Monthly Sundays from 10 May 2026 – 14February 2026 @ 10am - 5pm
Promoting a healthier mindset towards fitness & realistic change in the everyday relationships of men through men’s Group work & exercise.
Our body and heart training addresses five key areas for men: visions of masculinity, relationships, isolation and loneliness, absent fathers, and self-care.
£80 PER DAY SIGNED UP AS BLOCK OF 10 SESSIONS
All applications will be screened for selection. Successful applicants will be notified on when and how to pay.
Hosted by Arran Knight
Monthly starting Sunday 10th May 2026
10am – 5pm (GMT)
In-person at the St Patricks Studio, Dundee St, Wapping, E1W 2PH
Details
Duration: 10 x Bi-weekly programme
Location: in person (online option different dates – please enquire)
Times: 10am – 5pm
Day: Sundays
Prices: £800, £750, £700
Dates: starting on the 10th May 2026
10/05/2026
07/6/2026
12/7/2026
9/8/2026
13/9/2026
4/10/2026
8/11/2026
20/12/2026
17/1/2027
14/2/2027
Workshop purpose:
Developing our hearts alongside our bodies can be a potent combination. Developing flexibility in both the physical and emotional aspects of our lives offers complimentary benefits and learnings. A gendered approach to the body and heart offers a direct, tailored, no-nonsense approach. Men have always learned from other men. Mature empathic and empowering behaviours can be learned in groups of men, just as immature, negative habits unconsciously manifest in both our hearts and our bodies through group experience. A conscious, considered, and facilitated body and heart training setting enables participants to co-create their own new vision for what it is to be a Man in the modern era in their intimate relationships and in relationship with themselves. This can also be great preparation for getting into relationship as a single man.
Our body and heart training addresses five key areas for men: isolation and loneliness, relationships, visions of masculinity, absent fathers, and self-care.
For the Body…
Self-Care
Based on ‘The 123 Approach to Fitness’ which is an integrative self-help guide that promotes a healthier mindset towards fitness. Trialled and developed on West Ham United FC and the Royal Ballet School, Author, Arran Knight will help you discover new thought processes and exercise strategies that athletes and elite dancers utilise to keep themselves in top shape. Using Strength, stretching & release methods, our Body and Heart training will provide you with the tools and skills to apply the 123 Approach and its models to any chosen activity. In a step-by-step process, you will become equipped to keep yourself injury free and in optimally functional condition whilst exercising and when going about your daily life.
For the Heart…
Isolation
A recent piece of research by Kings College reported that “severely isolated older men were no more likely to record a score of lonely than the rest of the men in the dataset, but severely isolated older women were over 700% more likely to record a score of lonely. Research indicates that men’s loneliness has a significant impact on their mental and physical health, with loneliness being linked to increased risks of depression, cardiovascular disease, and even death. Groups mitigate habitual male tendencies towards isolation and loneliness.
Relationships
Women tend to report experiencing and expressing a wider range of emotions more frequently than men. Research suggests that women tend to be more emotionally mature in their relationships, demonstrating better relationship adjustment and psychological well-being. Facilitated men’s groups can be a change-engine for men in intimate relationships. Men learn to listen in group settings. They also learn to be with their own feelings in a structured communal setting.
Masculinity
Studies indicate that a negative view of masculinity is linked to poorer mental wellbeing in men. Facilitated men’s groups are ideally suited to young men who are searching for a different experience of masculinity than the ‘toxicity’ that the media puts out. Supported by Therapeutic Men’s Work, men can challenge patterns of dominant or defensive masculinity to become a force for social change in their own communities.
Absent Fathers
Research in the UK consistently shows that a father’s absence can have negative impacts on children, particularly in relation to their mental health, behaviour, and development. Many males grow up with inadequate contact from their fathers and this affects their own masculinity, building in a sense of distance. What men missed in their own fathers they may find in other men; they may then be able to ‘re-programme’ their internal lack through contact with other men in groups.
Who is it for?
This workshop is open to Men who are interested in learning more about their bodies and hearts. It is also open to therapists and counsellors in training.
Learning outcomes:
The Common results in our trainings are that the men in them:
Feel more connected to other Men
Feel an increased level of support in their lives
Have a place where they feel accountable for themselves and their decisions
Actively explore their relationship with their fathers
Report improvements in their relationships and their experience of competency in them
Feel a stronger sense of their identity as a man as something they can align with
Improve their exercise habits and motivation
Improve their physical self-image
Develop their localised strength and flexibility
Feel more ease and freer movements in their bodies
Learn to understand how to manage tension in their bodies
What to expect?
The workshop will be held in-person at the St Patricks Studios and participants will:
Experience a welcoming environment
Hear other men’s stories
Learn some theory that might help with realigning with a male identity
Learn theory and exercises to help with their body
Experience male related exercises and meditations
Have time for any questions and interaction with the facilitator
Our approach:
Psychosynthesis as applied to psychotherapy is a unique approach that combines both psychology and spirituality. It is a holistic process that helps the individual deal with patterns of behaviours which inhibit or prevent living life in meaningful and fulfilling ways. It brings us into contact with the life journey to meaning and purpose.
A Gendered perspective promotes realistic change in the everyday lives of men, women and families in areas that really matter, and which are least understood and sometimes hard to manage without informed support. The centre the facilitator trained at is at the cutting edge of researching a full spectrum understanding of gender, relationship, and sexuality.
The 123 Approach to Fitness promotes a healthier mindset towards fitness where you will discover new thought processes and exercise strategies that athletes and elite dancers utilise to keep themselves in top shape. This step-by-step process will help you become equipped to keep yourself injury free and in optimally functional condition whilst exercising and when going about your daily life.
Ticket price:
We appreciate that each person has their own unique situation, so we invite you to select the price point that feels like it represents a fair contribution for attending this event.
There are three options to choose from when purchasing tickets: £595; £695, £795.
Facilitator: Arran Knight
Arran is a BACP-accredited psychosynthesis counsellor. He holds a postgraduate diploma in psychosynthesis counselling and has completed further training in couples counselling and men’s group facilitation. Alongside his clinical work, Arran is an international trainer for counsellors in psychosynthesis and Therapeutic Men’s group work.
Arran is also co-author of The 123 Approach to Fitness. He owns an holistic exercises business in central London offering Pilates, Yoga, Calisthenics, and released based approaches. He has over two decades of experience working in elite ballet and premiership football.
He is passionate about holism, conversations about cultural identity, and on integration of the body and mind.
Arran has been interested in Men’s Group work as a source of learning and self-development for over a quarter of a century, joining his ongoing Men’s group as a participant in 2001. He is a Father, likes to learn Greek, and enjoys DIY.
Please copy, paste & complete the form below into an email to arranknight@hotmail.com to register.
Application form for Body & Heart Training for Men
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Dates and Times
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10-weeks starting 10/05/2026
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What got you interested in the Body & Heart Training Group? *
What is your current professional background and occupation? *
What experience have you had in the field of psychology and psychotherapy? (Individual or Group sessions, Courses, Workshops, Education etc.) *
What experience do you have in self-care?
Have you ever undergone psychiatric treatment or received medication for psychological disturbances? If YES how long ago and please give a brief description of the circumstances leading to treatment. *
Are you presently undergoing psychiatric treatment or receiving medication for psychological disturbances? If YES, please enclose written permission from your doctor for you to attend this course. *
Have you got any medical conditions or medical history that impact your ability to exercise?
How satisfied are you with your personal life? *
What messages did you get growing up about being a man? And, from whom? *
Describe briefly the most significant turning point, the periods of re-orientation in your life. Are there any significant events or challenges that have impacted your life adversely that feel important to include? *
The group can be emotionally evocative, bringing you into contact with your inner experience. What internal and external support do you have for this kind of experience? *
Who are people, past and present, that you value most? *
Is there anything else that is important for the facilitator to know about you? *
What is your intention to get out of the group? *
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Please copy, paste & complete the form above into an email to arranknight@hotmail.com to register.
All applications will be screened for selection. Successful applicants will be notified on when and how to pay.