You don’t just live in a world, a world lives in YOU.
Hi, I’m Christopher Robbins…
It’s taken me a lifetime, but I’m finally starting to wake up. While I still have a long way to go, I am grateful to have so far reconciled with years of my own self-inflicted pain and suffering. They have been teachers and my life wouldn’t be the same without having faced the music. In a curious way, they made me a better listener of space, time, people, even spirit. As an advocate for men and their mental and physical well being, I' believe our hidden purpose is to get in touch with our soul. The pursuit of self-understanding and its relationship to building deeper connections is an uncertain process, but the quest is universal and life-affirming.
I grew up a lucky kid, exposed by chance to ontological thinking and camping in the great outdoors. My family was loving and adventurous and taught me more than I needed. Naturally, none of it helped me avoid personal detours, dead ends or destructive patterns. Professionally, I have played in corporate roles and entrepreneurial ventures in Europe and North America across multiple industries.
Inside of this 25+ year run, I have failed far more than I have succeeded.
My proverbial rock bottom hit in my forties. During those dark years, I fought on the battlefield of failure, regret, shame, addiction and even depression. Through the fog I began to see how much time I had spent trying to prove my worth, hide my truth or just be someone I wasn’t.
In the creation of Soul Degree, I rediscovered a sequestered source of joy — in slowing down and circling up with people in pursuit of deeper meaning. More specifically, I realized what I really needed was a deeper connection and honest relationship with spirited guys in remote, natural settings.
Since then I have been navigating my own healing journey. Most impactful to me has been honest self reflection and steadfast inquiry into things that matter, about why we are here, about how we distinguish between success and satisfaction, and what we should do with the precious moments that remain. Suffice it to say, these are conversations I hope to have with YOU.
In my efforts to widen the aperture on what I deem “meaningful,” I have spent a decade leading small batch men’s programs while developing my skills as a husband, father, facilitator, yoga teacher, meditation guide, end of life/death doula, and ardent student of spiritual psychology, breath work and somatic
“Soul Degree has changed my everyday life in the way I think, act, and feel. It has allowed me to be myself.”
— Jonathan