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<rss xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:podcast="https://podcastindex.org/namespace/1.0" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" version="2.0"><channel><title>Tending Fire Men's Groups</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tending-fire-men-s-groups--4823648</link><description><![CDATA[I believe it’s time for us, as men, to take a bigger stand for Life on Earth.  As a father, I feel an urgency to do everything in my power to make the changes that need to be made - for the children and future generations.  I see the possibility of men being able to find the courage to leverage our power towards the solutions that will really make a difference - for our families and communities.  How are we going to do that?  Well, to get started, we need to take time together, as men, so we can remember our essential role as Protectors of Life.]]></description><atom:link href="https://www.spreaker.com/show/4823648/episodes/feed" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><language>en</language><category>Education</category><copyright>Copyright Lev Natan</copyright><image><url>https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/af8df23f92f15d0131c10f37f5735682.jpg</url><title>Tending Fire Men's Groups</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tending-fire-men-s-groups--4823648</link></image><lastBuildDate>Thu, 23 Oct 2025 20:51:24 +0000</lastBuildDate><itunes:author>Lev Natan</itunes:author><itunes:owner><itunes:name>Lev Natan</itunes:name><itunes:email>feeds@spreaker.com</itunes:email></itunes:owner><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/af8df23f92f15d0131c10f37f5735682.jpg"/><itunes:subtitle>I believe it’s time for us, as men, to take a bigger stand for Life on Earth.  As a father, I feel an urgency to do everything in my power to make the changes that need to be made - for the children and future generations.  I see the possibility of...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[I believe it’s time for us, as men, to take a bigger stand for Life on Earth.  As a father, I feel an urgency to do everything in my power to make the changes that need to be made - for the children and future generations.  I see the possibility of men being able to find the courage to leverage our power towards the solutions that will really make a difference - for our families and communities.  How are we going to do that?  Well, to get started, we need to take time together, as men, so we can remember our essential role as Protectors of Life.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:category text="Education"/><itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit><itunes:type>episodic</itunes:type><item><title>14. Levi Gerkshowitz: Case Study - Organizational Leadership &amp; Men's Coaching</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/14-levi-gerkshowitz-case-study-organizational-leadership-men-s-coaching--45482981</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/45482981</guid><pubDate>Mon, 28 Jun 2021 19:33:02 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/45482981/gmt20210616_171843_recording.mp3" length="32827487" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Lev Natan</itunes:author><itunes:duration>2052</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/af8df23f92f15d0131c10f37f5735682.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>13. Scott &amp; Ryan: Case Study for Tending Fire</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/13-scott-ryan-case-study-for-tending-fire--45482929</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/45482929</guid><pubDate>Mon, 28 Jun 2021 19:27:39 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/45482929/gmt20210624_130602_recording.mp3" length="9509544" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Lev Natan</itunes:author><itunes:duration>595</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/af8df23f92f15d0131c10f37f5735682.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>12. Zach Bruce on Tending Fire Men's Groups'</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/12-zach-bruce-on-tending-fire-men-s-groups--45482761</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/45482761</guid><pubDate>Mon, 28 Jun 2021 19:12:41 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/45482761/untitled_session_1_mixdown.mp3" length="10930104" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Lev Natan</itunes:author><itunes:duration>456</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/af8df23f92f15d0131c10f37f5735682.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>11. Eric Limon: Men's Group Case Study</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/11-eric-limon-men-s-group-case-study--45482552</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/45482552</guid><pubDate>Mon, 28 Jun 2021 18:52:30 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/45482552/gmt20210608_220450_recording.mp3" length="15453341" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Lev Natan</itunes:author><itunes:duration>966</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/af8df23f92f15d0131c10f37f5735682.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>10. Sean Patrick Maher: Case Study</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/10-sean-patrick-maher-case-study--44671418</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/44671418</guid><pubDate>Thu, 06 May 2021 23:47:10 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/44671418/gmt20210506_151314_recording.mp3" length="21441723" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Lev Natan</itunes:author><itunes:duration>1341</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/af8df23f92f15d0131c10f37f5735682.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>9. How to Focus On What You Want</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/9-how-to-focus-on-what-you-want--44424868</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/44424868</guid><pubDate>Wed, 21 Apr 2021 17:10:18 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/44424868/principle_1_how_to_focus_on_what_you_want_recording_1_2021_04_15_t04_26_37pm_levnatan.mp3" length="14807469" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Lev Natan</itunes:author><itunes:duration>926</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/af8df23f92f15d0131c10f37f5735682.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>8. An Example of a Life Well Lived</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/8-an-example-of-a-life-well-lived--44424867</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/44424867</guid><pubDate>Wed, 21 Apr 2021 17:09:41 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/44424867/an_example_of_a_life_well_lived_recording_1_2021_04_13_t10_17_33pm_levnatan.mp3" length="2433069" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Lev Natan</itunes:author><itunes:duration>153</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/af8df23f92f15d0131c10f37f5735682.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>7. How "I" Statements Will Change Your Life</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/7-how-i-statements-will-change-your-life--44424866</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/44424866</guid><pubDate>Wed, 21 Apr 2021 17:08:26 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/44424866/how_i_statements_will_change_your_life_recording_1_2021_04_13_t10_12_16pm_levnatan.mp3" length="4477485" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Lev Natan</itunes:author><itunes:duration>280</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/af8df23f92f15d0131c10f37f5735682.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>6. Abra Kdabra: Speaking it is doing it</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/6-abra-kdabra-speaking-it-is-doing-it--44424865</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/44424865</guid><pubDate>Wed, 21 Apr 2021 17:03:59 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/44424865/abra_kdabra_speaking_it_is_doing_it_recording_1_2021_04_13_t10_07_37pm_levnatan.mp3" length="3504429" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Lev Natan</itunes:author><itunes:duration>220</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/af8df23f92f15d0131c10f37f5735682.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>5. What Men Can’t Ignore</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/5-what-men-can-t-ignore--43834527</link><description><![CDATA[Desire. Energy. Time & Task Management, Long-Term Visioning & Planning.  Wisdom & Courage.  Leadership in Action. These six “themes of the month” are essential tools for the development of mastery. Mastery is what we need, in order to face the challenges-at-hand and be effective.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/43834527</guid><pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2021 01:46:39 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/43834527/core_themes_of_the_month_recording_1_2021_03_08_t06_25_31pm_levnatan.mp3" length="25901997" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Lev Natan</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Desire. Energy. Time &amp; Task Management, Long-Term Visioning &amp; Planning.  Wisdom &amp; Courage.  Leadership in Action. These six “themes of the month” are essential tools for the development of mastery. Mastery is what we need, in order to face the...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Desire. Energy. Time & Task Management, Long-Term Visioning & Planning.  Wisdom & Courage.  Leadership in Action. These six “themes of the month” are essential tools for the development of mastery. Mastery is what we need, in order to face the challenges-at-hand and be effective.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1619</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/af8df23f92f15d0131c10f37f5735682.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>4. Key Elements of Facilitating a Men’s Circle</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/4-key-elements-of-facilitating-a-men-s-circle--43834482</link><description><![CDATA[Centering. Gratitude. Vision. Action. Inspiration.  These elements bring focus, energy and results to small group men’s work.  They breathe life into the core principles - consistency, accountability and support.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/43834482</guid><pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2021 01:42:48 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/43834482/core_practices_centering_gratitude_vision_action_inspiration_recording_1_2021_03_08_t05_54_23pm_levnatan.mp3" length="28738221" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Lev Natan</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Centering. Gratitude. Vision. Action. Inspiration.  These elements bring focus, energy and results to small group men’s work.  They breathe life into the core principles - consistency, accountability and support.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Centering. Gratitude. Vision. Action. Inspiration.  These elements bring focus, energy and results to small group men’s work.  They breathe life into the core principles - consistency, accountability and support.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1797</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/af8df23f92f15d0131c10f37f5735682.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>3. Core Principles of Men’s Work</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/3-core-principles-of-men-s-work--43834476</link><description><![CDATA[Consistency. Accountability. Support. These are the core principles of Tending Fire Men’s Groups.  It’s why they work.  It’s what men need, as a baseline, for anything else that is good, to grow in their life.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/43834476</guid><pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2021 01:37:11 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/43834476/core_principles_consistency_accountability_support_recording_1_2021_03_08_t05_43_49pm_levnatan.mp3" length="4732845" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Lev Natan</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Consistency. Accountability. Support. These are the core principles of Tending Fire Men’s Groups.  It’s why they work.  It’s what men need, as a baseline, for anything else that is good, to grow in their life.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Consistency. Accountability. Support. These are the core principles of Tending Fire Men’s Groups.  It’s why they work.  It’s what men need, as a baseline, for anything else that is good, to grow in their life.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>296</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/af8df23f92f15d0131c10f37f5735682.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>2. Rites of Passage</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/2-rites-of-passage--43834459</link><description><![CDATA[In four words - states, stages, cycles and spirals.  This episode is about the distinction between “states of consciousness” and “stages of development”; it’s about the difference between “cycles” and “spirals”; it’s about the journey of growth, and offers a map of the terrain that will keep you from getting lost.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/43834459</guid><pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2021 01:35:23 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/43834459/tending_fire_rites_of_passage_states_stages_cycles_spirals_recording_1_2021_03_08_t05_29_30pm_levnatan.mp3" length="12450861" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Lev Natan</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>In four words - states, stages, cycles and spirals.  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Why Men Need This</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/1-why-men-need-this--43799743</link><description><![CDATA[Yes.  It’s time for men to claim a new, life-affirming, expression of masculine identity.  The question is - how are we going to do it?  Actually, the question is more like - where are we going to do it?  We need a place to be real, so we can get clear about what we stand for, and where we stand.  This kickoff, “welcome” episode gives you the “who, what, where, when, why and how” - of the growing Tending Fire Men’s Group Community.  If you identify as a man, it will remind you why this work is essential for your soul.  If you identify as other than “he/his,” this podcast will inspire you to tell the men in your life to get involved.  (Recorded March 2020).]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/43799743</guid><pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2021 23:09:32 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/43799743/tending_fire_welcome_recording_2_2021_03_08_t05_14_18pm_levnatan.mp3" length="12841773" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Lev Natan</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Yes.  It’s time for men to claim a new, life-affirming, expression of masculine identity.  The question is - how are we going to do it?  Actually, the question is more like - where are we going to do it?  We need a place to be real, so we can get...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Yes.  It’s time for men to claim a new, life-affirming, expression of masculine identity.  The question is - how are we going to do it?  Actually, the question is more like - where are we going to do it?  We need a place to be real, so we can get clear about what we stand for, and where we stand.  This kickoff, “welcome” episode gives you the “who, what, where, when, why and how” - of the growing Tending Fire Men’s Group Community.  If you identify as a man, it will remind you why this work is essential for your soul.  If you identify as other than “he/his,” this podcast will inspire you to tell the men in your life to get involved.  (Recorded March 2020).]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>803</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>fire,group,lev,mens,natan,tending</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/af8df23f92f15d0131c10f37f5735682.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item></channel></rss>
