Men's Circles - Peer support for mental wellbeing

Dates around the full moon: Thu 30 Apr, Sat 30 May, Thu 27 Aug, Sat 26 Sep, Sat 24 Oct, Tue 24 Nov.

Time: 18:30pm to 20:30pm (please arrive 15 min earlier). Plus 1 hour afterwards of community time together and a cup of tea

Facilitator: Mark Halliday

NOTE: In October and November, the meeting is indoors in a comfortable and warm room. 

Men's Circles - peer support group for men focused on mental wellbeing

We are inviting you to join us for a six-session programme offering a grounded, honest space to breathe, reflect, connect, and begin finding your way back to yourself.

Rooted in the quiet strength of nature and the company of other men, each session brings us together for grounding practices, honest reflection, shared listening, and hands-on activities in the landscape around us. No performance, no pretence — just a steady, real space to be human.

This programme is for men who are carrying life's experiences — be it trauma, isolation, loss, or simply the exhaustion of holding it all together — and who are ready, in their own time, to set some of that down. 

About Mark Halliday

Mark is a down-to-earth Scottish, co-founder of The Planetary Healing Centre. Deeply rooted in his community and well known for the trust he has built within it over many years, Mark brings a grounded, no-nonsense warmth to everything he facilitates. He is a man who speaks plainly, listens deeply, and creates spaces where other men feel genuinely safe to do the same. 

Men's Circles and Women's circles

While Mark facilitates this work, Claudia facilitates the Women's counterpart, both offering deep spaces for support, healing and personal development so you are welcome to invite your partner to participate as well.

Following these sessions, both groups converge at approximately 8:30 PM in the YURT for connection and sharing an hour of community time together.

OUR FUNDERS

Thank you to our current funders: Scottish Government/EVOC-ECMHWF, ECCAN, Mushroom Trust, Souter Charitable Trust, Stafford Trust, Volant Charitable Trust, Scottish Forestry and Planetary Healing Centre's Community.

IMPORTANT INFO

Note: Each date needs to be booked separately.

CAR LIFT SHARE: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1146040586448542

WEATHER: When weather is not good, we will be cosy inside the HUT where we have wood-burner stove, flab-back comfortable seats and blanket. 

QUESTIONS ? If you have any questions before or on the day regarding this event, please text: 075 0443 8763.

If you need any other support or have any concerns please contact our office on email holistic@planetary-healing.org or text: 075 0443 8763.

DONATIONS: Our work is made possible by our funders, supporting access for those facing financial hardship and wellbeing challenges. If that’s you, please book a FREE space. If however, you are someone who can contribute, it helps us cover core costs that usually are not supported by funders. Cash donation on the day is also okay.

WHERE : Meet at the HUT, PHC Community Woodland,  Balerno, EH14 7JB. Bus 44 / 44A. At the village, stop at the third bus stop after the roundabout. From there, enter Cockburnhill Road and walk for approximately 15 minutes, at the junction, turn right and walk another 2 minutes.  

PARKING: Free parking. Please park after Pirnie Ha' on Cockburnhill Road.  

WEATHER: Mix of indoors and outdoors session, please bring warm and waterproof layers to wear. We will be comfy in the Hut where we have wood burner stoves and flatback comfortable seats.

ACCESSIBILITY: If you have a mobility impairment and are travelling by bus, please get in touch with us on 075 0443 8763 — we'll be glad to help, whether with a lift from the bus stop or by reserving a parking space closer to the woodland. Please also allow an extra 20 minutes to walk from the gate to the hut. Sadly, the woodland is not wheelchair accessible.

EMAIL REMINDER: You will get an email reminder of your event 3 days before it. Please make sure you add holistic@planetary-healing.org to your email address book or safe senders list. Also keep a regular eye on your inbox and spam folders as sometimes our emails end up there. This way you won't miss out on any important updates regarding your booking.

NOTE: On your arrival, please feel free to let us know your preferred pronouns (e.g. he/him, she/her, they/them) and what name you would like us to refer to you by.

CANCELLATION POLICY: Space is limited, so if for any reason you need to cancel, please let us know asap, so we can free up the space for others on the waiting list. Due to the amount of work involved, donations are non-refundable.

PHOTOS: Occasionally we take group pictures for promotions, reports,  funders, newsletter and social media. If you would prefer not to be in the picture, please communicate this to the facilitator on arrival.