Why Were Men’s Circles Created at Grushka Studio?

The Beginning – Women’s Circles and Their Message

It all started with women. They were the first to sit together in a circle at Grushka Studio. These gatherings quickly took on deep meaning – offering space for conversation, openness, shared breathing, and attentive listening. Women said they lacked a place where they could simply be themselves – not perfect, not “brave,” just real. The circle became both a refuge and a mirror.
After a few months these same women began to notice something else: how strongly their time in the circles influenced relationships with partners, friends, children, and parents. Again and again they said, “This is changing my life, but I see that my husband, partner, brother – they need this too.” It wasn’t a single voice but a call born of lived experience.
From this awareness came the idea to create a space for men alongside the women’s circles – a step toward balance and the meeting of two worlds that are not as far apart as they may seem.

Why Do Men Need Circles?

For generations, men were raised on a simple, rigid model:
“Don’t cry.”
“You must be strong.”
“Handle it yourself.”

Repeated by parents, teachers, and peers, these phrases sank into the mindset of entire generations. They sounded like instructions – conditions for being a man. In practice, they were like a cage, closing the way to emotions, authenticity, and the chance to be heard and seen in one’s sensitivity.
As a result, many men carry the weight of unspoken feelings. They don’t know how to talk about sadness, fear, or helplessness because no one ever showed them how. They often feel lonely – even within their families or among friends. Relationships can remain on the surface, built more on “doing things together” than on true heart-to-heart connection.
Men’s circles were created to fill this gap – a space where a man can sit down, take off the mask, and breathe.

A Men’s Circle at Grushka Studio – What Is It Like?

A circle is not therapy or a lecture. It is a gathering of equals – no one above, no one below. Respect, confidentiality, and openness set the tone. Everyone may speak, but no one is obliged. Sometimes simply listening is enough to move something deep inside.
It’s not about “talking out problems.” It’s about being present – with yourself and with others. Men can share what hurts, what bothers them, or what they long to change. They can speak about relationships, fatherhood, work, and the pressure to perform. Or they can simply sit and discover they are not alone.
Sometimes silence arises in the circle – and that, too, is full of meaning. Silence in the presence of attentive listeners can itself be healing.

What Participants Gain

1. A sense of belonging.
   The greatest relief comes when a man realizes: “It’s not just me.” Meeting others with similar emotions makes the burden lighter.
2. Permission to feel.
   In the circle nothing is forbidden: sadness, fear, confusion – even tears are welcome. What has been suppressed for years finds release and acceptance here.
3. Growth of authentic masculinity.
   Not the version imposed by society, but one that unites strength with gentleness and responsibility with closeness – masculinity that can say “I need support” or “I want to be more present in my life.”
4. Deeper relationships.
   As a man learns to see and understand himself, it becomes easier to create close, meaningful bonds with a partner, children, or friends. True closeness is born of authenticity.

Women as Initiators

It is beautiful that the idea of men’s circles came from women. Experiencing transformation in their own gatherings, they saw that the men in their lives often remained outside this process. They noticed the change in their partners but knew the men had nowhere to go.
The women began to say, “Let them have their own space, too. This will change not only them but also us – our relationships and our families.”
Thanks to their courage to speak this need aloud, an initiative was born that opened the door to a completely new kind of meeting.

Who Is a Men’s Circle For?

For every man who feels a call for something more.
For the one tired of the pressure to always be strong and capable.
For the one who wants closer relationships but doesn’t know where to start.
For the one who senses he has lost touch with himself.
For the one who simply wants to meet other men in an atmosphere of openness and mutual respect.
Age, profession, and status do not matter. In the circle, men of all kinds sit side by side, each bringing something of his own.

Why Grushka Studio?

Because we know how to create safe spaces. First for women, now also for men. Because this is not about theory but about practice – about real encounter.
Grushka Studio is a place where you can come just as you are. A space built on trust, authenticity, and the desire for relationships – between women and men – to become ever more genuine, open, and whole.

Summary – Toward Balance

Men’s circles at Grushka Studio are neither a trend nor an experiment. They are an answer to a real need. They continue the journey begun by women and invite both feminine and masculine energies to express their emotions and truth.
Masculinity need not be a burden. It can be presence, tenderness, strength, and closeness all at once. And femininity need not stand alone in the healing process. When women and men each have their own spaces and then meet in everyday life, a new quality is born – in relationships, families, and community.
A circle is more than a place. It is a movement. A breath of freedom. A reminder that no one has to walk through life alone.

Men’s Circles at Grushka Studio are for you if you want to sit with other men and feel that you are part of something greater.