The Big Brotherhood
A men’s leadership program for a better world
Take a look around. Listen.
The models of politics, social connection, spirituality, identity, and values we have known for hundreds of years are exhausted and unsustainable.
They are no longer sufficient for the emerging complexity which will characterise our shared future.
The world of men has changed too. A lack of purpose, deceptive social pressures, and an absence of authentic leadership has left many men lost and in pain.
The complexity of challenges we now face – on personal, communal, and global levels – present us with a choice: change ourselves and our cultures on multiple levels, or repeat traumatic patterns of the past.
Authentic masculine leadership – of thought, spirit, and community – capable of seeing beyond self interest is needed in this change.
This masculinity is aware of the vast challenging experiences of life, and responds to it with humanity, security, and nuance as a result.
It is from this point that we invite you – men being called forth as leaders in your own realms – to delve into the depths and complexity of today’s world, not in theory, but in practice.
Join The Big Brotherhood.
The Big Brotherhood
The Big Brotherhood is our flagship self-development travel program exclusively for men. This is an advanced course for men who are ready to lead for the good of all beings.
It is founded upon the Monarch Leadership program created by experienced therapist and healer Shireen Maalouf.
The program takes men on a three-month journey towards a vision of authentic leadership of the self and community in our wildly changing world.
Combining two months of preparation and three weeks of in-country experience, the Big Brotherhood introduces participants to therapeutic, physical, and social practices which expand our ability to lead ourselves and others towards a better world.
The Big Brotherhood is also an ongoing community of like-minded men around the world working towards a better future.
Why this program?
The Big Brotherhood knows real change is not about being comfortable. We know that to truly expand your awareness of what life can throw at you, you need to experience it, feel it, be challenged by it, and grow from it.
We also know that self development for men is limited when it is only concerned with the self. True leadership is concerned with more than self interest, and seeks to serve and guide for the sake of all beings.
This program is not for the faint-hearted. It is an advanced program for men who are ready to get real with themselves and what the world has in store. It exposes participants to the full range of human experience, and enables them to sit in it, and learn from it.
The program is structured around Shireen Maalouf’s Monarch Leadership program – a modular therapeutic approach to self-development that resolves inner conflict and brings individuals into alignment with their highest purpose .
The Monarch butterfly embodies the natural progression from the caterpillar – a consciousness of single-minded consumption – to a butterfly, a being of grace which serves life and can operate both on earth and in the sky.
What’s Included
Individual and Group Therapy
The Big Brotherhood program includes extensive psycho-somatic therapy sessions with Shireen Maalouf to bring both the group forward as a whole, and help individuals towards their specific goals.
Therapy takes place online in weekly slots in the preparation phase, and in-person during the in-country phase.
Shireen Maalouf
Intuitive Counsellor, Healer, Shaman, and Creator of the Monarch Leadership program
Expert-Designed Curriculum
The self-development curriculum for the Big Brotherhood has been developed in consultation with psychotherapists, experienced men’s self-development coaches, and breathwork practitioners.
It is based on the frameworks of integral theory and servant leadership.
Body, Mind, Soul
We recognise that successfully navigating the modern world requires development on intellectual, physical, and spiritual levels, and integration of all three.
The teachings and practices built into each day help participants progress across all areas.
Who Are We?
Joseph Ghaleb
Embodiment Teacher, Spiritual Psychotherapy Practitioner
Alex Ray
Program Facilitator and Founder of Between Deserts Travel