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Building healthy Men in a new age of Embodied Masculinity. Events & Transformational Experiences Brotherhood is the medicine. OM

Organic Mechanic serves to bring men's wellbeing and brotherhood to the forefront of our community as a medium for collective healing, initiation, and collective transformation. This online group serves as a place to connect and share in between seasonal/bi-monthly events at the time of Rākaunui (full moon). Our events focus on creating a safe container for men to connect, listen, share and learn through cultural connection, healthy masculine energy, elder wisdom, and physical space where men can lean into their edge as we reckon as a collective with what lies within. Utilizing various processes and healing modalities such as breathwork, yoga, movement, sound healing, circles & more, we aim to address a holistic view of hauora/wellbeing (spiritual, physical, mental & emotional, social), in order to journey through our collective challenges towards understanding. In a time of increased isolation, systemic racism/oppression, and environmental violation, the call to create a space for men to share their emotions and feelings has never been clearer.

14/10/2025

South Island brothers! Men of Te Wai Pounamu. We are excited to announce our first BROS one-day activation in Tāhuna Queenstown at the legendary Wellspace 🙌🏽

Join us March 14th, 2026 - 9am - 9pm for a one day activation of masculine proportions.

This is a premium experience designed for men to have breakthroughs and find strong alignment in one's life path, whilst also forging strong connections in Brotherhood.

WHAT TO EXPECT
👊🏽 Sacred challenge & accountability
💚 Emotional depth
⚔️ Strong brotherhood connection
💪🏽 Physicality, Yoga & Movement
🔥 Fire Circles
⚡️ Inner Adventure & Challenge
📝 Journalling & Self Inquiry
🫁 Pranayama & Breathwork
🧊 Ice Bath Cold Immersion
🔥 Finnish Sauna Rounds
🏞️ River Plunges & Nature Immersion
🌿 Local Organic Kai
👉🏽 And more…

Held by seasoned BROS Elders & Facilitators who will guide you on an inner journey and a men’s optimal vitality experience.

Self Investment:
- Earlybird (5x remain): $197 NZD
- General Admission: $249NZD

Register at https://www.bros.nz/tahuna-activation

14/10/2025

More men around more fires 🔥

We see it clearly: there is a hunger in our world for men who can be present in their lives - men who can hold space, bear responsibility, navigate emotional terrain, stand grounded even in chaos.

And yet, too few of us have been shown how.

We believe every community needs men who:
- carry both strength and tenderness;
- honour shadow as much as light;
- work from deep presence, not performance;
- hold a high standard of accountability & integrity
- understand that to truly lead is first to tend one’s own fire.

Our vision is a regional support network of men’s circles across Aotearoa.

Led by men who know how to step into emotional depth; who can anchor in stillness; who can facilitate ritual, connection, conversation; who hold accountability and care in equal measure.

So we train men.

The first step is our BROS Leadership Training, 8-9 November 2025 in Whāingaroa, Raglan.

Over two days, men will:
- Learn facilitation frameworks and circle-holding tools to lead with integrity
- Ground themselves through embodiment, breath, nature, ritual
- Enter emotional and inner work to expand capacity
- Build brotherhood, support, mentorship & accountability
- Return home ready to lead — their lives, their circles, their communities

Spaces are limited.
Pay what you can between $150 - $499
Register at the link below.

We invite men who feel a stirring. Whether you’ve done men’s work or are new to it - if you feel a call to step more fully into leadership of self, to support other men, to weave deeper connection in your region - this might be your path.

Will you join us? Will you train to tend more fires?

Register at https://www.bros.nz/leadership-training-2025 or the link in our bio

08/10/2025

🪓 Pass to the left.

Our Toki, axe, hatchet - has been passed around many circles.

A witness to tears, truths, break-throughs, and breakdowns.

A keeper of stories, silence, and transformation.

As it’s passed from hand to hand, it reminds us:
to speak with courage,
to listen with presence,
to honour the sacred space we’re in.

This is our talking piece.

A taonga born in the freshwater rivers of Te Wai Pounamu, bound to a handle of Rewarewa, wrapped in cow's leather, and adorned with paua, bone, and the feather of a Kahu 🪶

Forged together by the steady hands of brother - and shaped by the energy of every man who’s ever held it.

In the BROS kaupapa, the axe is a mirror.

It reflects our potential:
To create, and destroy.
To sharpen, and to soften.
To wield power with integrity.

The warrior archetype lives here - but not in domination or ego.
In discernment.
In service.

To cut through the noise.
To say what needs to be said.
To protect.
To chop wood.
To keep the fire burning;
the one in our homes, and the one in our bellies.

Every time the toki is passed, a new edge is forged.

🔥 Mauri ora

www.bros.nz

24/09/2025

Join the core BROS Leaders and Elders for a potent weekend of masculine embodiment and leadership.

This immersive 2-day gathering is a call to deepen self-awareness, step into facilitation with strength, and learn how to lead with presence and purpose. Through grounded frameworks, observational techniques, and embodied practice, be invited to move from the sidelines into action & authenticity.

Whether you’re already holding space or ready to step into leadership, this is a chance to connect with other men, refine your capacity to lead, and anchor more deeply into who you are.

Your Investment:
Pay what you can on a sliding scale from $150 - $499
Accommodation not included.
Limited to 15 men

Register & more details at https://www.bros.nz/leadership-training-2025

20/08/2025

Calling in the brothers 🔥 Our next online circle is Tuesday night 26th Aug, 7-9PM NZT.
Hosted monthly at the time of Whiro / New Moon, this space is open to all men aged 14+.

Through a 90-120 minute journey, men can expect to forge real & authentic brotherhood by connecting with likeminded brothers in small and large groups, from all over the world. After the call, join our private signal group to remain connected to the clan.

Head to our website to register free or leave us a koha.

REGISTER at https://join.bros.nz/online-2025 or the link in our bio.

Tuesday 26th Aug 7-9pm
Hosted in the fiery realms of Zoom
$0-$25 Koha

10/08/2025

24 men came together at Karioi Maunga for a weekend of connection, reflection, and honest conversation.

With ages ranging from 20 to 82, we explored the theme of rewriting our stories - looking at the father wound, the roles we’ve been given, and what it means to be a man today.

Through daily sauna, breathwork, shared meals, and meaningful circle time, we created space to let go of old narratives and reconnect with ourselves and each other. Exploring the labels placed on us, the stories we’ve inherited, and choosing what we wanted to keep - and what to burn in the fire.

Led by Uncle John and supported by the land, every man left with a piece of gold. Something to carry home, integrate, and pass forward to his family, partner, community.

More men around more fires.

More gatherings on the horizon.

02/08/2025

Shout out to the in Takaka who have been holding down the youth & adult rites of passage events for the last 20 years.

Based in Mohua, Golden Bay, this crew is an Intergenerational and community-led Rites of Passage programme, for young people and families - marking the transition stages of life for young men & women ages 14-17.

For adults 18+ there is rites of passage training for both men & women, wilderness solos, and mixed rites weekend.

Some of the BROS leadership have personally attended and continue to support the GMMT (Good Men Make Tracks) weekend, of which there is another event happening 12-14th Sep 2026.

If you’re looking for something more, with a expansive south island community - check out or visit https://www.tracks.net.nz/ropf/calendar

17/07/2025

“Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery, none but ourselves can free our minds.”

Homage to the artist and prophet that is for sharing this potent message. The full article is written by Dave Lewis (Papa D), an elder in the BROS community. This is the first in a series of articles breaking down the wisdom of Uncle Bob.

Check out the article at the link in our bio 🔥

16/07/2025

🔥 THE ULTIMATE MEN’S WELLBEING GIVEAWAY 🔥

BROS has teamed up with some of Aotearoa’s finest health and lifestyle brands to bring you a next-level package supporting strength, vitality, and real nourishment for the modern man 💪

One lucky bro will win this epic prize pack worth over $750, featuring:

🌲 Pine pollen tincture from

😴 5HTP sleep & mood support & Blue-light blocking lamp from

🔥 Maca for Men & Amaru Cacao block from .health

🩲 Organic cotton underwear from

🔥 .nz tee & sticker pack

🥣 Bone broth protein from .nz

🐂 Beef liver capsules & “Man Power” from

💧 Hydrate+ electrolyte support from

🇮🇳 Golden Turmeric mix & incense from .care

🍄 Lions Mane mushroom blends from

🌱 H**p seeds & h**p oil capsules from **pconnectnz

🚿 Alkalizing Water bottle from

🦷 Better Bite Jaw workouts from

TO ENTER:

1️⃣ Like this post

2️⃣ Tag a man who deserves to feel his best (each tag = 1 entry) Ladies, we welcome you to tag the men in your life !

3️⃣ Follow .nz

4️⃣ Bonus: Share this to your story and tag .nz

Winner drawn Sunday 20th July.

The one who makes the tag will be contacted as the winner. Due to shipping - NZ entries only.

Big thanks to all of these brands for supporting the BROS Kaupapa to provide men with natural tools for physical, mental & emotional wellbeing.

Many of these brands now offer 10% off using the code “BROS” at checkout 🤝

08/07/2025

Calling in the brothers 🔥 Next Online Circle kicks off Tuesday 22 July, 7–9 PM NZT

Aligned with the time of Whiro / New Moon, this 120 minute journey is open to all men (14+). Move between small and large breakout groups, and forge real, authentic brotherhood with likeminded brothers across Aotearoa and beyond. After the call, you’re invited to join our private Signal clan to keep the connection alive.

Hosted on the fiery realms of zoom.

🔥 Register free or leave a koha at https://bros.nz

Link in our bio

Music by the brother

03/07/2025

Calling the seasoned leaders.
The visionaries.

The men who carry both the gift, and the burden of captainship.

This September, BROS activates a new kind of Masculine Vitality Experience, crafted specifically for high-performing men who are founders, leaders, and impact-driven visionaries. Men who are ready to reclaim their vitality, deepen their purpose, and step into sacred leadership.

If you’re one of these men - You don’t need another seminar.
What you need is a fire, some breath in your lungs, a cold river, and a crew of men who *get it*.

This one is for men who are building, leading, providing… but feel the nudge to slow down, listen in, and reconnect to what’s real.

Where Adventure Meets Brotherhood

Join us for 3-day immersive experience at Mangaroa Farms - an incredible 3000 acre nature playground featuring high level facilities for recalibration and transformation.

Where the experience of Outward Bound meets the kinship of brotherhood, and the care of a wellbeing retreat centre - This is where high-performing men come to expand beyond their limits.

We train, we reflect, we share food, kōrero, and stillness.

No fluff. No forced hype. Just honest, embodied work, held by experienced facilitators and elders.

It’s not for everyone.

It’s for men who are already thriving that want to shift to the next level — with purpose, integrity, and a deeper sense of self.

Leave clearer, lighter, more grounded — and with a circle of brothers who are walking the same path.

Hosted 12–14 September 2025

Mangaroa Farms, Upper Hutt

Limited spaces.

Apply now at https://www.bros.nz/mve-for-visionary-men

Photos by Dane Scott

28/06/2025

BROS is stoked to bring you Rewrite Your Story: Healing the Father Wound, a weekend event hosted from 25 - 27th July 2025 at the legendary grounds of Solscape, Whaingaroa Raglan.

Led by BROS Elder & Mentor John Vissers, Big Black Boar 🐗

Rewrite your Story is a weekend intensive for men ready to “flip the script” of old narratives, connect deeply with themselves and others, and begin healing the father wound.

Yesterday’s stories will dictate tomorrow’s path. When we rewrite our story we not only change how we see ourselves, we also change what we make possible.

WHAT’S INCLUDED:

🔥Men’s circle & embodiment processes
❄️ Sauna & cold plunge sessions
🌬️ Breathwork journeys
⛰️ Adventure & play
🌿 Time for rest, and reconnection
🪓 Work
❤️ Aroha
🥙 Healthy, abundant kai (fully catered)
🏕️Optional accommodation on-site at Solscape

INVESTMENT:
$295 for the gathering + optional accommodation at Solscape (recommended).

Sign up at the link below to receive more details & payment information: https://www.bros.nz/events/rewrite-your-story

LOGISTICS:
- Arrive from 3pm on Friday 25th July for a 5pm start.
-The weekend will be completed at 5pm Sunday.

This is for the man who knows something has to shift.

The one ready to break cycles and return to wholeness.

The one who wants to feel more alive.

Spaces are limited.

Register at https://www.bros.nz/events/rewrite-your-story

Address

Mangaroa Farms
Upper Hutt
5371

Website

http://www.bros.nz/

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