and I am heard."
Ron A.

"I did not show up broken, yet I was healed of wounds that I had tried to hide, repress or deny. I did not show up asleep, yet I was awoken to a existence I only dreamed about. I did not show up lost, yet I found a pathway that works on any terrain. I did not show up restless, yet I found more peace than I dared to believe existed."
Mark S.

"The New Warrior Training Adventure has helped me find and have healthy male role models in my life in a way I never thought possible. I was amazed to find that many of the difficulties I was having in relationship with women was rooted in seeking out comfort from them that they where not interested in providing nor should they. I have very fulfilling relationships with men on a deep emotional level that has allowed me to come to my wife not needing her. I come to her as a powerful masculine presence that only makes her more attracted to me."
Phillip B.

"By doing this training, I finally came to terms with my own father, as I was able to forgive him for the marvelously imperfect job that he did. And I can now forgive myself when I am an imperfect dad. The men in my community help me to remember that the most important part of being a good dad is simply to love my sons and to love their mother."
Dennis M.

"For me MKP's greatest gift is just making it possible to sit in a group of men and share something deeper than how I felt about last night's soccer match. Women will tell their deepest secrets to their hairdresser. Men sometimes take decades to move beyond basic grunting with each other. MKP accelerates that ability to trust and share."
Andrew F.

"As a monk, I had undergone an initiation when I entered the monastery nineteen years before. I found the initiation experience of the New Warrior Training Adventure to be an explosive re-discovery of myself and my mission as a man, a Roman Catholic Christian, a Benedictine monk and priest."
F.P.S.

"For years, I lived a life of disconnection from men. I grew up with trust issues as a result of things that impacted me in a negative way. As I got older I realized that it was difficult for me to trust, even though I wanted to be able to very badly. MKP gave me the comforting support system of men who really care. As a result of this support, I am able to open the places of my heart that had been closed. I am a FREE man now!"
G. D'Angelo W.

"The truth is, I was afraid of this training. Even though I've written about men and worked with men for many years, the fact is -- as I discovered on the Weekend -- I didn't really trust men. I'm glad I overcame my fear. This was the most powerful training I've ever done, and the changes it started in me have been both deep and positive."
Mark G.

"I went into my NWTA having just been through a marriage break-up and finding I didn’t have the skills to stand as an individual outside of the relationship I’d been in for 8 years. I look back on my NWTA as the weekend where my life got turned back on and the dead life I had been living began to change into something live."
Paul B.

"My experience of the New Warrior Training Adventure was a space of the highest quality of integrity, courage and healthy masculinity... I met men I can trust, who are supportive and powerful and importantly who place a value on their lives as men. I know this experience will open doors in my life, allowing friendship to grow and mature, and I can discuss and share with men all that is in my heart."
Stephen