FounderAmir Khalighi

Modern culture and society have unsupported, suppressed, distorted, and stifled the proper expression, evolution, and embodiment of natural masculine energies. It has made men feel disconnected from themselves, their counterparts, and the natural world.

Young men yearn for masculine presence, guidance, and mentorship from an early age. When there are no elders in the home or community to bring it to them, they have little choice but to seek it elsewhere. We end up with uninitiated men following other uninitiated men, looking for answers in a society driven by values of materialism, fame, internalized misogyny, and unconscious contribution to colonial norms — feeding their egos and starving their souls.

They spend their time and energy chasing after women (men), money, property, and prestige, pursuing it ad infinitum with little regard for the wreckage they leave in the wake of their pursuits, producing the manifestation of what we collectively now refer to as “toxic masculinity.”

They are, in short, disconnected from themselves, their soul's purpose, the natural world, and the spirit that infuses all of life's creation, the Great Mother. In living with this wound, they project their pain onto society, their relationships, and most painfully, their loved ones.

On the other hand, initiated men know — not based on information but through a transformative initiation process — that they are here to serve a higher calling and not just themselves. That their lives are not merely their own, but their own in connection and relationship, in serving a higher calling and the greater good.

A seed is planted in the soul of every man to awaken one day to their life's purpose here on earth. With the proper attention, practice, and guidance of elders who have gone before them, that seedling will grow into a deep sense of knowing of their calling; they begin to tune into this “whisper of the heart,” this subtle flame that resides within each man.

They realize they are here to live out their life's purpose and serve humanity's evolution within their circle of influence. Along the way, there is healing. They stop their attachments to idolatrous “gods” and look within themselves for “The Way.” And, as The Mevlana (Rumi) says, “As you start to walk on the way, the way appears.”

We are men responsible for bringing other men back into alignment with their soul's calling, embarking on their Dharma, and ensuring they feel seen, held, and supported as we once were.

We are the men responsible and called upon to change the face of masculinity in our society, to alchemize this “toxicity” within and without, by standing up to those who wield power unconsciously.

We are responsible for the leaders we put in power, for they only reflect our collective subconscious and values.

We take responsibility for where we are as a society, who we are, what we've done, and where we go from here.

We are the men of Embodied Masculine™.

— Amir Khalighi

Born in Tehran, Iran, and raised by a single mother, Amir first came to know life through the prism of the feminine, with no mature masculine figure to learn from or lean on until his early twenties. His instinct to break away from that dynamic took a destructive turn between the ages of 19 and 22. At 23, he found his first men's group, where elders showed him what it meant to live as a mature masculine man in the world.

His path toward self-actualization began in college, through studies in existential philosophy and comparative religion. His work with men also began at 23. Through his twenties and thirties, he worked with hundreds of men, much of it centered on addictive behaviors and on the discipline of martial arts. Over time, that work matured to draw on Jungian archetypal psychology, somatic healing, Shamanism, and embodiment practice.

His approach to men's work has been shaped most deeply by mythopoetic men's work, Sufi mysticism, yogic intimacy, Celtic mythology, Shamanism, Hermeticism, Western esotericism, and Jungian archetypal psychology. (See our lineage page for a deeper look.)

He has dedicated his life to connecting men with the Great Mother, the feminine expression of the Divine in the manifest world, and to helping them live in alignment with their soul's calling. His work supports men in embodying their natural, God-given masculine energies within an emerging paradigm of masculinity, one that stands in balanced relationship with the feminine.

Most of the men who find their way to Amir grew up without a positive masculine role model they could rely on. They carry the wound of the absent father, a wound he knows from his own life. As he puts it, “We teach what we've overcome.”

Over more than three decades of men's work, private coaching, and facilitation, what began as practice gradually took the shape of a method. Amir is the creator of the Transpersonal Facilitation Method™ (TFM), an intention-led, experiential approach to facilitation that he formalized in 2026. TFM brings together what those years taught him about preparing, holding, and integrating transformative experience, and about the responsibility a facilitator carries for the conditions he creates. Rather than a modality he studied, TFM is the synthesis of his life's work.

In 2018, he founded Embodied Masculine™, carrying this work into workshops, group coaching, initiation programs such as the Men's Work Intensive (MWI), and facilitator training through the Transpersonal Facilitator Training Program (TFTP). TFTP grew from the same body of experience that Amir later formalized as TFM, and it is where he prepares other facilitators to carry that work forward.

He has been invited as a guest speaker, keynote speaker, and lead facilitator for men's groups and retreats around the world. His writing has appeared in various publications, and his message can be heard on podcasts and at conferences, including the Embodiment Conference.

Amir is also the founder of BelovedPoetry.com, where he renders the works of masters such as Jalāl ad-Dīn Muhammad Rūmī, Hafiz, and Pablo Neruda. He has worked with men from all walks of life, from Fortune 500 CEOs, influencers, and artists to young men just beginning their path.

He is a teacher, facilitator, coach, speaker, artist, and poet. He is married to the love of his life, Keri, and is father to two daughters and two love-daughters (stepdaughters).