Seattle Men’s Circle
Drop-In & In-Person
Monthly meetings in Phiney Ridge, Seattle
This is a space for men who are (likely) feeling a bit lost, stuck, and alone—and who are wondering:
”Am I the only one?”
(hint: you’re not)
It’s a monthly, drop-in circle for men who want better, more meaningful relationships; who want to connect deeply to their lives and purpose; who want to find meaning beyond the hustle and grind of work.
Each month we focus on a different theme, giving you the opportunity to explore different facets of your life, your relationships, your masculinity.
Season One, held September 2025 through July of 2026, included themes such as: Isolation & Friendships, Understanding Our Emotions, The Inner Critic, The Masks We Wear, Trust, Asking for Help, and more.
Season Two kicked off September 2026.
Our theme for October : Beyond the Performance - Masks, Masculinity, and Our Authentic Selves.
Let’s be honest: much of the masculinity we know is performative. Be the smartest person. Be the guy ‘who knows.’ Be ‘successful’. Look around social media today and you’ll see it everywhere. The extremes are guys like Andrew Tate and Clavicular. But the performance of masculinity lives in subtler ways as well. We’ll explore that and see what it is to share a bit more of who we are under the masks with one another.
What you can expect:
Agreements that support the creation of a judgement-free container;
Group check-ins - understand who is in the room with you and how they are arriving;
Group shares - share to the depth that you are comfortable. Pass if you need to. See yourself in the stories of other men;
Partner and trio shares - using small groups to go a bit deeper and develop our capacity to listen and connect;
Skill building - This is especially true if you keep coming. We’ll work on skills like listening, presence, and connecting with our emotions (yeah, it’s a skill).
And more—think movement, music, poetry.
The group is limited to 12 men to ensure that every man is able to participate and find connection with others.
Meeting Dates
Meetings take place from 6pm - 8pm in the Phinney Ridge neighborhood. I’ll send the exact location when you register.
Our theme on 10.27: Beyond the Performance - Masks, Masculinity, and Our Authentic Selves.
Unsure if this is for you?
No worries. I get it. There’s a reason they give you a taste at the ice cream shop.
If you’re the type who likes to sample before buying, I’d encourage you to come to our Happy Hour, typically held once a month. It’s informal, laid back, and pretty much unstructured. You can meet some of the other guys who’ve been coming to the sessions, as well as get any questions you have about the circle answered. Let me know if you have any questions at all.
Your Facilitator
These groups will be facilitated by me, Gregory Flynn, of circ.al. I stepped into my first men’s circle in 2008 and have been facilitating them in one way or another since 2012. In 2020, at the very beginning of the pandemic, I created Men Connecting, a men’s circle that’s still meeting weekly. In 2022 and 2023 I hosted The Bind, a podcast for men and the people who loved them. I also publish to my. Substack, called be.wild.er.
I’ve facilitated retreats and workshops for men and for mixed gender groups, as well as leadership and culture development projects within the non-profit, public and private sectors.
I live in North Seattle with my wonderful wife and rambunctious dog. I love to spend my time with good friends, over a cup of tea, as well as in the woods and on the water.
This work is important to me. Indeed, I believe it’s critical in our day and age.
If you’re a guy who is wondering where the script went, who feels like there’s not much of a place for you, and when you hear guys in the man-o-sphere talk (you know, Rogan, et al), what you hear just doesn’t fit, this could be the space for you.
Cost and Registration
Season Two Registration Coming Soon
It’s important to me that this space is available to everyone. With that in mind, I offer this at three different tiers:
$70 - Pay this rate if you have the resources to support other men who could use a hand up
$55 - Pay this rate if you regularly meet your monthly needs easily
$40 - Pay this rate if you regularly find yourself stretching to meet your monthly needs
If all of these are out of reach for you right now, don’t hesitate to email me at hello [at] circ [dot] al - we’ll figure something out to make sure that you can have this experience.
New for Season Two: buy circle passes. Buy a three circle pass and save $5 per session. See below!
Due to recent changes in WA State Law, I am now required to charge 10.55% sales tax on all purchases. For this reason, I'm no longer charging any fees to help cover credit card taxes.
Cancelation policy: Cancel at least 48 hours prior to the meeting for a full refund. Cancel between 24–48 hours before the meeting and I'm happy to apply your registration to a future monthly meeting or another program. Cancellations within 24 hours of the event are non-refundable.
Packages
3-Session Package
For use during Season Two! In order to use, please let Greg know you would like to attend a session no later than one week prior to the meeting. If it looks like a circle is selling out, Greg will give you a heads up.
Agreements
Creating a container like this requires a commitment by everyone involved to tend to the space. I use agreements as part of that tending. Below is an agreement related to the timing of the circle, as well as five agreements that we’ll be using.
For those registering, I you’ll be asked if you are able to commit to the first agreement and if you are willing to step into the circle with a curious mind about the five in-circle-agreements:
I will be able to arrive no later than 6pm so we can begin on time, and will be able to stay until the circle closes at 8pm
We slow down in order to track ourselves and each other
We use "I" statements in order to own our thoughts and feelings
We seek to witness—rather than 'fix'—one another in order to experience holding and being held
We honor the sacred nature of one another's shares in order to build trust
We invite complexity, paradox, and generative tension in order to create the conditions for growth, healing, and transformation