Embody Your Authentic Masculinity

Step into a more authentic, empowered, and integrated version of your masculinity

What you’ll learn

• You’re ready to release limiting beliefs and social conditioning—whether from the “sensitive new-age guy” mold or hyper-masculine dominance
• You want to learn how to ethically express your masculinity with confidence
• You want to trust yourself as a man and feel fully at home in your masculinity.
• You seek to embody and celebrate the best of masculinity—strength, confidence, emotional intelligence, deep presence, and purpose.
• You see healthy masculinity as a form of service—one of the most meaningful contributions you can make to the world.

Requirements

• No prior experience necessary. Open to all genders and targeted for men.

Description

Embody Your Authentic Masculinity is a transformational course designed to help men break free from limiting social conditioning and discover a masculinity that is both deeply personal and inherently life-affirming. You will be guided through a journey of self-inquiry, initiation, and aligned action to foster your mature and holistic expression of masculinity, which I call the organic masculine.

Beyond the individual, this course is a catalyst for cultural change, challenging outdated paradigms and inspiring a shift toward healthier male identity. Through this work, we aim to reduce harm, redefine masculinity for a more just and balanced world, and celebrate the life-affirming essence of masculinity that is available to us all.

Who this is for:

• You want to balance strength with sensitivity as a man and learn how to ethically express your masculinity with confidence.
• You’re ready to release limiting beliefs and social conditioning—whether from the “sensitive new-age guy” mold or hyper-masculine dominance—to cultivate a potent, grounded masculinity that feels fully your own.
• You want to trust yourself as a man and feel fully at home in your masculinity.
• You seek to embody and celebrate the best of masculinity—strength, confidence, emotional intelligence, deep presence, and purpose.
• You see healthy masculinity as a form of service—one of the most meaningful contributions you can make to the world.

This course is for men who are ready to step into a more authentic, empowered, and integrated version of themselves.

The Transformational Journey

By completing Embody Your Authentic Masculinity, you will undergo a profound transformation at multiple levels—intellectual, psychological, emotional, and spiritual.

Awareness & Liberation from Conditioned Masculinity (Module 1)

• Gain clarity on the masculine scripts you’ve inherited from family and society.
• Identify and release limiting beliefs and unconscious biases around masculinity.
• Understand the societal structures shaping male identity, including the impacts of male violence, hegemonic masculinity, and systemic conditioning.
• Liberate yourself from shame and humiliation.

The Evolution of Masculinity (Module 2)

• See masculinity as a developmental journey, not a fixed identity.
• Move through Traditional, Modern, Postmodern, and Integral masculinity, gaining a broader and more holistic perspective.
• Discover that masculinity, at its highest expression, is sacred, regenerative, and life-affirming—a dynamic force in the unfolding of the kosmos.

Archetypal Masculinity & Initiation (Module 3)

• Recognize how the lack of rites of passage in modern society has led to stunted, immature expressions of masculinity.
• Explore the initiatory journey of the masculine as a universal pathway for empowerment and maturation.
• Deepen your understanding of masculine archetypes (King, Warrior, Magician, Lover) to cultivate a more integrated and mature psyche.
• Understand masculinity as a morphic field—a living, evolving force that expresses through individuals, cultures, and archetypes.

Integration of Your Authentic Masculinity (Module 4)

• Develop a self-defined masculinity that is aligned with your deepest truth.
• Learn to embrace masculine-feminine polarity (e.g., structure/flow, emanation/receptivity) from a place of choice and play, rather than social conditioning.
• Walk away with a clear vision of your authentic masculinity and the tools to embody it in daily life.

Why I’m the Right Guide for This Work

I’m Matt Sturm, an author, men’s retreat leader, and guide for transformational experiences. My work focuses on helping men slow down, reconnect with their bodies, and reclaim their innate wisdom, fostering a masculinity that is strong, embodied, and life-affirming.

For over a decade, I’ve led men’s retreats, somatic workshops, and transformational spaces, drawing from a diverse background in:

• Men’s Work & Masculinity Studies – Leading men’s retreats since 2018, engaged in men’s groups since 2012, and author of The Organic Masculine and Primal Drives, two workbooks on masculinity.
• Somatic & Psychotherapeutic Training – Trained in Hakomi body-centered psychotherapy, somatic meditation, and psychedelic-assisted therapy—bringing a deep, embodied approach to healing.
• Spiritual & Archetypal Initiation – Founder of Living Kosmos, an integral mystery school focused on the evolution of consciousness, with training in Hermetic Qabalah and Tarot.
• Sacred Sexuality & Tantra – Former co-founder of Ritual Tantra and Embodied Erotic, teaching men to integrate sexuality with integrity.
• Global Perspective & Integral Thinking – With an MBA and international work experience in climate finance, I bring a balanced, holistic perspective that bridges rational analysis, embodied practice, and spiritual wisdom.

My journey has been one of deep personal transformation—from a shame-conditioned, disconnected “nice guy” to an embodied man standing in his authentic masculine presence. I’ve walked the path I now guide others through, and I bring compassion, wisdom, and a clear, grounded presence to this work.

This course is the culmination of everything I’ve learned—an invitation to shed outdated masculine scripts, embrace your power with integrity, and embody the masculinity that is truly your own.

What Sets This Course Apart from Other Programs

1. An Integral Approach to Masculinity

Most masculinity programs focus on either traditional masculinity (strength, discipline, leadership) or emotional intelligence (healing, sensitivity, vulnerability)—but rarely both in an integrated way. Embody Your Authentic Masculinity draws on integral theory to transcend and include these approaches within a truly holistic model for masculinity.

2. A Developmental & Evolutionary Framework

Unlike programs that offer one-size-fits-all definitions of masculinity, this course meets you where you are and provides a roadmap for growth through Traditional, Modern, Postmodern, and Integral Masculinities. It guides you beyond limiting identities and into an ever-evolving, life-affirming masculinity that is aligned with your deepest truth.

3. Rooted in Personal Initiation & Rites of Passage

This course is not just theoretical—it is a contemporary initiation into mature masculinity. By drawing on depth psychology, mythology, and the lost traditions of masculine initiation, you will move from archetypal adolescence to embodied manhood in a way that is deeply experiential, not just intellectual.

4. A Synthesis of Psychology, Spirituality, and Embodiment

Most programs fall into one of three camps: psychological (therapy-based), erotic (masculine/feminine polarity and energy work), or social-equity-based (privilege, power, and conditioning). Embody Your Authentic Masculinity integrates all three, offering a comprehensive and nuanced approach to masculinity in today’s world.

5. No Rigid Masculine Ideologies—Just Your Own Truth

Many masculinity programs promote a singular model of masculinity—whether it’s about reclaiming dominance, emotional healing, or polarity-based leadership. This course does not tell you who to be—it provides the tools, frameworks, and initiatory experiences for each man to define his own authentic masculinity.

6. A Course Created by Someone Who’s Walked the Path

Unlike mass-market men’s coaching programs, this course is led by a deeply experienced guide who has lived through this transformation himself. With over a decade of work in men’s retreats, transformational practices, and archetypal psychology, Matt Sturm brings a rare combination of wisdom, depth, and integrity to this space.

Who this course is for:

• This course is for men who are ready to step into a more authentic, empowered, and integrated version of themselves.