Are you ready to BETRAY what betrays life?*

Do you want comprehensive freedom?

Is it time to shed your addictions like snakes shed skin?

Now is the time to be initiated into a whole, empathetic, and untamed masculinity. Suppose you’ve never worked the twelve steps, is the nudge you’ve been needing? Or perhaps you’ve worked the steps and now seek deeper recovery intelligence. Either way, 12 Steps in 12 Months is your call to adventure, to lean into a fusion of

nature and self-compassion,

death practice and community,

spirituality and a meaningful life.

THIS EXPERIENCE IS FOR YOU IF

You desire freedom from outmoded ways of being.

You have tried to stop your compulsions on your own, and it hasn’t worked.

You are ready for the demanding initiatory experience of the 12 Steps Process.

GET READY TO MOVE🚣🏽‍♂️

+ from compulsion to freedom

+ from isolation to solitude

+ from empty to intimacy

+ from loneliness to friendship

+ from numbing to reflecting

+ from preoccupation to deep focus

+ from unhealthy risks to healthy risks

+ from tired eyes to wondering eyes

*Though the video mentions “12 weeks”, this is a 12 month program

“For the first time, I am free.

I have embraced this journey.”

- R. S. (South Carolina)

“We cannot selectively numb emotions, when we numb the painful emotions, we also numb the positive emotions”

- Brene Brown, The Gifts of Imperfection

MEET YOUR COMPANIONS

Matthew Ray Lyda has been guiding men through the Gentle Path Through the 12 Steps for more than 8 years, is a certified Spiritual Director, Author, Retreat Leader, PSAP (Pastoral Sex Addiction Professional), RAE, husband of one, father of three, lover of lands, and pickleball player.

He has lived in Bangladesh and India and is trained by IITAP (International Institute for Trauma and Addiction Professionals) and Oasis Ministries. Matthew also serves as an initiator in Men's Rites of Passage work worldwide.

Philip Noonan, a Pastoral Sex Addiction Professional (PSAP), facilitator, and holder of sacred space, has been actively involved in men's spiritual work for over 20 years. Philip is a Sendee of The Living School at The Center for Action and Contemplation, a husband to his wife/life partner for 40+ years, a father of 3, and a grandfather of 2 little girls. The picture(above) is with his third pup, Baxter, who is one great teacher!

"I've been a grateful member of Al-Anon for more than nine years. The 12 steps have been and continue to be life-saving and transforming.”

Andrew Monroe Rice is a writer, podcaster, retreat leader, mentor/spiritual companion, and a man in addiction recovery. Andrew lives in Oklahoma City. A former State Senator, Andrew holds a degree from Harvard Divinity School, and is the host of the conversation series podcast, Stories From Nowhere.

He leads centering prayer and nature immersion retreats, and for half a decade led a centering prayer circle with incarcerated men in Lexington, Oklahoma. He has also published four collections of poetry, Luminosity; Jung, At The Unraveling; becoming.poems and Years at Home. They are available here.

Dean Robertson is a gem of a human being, living in Seattle, Washington, as an artist.

As a leader within Illuman, Dean brings a thoughtful, inspiring, and vulnerable presence to the men he works with.

You can find his artwork, ForestLifeCreations, here.

Miles Klickman lives in upstate, South Carolina, with his wife of 16 years, their two children, and their golden doodle, Wrigley (Go Cubs!). Miles is a CPA by profession (nerd alert!) and has been involved in recovery circles since 2017.

He is passionate about helping men explore ways of leaving old burdens behind and living a life of freedom over fear - lessons he’s slowly learning himself.

The problem is not being too wild. The ailment is domestication.

Perhaps we’ve been domesticated by the plastic, predictable and clickable.

Now’s the time to recover the wild, to recover your wildest, truest self.

THE APPROACH

> THE TRAUMATIC // TRAUMA-INFORMED

> THE SOMATIC // BODY-BASED

> THE COMPASSIONATE // HOSPITALITY

> THE VINTAGE // ANCIENT WISDOM

> THE RIDICULOUS // EMBRACING THE UNEXPECTED

> THE ORGANIC // BELONGING AGAIN

📖 Our main text ▶️ Dr. Patrick Carnes’ A Gentle Path Through the 12 Steps

Curious?

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Free 20-minute consultation

WHEN WILL WE GATHER?

First Monday of the month / 7:30-9:30 pm Eastern

November 2025 - November 2026

The non-refundable Registration Fee is $50.

Read below for complete tuition requirements.

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What men are saying about the 12 Step Immersion

“A lifeline for preserving my relationship with my wife alive and even thriving when the chaos could have torn our relationship apart.”

— Daniel

“Amazing. What a great experience. There were so many connections made in our stories.”

— Philip, Indiana

“A beautiful step away from the ‘normal’ of life. I love connecting and experiencing wholeness in ways outside the faith tradition I grew up in. Thank you.”

— Ian Beachy, Ohio

“It was a good process...beginning the work that I am sure will continue day by day.”

— Tim Feng, Pennsylvania

“This galvanized the need for my life to change...and helped me see the actions and surrender it will take for this to become a reality. I’m reminded of all the resources I have in recovery.”

— FS , South Carolina