Men's Retreat near Berlin
Sunday 28th September to Wednesday 1st October 2025.
Four-Day Men’s Retreat to reconnect with yourself in the woods outside Berlin.
Dive deep inside to find what is right for you.
Reconnect with yourself
Reconnect with yourself and find greater clarity for daily life with a better sense of your true life purpose.
Personal growth and self discovery
A supportive space to reconnect with yourself and break free from limiting beliefs. Develop better awareness of the present moment.
Strategies for managing stress
Experience a like-minded and encouraging all-male community. Achieve emotional authenticity and deeper self confidence.
An Unforgettable Experience
I am offering a men’s retreat over four days in the beautiful Brandenburg countryside – just outside Berlin, Germany. Surrounded by majestic woods and secluded lakes, enjoying the sights and sounds of untouched nature – the perfect environment for introspection and self-discovery.
- Arrival: mid-afternoon on Sunday 28th September
- Departure: after lunch on Wednesday 1st October
Reconnect with yourself and find greater clarity for daily life and a better sense of your life purpose. Over four days, you will work on the father wound, understanding out-of-date coping mechanisms which hold you back, and awaken the Jungian archetypes of King, Warrior, Lover and Magician within.
The whole retreat is structured as one long ritual to help you find something deep inside which knows what is right for you. I call the retreat: “Reconnect with Yourself” because some men knew themselves better when they were boys, but they were blown off course by family, school and later work.
Other men have glimpse their true selves from time-to-time, but do not manage to hold on to it. Most men have only a longing – temporarily filled by praise, sex, drink and drugs – for something more profound and connected. Whichever category you fit into, you will have an unforgettable experience.
The group will be around twenty men strong. The retreat will be in English. Places are limited. All rooms have en-suite facilities and there is a choice of single room (at a premium), twin room (double occupancy) and the budget room (multiple occupancy).
Reserve your place now and take advantage of our Early Bird 20% discounts (until Easter 2025).
Andrew G. Marshall
I am a marital therapist based in Berlin with almost forty years helping couples and individuals make better relationships.
I am the author of twenty-plus self help books, translated into twenty languages including I Love You But I’m Not In Love With You and the host of the 2023 award-nominated podcast The Meaningful Life with Andrew G Marshall.
I decided to offer the retreat because many of my male clients long for better and deeper friendships with other men. There are skills I can only teach within a group environment, not in the intimacy of the one-to-one session. The group allows us to learn from each other – it is often easier to spot our own issues in other people. In addition, I have also benefited myself from the immersion of a retreat – away from everyday life – to recharge and go deeper.
What are the benefits of the retreat?
Personal growth and self-discovery
- A supportive space within nature and within a group to reconnect with yourself
- A chance to challenge society’s expectations and gain a greater understanding of what it means to be a man
- Express vulnerability without feeling judged
- Break free from limiting beliefs
- Develop better awareness of the present moment
- Please see my article on Personal Growth in Men’s Retreats
Improve your mental and emotional support
- Experience a like-minded and encouraging community
- Develop better and deeper relationships with other men
- Discover strategies for managing stress
- By learning to open up to others in the group, you will find it easier to do the same with the significant people in your life
- Achieve emotional authenticity and deeper self-confidence
Benefit from a holistic approach
- Immersion in nature
- Vegetarian food and an alcohol-free space
- Digital detox
- Psychological work – the key male archetypes of King, Warrior, Lover, Magician
- Spiritual work – I will be using Jungian tools like Active Imagination to guide you on a vision quest
- Connect with eternal truths at the evening firepit– since the beginning of time, men have gathered round fires to tell stories and share wisdom
- Access your creativity through a guided practice to access physical movement and unleash your singing voice within the group
Improve your relationships with women
- Balance your male (animus) and female (anima) energies within
- Not only will you find a more authentic, balanced male power but also draw on traditionally feminine qualities like compassion, empathy and seeing the bigger picture
- Open up to your real needs and learn how to communicate them effectively
- Instead of rescuing or fixing, start to truly listen
- Heal emotional wounds by learning to spot unhealthy patterns and approach your relationship with greater emotional awareness
Costs, Directions & Booking
Costs
Full pension, lodgings with en-suite bathroom and full active participation to all activities of the seminar (no passive or partial participation possible. Travel to the seminar location is not included.
Pricing
- Single Bedroom: £630 (€750) – Early Bird 20% reduction £505 (€600) until Easter 2025
- Twin Bedroom £545 (€650) – Early Bird 20% reduction £440 (€520) until Easter 2025
- Multiple occupancy £460 (€550) – Early Bird 20% reduction £370 (€440) until Easter 2025
We wish to support students who are training in psychotherapy, psychology, sociology and related disciplines to participate in the seminar at a reduced price in turn for helping with organisational tasks like setting up practice rooms, keep timings, etc:
- Assistant / Students: £210 (€250) please apply with a letter of motivation.
Cancellation Policy
- If you cancel your registration by 15th July 2025, we offer a 50% refund.
- If you cancel your registration by 15th August 2025, we offer a 25% refund.
- From the 16th August all funds received are non-refundable.
What is included?
- Vegetarian ayurvedic based catering, drinks, snacks. No alcohol or illegal substances allowed.
- Use of all facilities in the property (sauna, lake swimming and walks in the adjacent wood).
- Active seminar participation including writing/drawing materials, cushions, exercise mats, etc.
Please note: you will be asked to help with a few small chores to make the retreat run smoothly: clearing tables, washing our plates, building fires etc.
Directions
How to get there
- Where: Seminarhaus Neue Spitzmühle – Spitzmühlenweg 2, Strausberg, Germany 15344.
- From BER Airport Berlin Brandenburg it is a 90-minute train journey – with one change and a twelve-minute taxi ride.
- From Berlin, Strausberg is at the end of the S5 line and the Seminarhaus is a short taxi ride away.
- We will be organising shared lifts from Berlin to the retreat and shared taxis for people arriving on the same flights / trains.
By car
- Seminarhaus: Neue Spitzmühle am Bötzsee
- Address: Spitzmühlenweg 2, Strausberg, Germany 15344
Duration: 1:15 Hours (traffic permitting)
From Berlin by train (R or S-Bahn)
Start station: Westkreuz, Berlin Hauptbahnhof (Central Station) or Berlin Ostkreuz
- Take the S- Bahn S5 in direction: Strausberg Nord (Final Station) and exit at
Station: Hegermühle (nearest) or Strausberg Stadt (in the city in case you need to make last minute purchases, draw cash or a pharmacy) Duration: 1:10 hour. - Once you are on the S5 and know your exact arrival time, reserve a Taxi to collect you at the station of your choice (Hegermühle or Strausberg Stadt) by dialling +49 (0) 1622 365 564 or +49 (0) 334 133 050. Duration: 10min
Notice: You will need a BVG Ticket (Berlin Transport Society) that includes zones ABC (similar to the ticket you need from and to Schönefeld Airport)
From BER Airport Berlin Brandenburg
- Take any R -Train or S-Bahn in the direction of Berlin that goes via Ostkreuz. For Example: R23, R24 or R32; and S9.
- Change at Ostkreuz change to the S5 in direction: Strausberg Nord and exit at
Station: Hegermühle (nearest) or Strausberg Stadt (in the city in case you need to make last minute purchases, draw cash or a pharmacy). Duration: 1:10 Hour. - Once you are on the S5 and know your exact arrival time, reserve a Taxi to collect you at the station of your choice (Hegermühle or Strausberg Stadt) by dialling +49 (0) 30 20 20 20. Duration: 12 min.
Notice: You will need a BVG Ticket (Berlin Transport Society) that includes zones ABC (similar to the ticket you need from and to Schönefeld Airport)
Book your Place
If you would like to subscribe to the “Reconnect with Yourself” Retreat from Sunday 28th September to Wednesday 1st October 2025 at the Neue Spitzmühle – Spitzmühlenweg 2, 15344 Strausberg, then please complete the form below.