The Amazon for our kids
by Gonzalo Salinas The amazon rainforest is unlike anything else. It changes your life forever. Believe me. After you visit the Amazon rainforest you won’t see the world with the same eyes. The Amazon river begins as a small freshwater stream that comes from the perpetual snow covering the peaks of the Andes. The small brook continues between mountains, runing down the uneven terrain until arriving to join the jungle rivers....
The World Needs More Elders
By Donald Clerc What’s the difference between being an Elder and being elderly? I never really thought about that question until joining the ManKind Project two years ago. I’m 57, have three grown children, one young grandchild, and own my own business. So I’ve “been around the block” a few times and have learned a thing or two along the way. But no one had challenged me on what I can do with that experience and wisdom in this...
How we feel emotions in our Body
by Boysen Hodgson Research done by a group of scientists, recently published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences reveals some interesting facts about how human beings experience emotions in their bodies. For men involved in the ManKind Project, it was a nice affirmation of what we’ve been teaching and practicing for nearly 30 years. In the ManKind Project, we see and hear men struggle to describe or name what...
20 Diagnostic Signs That You’re Suffering From “Soul Loss” . Article by Lissa Rankin
by Gonzalo Salinas I’m extremely grateful to Dr. Lissa Rankin. I think she saved me by helping me understand what was happening in my life. I was training for a triathlon, and I wasn’t feeling good. My body couldn’t take it anymore and when I went to three different doctors, they each ran some tests, and the result was the same: Everything was all right. But I wasn’t feeling good. One night as I was leaving...
Emotionally Closed Off: Healing Pain and Learning to Love
By Gonzalo Salinas On the Tiny Buddha site, I found an amazing article by Joanna Warwick, a writer and a therapist who writes about Love, Emotions and Relationships. The article talks about the brave action of opening your heart, even when life has taught you to close it. Great reading! Letting go came with what seemed like an ocean of tears and unchartered anger, which I shouted, screamed, swore, prayed, talked, and physically used...