Mental Health in Scotland is Through the Floor
Here's how we're changing it...
Movement, Breathwork and Men's circle, all under one roof at Sparta Boxing Academy
For you, or for someone you're worried about.
Even Eagles Need a Push
Maybe it's you.
Maybe it's someone you love.
You've noticed the changes.
They're pulling away from people.
Crying more, or not feeling anything at all.
Panic attacks that come out of nowhere.
More secretive.
Shutting down when you try to talk.
And you don't know what to say, or where to even start.
This isn't just "anxiety."
And it isn't a broken person.
It's a nervous system that has never processed the past.
Sometimes that's your own childhood.
Sometimes it's what was handed down through the generations before you, the stuff nobody in the family ever spoke about.
You can't think your way out of that!
The body has to be part of the healing.
I know this place from the inside.
I've lost too many friends to mental health and suicide, to murder and to overdose.
I've nearly been murdered myself.
I've been addicted to drugs.
And there was a time I contemplated taking my own life.
What changed everything was doing the deep inner work.
Not talking around it.
Actually releasing what my body had been holding for years.
Now I'm bringing that work home to Scotland.
The hardest part is putting your hand up.
The greatest first step is being surrounded by people who get it.
So we've built 3 ways in.
Start with whichever feels least daunting.
THE THREE DOORS
Movement Classes
Spartan 300, Circuits, and Mobility and Meditation. Sweat it out, laugh, move, and leave lighter than you came in
Soulify Healing
A journey of breath, sound, somatic release and meditation. Let the body let go what the mind can't reach.
Men's Circle
A safe space for men to be supported with no shame or judgement from fellow brothers who've got your back.
WHO CAN COME...
Men and women aged 12 and over. If you're 12 to 15, you'll need a parent or guardian to sign for you or come with you. The Embodied Man Clan is for MEN ONLY
You don't have to have it all figured out. You just have to turn up once.
THE MOVEMENT CLASSES...
Free the body. Free the mind.
Early morning movement at Sparta Boxing Academy that builds strength, burns off stress, and settles a nervous system that's been running on empty.
Stress doesn't just live in your head.
It lives in your shoulders, your jaw, your gut, your sleep.
Our classes give it somewhere to go!
You'll sweat, you'll laugh, you'll push yourself, and you'll start your day clearer than you have in a long time.
Strength and conditioning inspired by the movie 300. Warm up, then 300 reps against the clock, then cool down.
The goal is simple: beat your time.
The workout changes every 4 weeks, so your body always has a new challenge to rise to.
Monday is upper body. Friday is lower body.
Do both and you’ve trained your whole body that week.
Built for every fitness level, so go at your own pace, and the energy of the room carries you through.
A full-body HIIT workout to smash hump day.
10 stations, two people per station.
45 seconds on, 15 seconds to get to the next station.
We use Dumbbells, barbells, the sled, battle ropes, bags for Muay Thai and boxing, kettlebells, Bulgarian bags and more...
You’ll train alongside a partner the whole way round. Nobody gets left on their own.
The stations change every 4 weeks, so your body never gets the chance to switch off or be bored.
Free the body to free the mind.
30 to 40 minutes of mobility to release the tension you’ve been carrying, then 20 to 30 minutes of guided meditation to bring your nervous system back down.
Tuesday is upper body: shoulders, elbows, wrists, mid to upper back and neck.
Thursday is lower body: hips, knees, ankles and lower back.
Do both and every joint gets looked after.
It’s the perfect balance to the harder sessions, or the perfect place to start.
THE EMBODIED MAN CLAN
Men feeling they can't speak up is killing us. We are changing that HERE... NOW!
The Embodied Man Clan is a men's group and circle to say what they've never said, surrounded by brothers who get it.
A safe space for men to get beyond the shame of having feelings, talking about them and taking inspired action on them for ourselves, our families and the world.
Maybe it's you. Maybe it's your son, your brother, your mate.
He's gone quiet. Pulling away. Snapping, or shutting down completely.
More time alone, more secrets, less of the person you know.
And when you ask if he's alright, he says "fine."
It isn't weakness. It's a nervous system carrying things it was never shown how to put down.
Some of it from his own childhood.
Some of it handed down by the men before him, who were told to just get on with it.
I've lost too many friends to suicide, to murder and to overdose.
I've nearly been murdered myself. I've been addicted to drugs.
And I've been the man who contemplated ending his own life.
What saved me was doing the deep work, and having men around me who could hold it.
WHAT HAPPENS IN CIRCLE...
The Embodied Man Clan is built on honesty and integrity, not performance or fear; and for the younger lads, it's a rite of passage from boy to man - something our Bonny Scotland has been missing for a long time.
We meet for 90 minutes each week, opening with a short meditation honouring our mother land and then four rounds of sharing...
ROUND 1.
What's on your mind and heart. You hear your own thoughts out loud, and you really hear your brothers as they do the same.
ROUND 2.
The weekly topic, and how it shows up in your life as the king (leadership), the warrior (purpose), the magician (creativity) and the lover (relationships).
ROUND 3.
Open dialogue. Speaking to what was shared by the brother, what it stirred in you, similar experiences, and, only if asked, how you came through it.
ROUND 4.
Declare into the circle. What you're grateful for, who you'd like to bless, and what you're committed to acting on before we meet again.
THE FULL DETAILS...
£6 per class or £55 unlimited monthly membership:
Every class and Soulify, as often as you like.
Rolling monthly subscription, cancel with 7 days' notice to [email protected]
Soulify on its own is £10.
The Embodied Man Clan is £6 a session and isn't included in the membership, because half of every ticket, £3, goes to the Scott Martin Foundation.
If you or someone you love is in crisis right now, call Samaritans free on 116 123,
or Breathing Space on 0800 83 85 87.
