Early morning of the final day of a recent sojourn in the Rocky Mountains I awoke to a message from an old mentor...

Photo: Mattia Faloretti You’ll find it difficult to make it through a contemporary book on spirituality without rubbing up against the...

If you are a man committed to embodying your fullest potential and actualizing the strength you are capable of...

“Ultimately, it is the desire, not the desired, that we love.” ― Friedrich Nietzsche When it comes to desire, there is no greater teacher...

The practice of diving head-first into something new and figuring things out along the way. The practice of not waiting, not...

Without question, dance has been one of my greatest teachers. I’d been dancing for years before I’d ever...

Many rough internal struggles are bound up tightly in the nature of work. But I believe one is fairly central: We want to rest, and...

Brenden Burns discusses relationships, masculine energy, and marriage with Tribe Leader, Justin Patrick Pierce. Listen to the podcast...

The ancient samurai warriors held themselves to an impeccable grooming standard. Their constant focus was on preparation for a good...

Dried up? Burned out? Uninspired? This one's for you.

“The good man is the man who, no matter how morally unworthy he has been, is moving to become better.” — John Dewey It is no joke to be a...

Q: I've spent a lot of time in men's communities, and I always hear how important it is for a masculine man to know his purpose. But what...

Pride holds the potential to be the deadliest obstacle to human flourishing. But it is no more ultimately undesirable than it is...

The generals have a saying: “Rather than advance an inch, It is better to retreat a yard.” This is called going forward without advancing...

Over the years, I’ve picked up a number of tools for mastering the different areas of my life. Tools for strengthening the body and...

The violence didn’t arise daily, weekly or even monthly. It was a slow burn. I would push down my hurt and pain, trying to overlook...

Between the sun and the desert sands lay a scene. A cruel slave master sat and looked before him at his servants and the slaves they watched

Interview with Justin Patrick Pierce by Tara Lange, SAND Magazine A teacher of intimacy, an author, and a leader of workshops for men,...

I directly credit the exponential growth I experienced in the last 5 years with the fact that I began surrounding myself with men who