Soularize

Sep 26, 2023

Just a few images from Illuman’s annual gathering, Awaken, this year held at Shrine Mont Conference Center in northwestern Virginia.

Sep 26, 2023

Breathe the same breath the trees in the rainforest breathe that so brings their vibrancy to life— you too can...

Sep 26, 2023

A morning Contemplative Sit at Awaken. Click the link below for more images from the gathering. Earlier this month, 245...

Jun 24, 2023

As you’ve probably seen by now, Illuman’s annual men’s gathering, AWAKEN (formerly Soularize), will be focused on helping us reclaim...

Mar 23, 2023

Each year, Illuman hosts a gathering of men, typically in New Mexico and historically called Soularize. This year’s gathering marks...

Nov 28, 2022

Over 260 men from across the US, Canada, Mexico, and as far away as Australia, gathered on the Tamaya Pueblo...

Nov 22, 2022

We were blessed with poetry this year at Soularize. Each session began with an offering by our poet-in-residence (and Ohio...

Nov 22, 2022

by Jim Burns, Co-Convener, IllumanDC As with the Men’s Rites of Passage, words are often inadequate to explain deeply relational...

Nov 22, 2022

Soularize Experience by John Hamlett They came by car, bus, train and plane from near and far away. They came...

Apr 20, 2016

Left to right: Top Row: Tom Pawlak, Jamey Bontrager-Singer, Gary Burbridge, Front Row: Richard Gibson, David VanFarowe Not Pictured: Kenneth...