Event Description

The MKP Father/Daughter Weekend is coming to Texas!

7:30 p.m. on June 22 – 2:30 p.m. on June 24

Land of My Grandfathers.

This not-to-be-missed experience is for all Fathers and their Daughters ages 7 and up -- including teen and adult daughters! Warning: The younger age groups fill very quickly!

During this weekend you can expect:

A chance to play, laugh, cry and be together – perhaps like never before.
A series of activities designed to deepen the Father/Daughter connection -- and help heal wounded hearts and strengthen already tight Father/Daughter relationships.
Processes designed for the different ages of the Daughters (child, teen and adult).
Father Talk - a circle of Dads who have Daughters - talking deeply and truthfully about what it means to be a Father to a Daughter. 
Daughter Talk – Circles of Daughters talking privately about their relationship with their Dad.
An opportunity for Daughters to claim an animal name – creating a special bond with a Warrior Dad that can last forever.
A Saturday night fire ceremony examining “shadow” and projection in the Father/Daughter relationship (older Daughters and Dads).
A campfire with s'mores, drums and spontaneity
Free time to play games, go for a walk or just sit and talk together. 
Memories that Fathers and Daughters will cherish forever.

Check out the testimonials below from past participants!!!

Questions?

Contact Stephen McNiel by e-mail: mcniels@bcglobal.net

Tuition is $295.00 for a Father/Daughter "pair". $150.00 for each additional daughter. Dinner is provided on Friday and Saturday. Breakfast and lunch is provided on Saturday and Sunday.

Tuition assistance is available for those who qualify.  

"An hour before leaving . . . my 24 year-old . . . begged 'Let's not go. Instead spend the day together bonding!' then rolled over and back to sleep. I knew what she did not: the experience would be renewing, intimate, inspiring and would enlarge our appreciation for each other. Our day was all of that." - Dad of two daughters, ages 16 and 24.  

"I truly had an incredible experience." - Daughter, age 23. 

"I absolutely got what I came for and more. . . . My main objective over the weekend was to strengthen the bond between myself and my daughter which I felt was irrefutably accomplished in my case. . . . I found the experience . . . powerful, purposeful, and special to warrant many return trips." - Father of daughter, age 6  

 "[My daughter] and I already have a great connection, but for us the day was all about that connection without the distractions of day to day life. It was incredibly affirming and deepening for each of us. Next year I think I will invite my adult daughters to join us." - Father of daughter, age 7.  

"I am still basking in the afterglow of that wonderful time with my daughter. . . . We had a deeply significant experience." - Father of a

daughter, age 23.   

"A fun, connecting and safe container was well built for [my daughter] and I to connect and have fun and spend quality time together." - Father of daughter, age 6 

And still others:

“[We] had a fantastic time. Thank you for making this possible. Beautifully organized, and powerful F/D connection facilitated.”  

"I cannot begin to thank you enough for providing a beautiful safe space to connect with my daughter, integrated her into my MKP life, and show me the power of being in a tight circle of men who are fathers of daughters. Seeing what they struggle with and what abundance they also have. I have been in many circles where great work was done. This circle of dads of daughters profoundly effected me. Thank you. Having an engaging and well thought our program and multi facilitators and elders made you stand out compared to my other experiences. The past ones were good this was more impactful”  

“I knew when I did it, but feel stronger now, that making it a holiday in my parenting agreement elevated its importance and marks our calendar for the years to come. Having my daughter smudged and blessed by elders on the mountain where I was initiated and have been many times is a strong memory."  

"I want to tell how much [my over 30 daughter] and I enjoyed the weekend. It was a great weekend for [us] to be present with one another as well as meet a bunch of new people. It confirmed the solid relationship we already have and created an experience that we both treasure."

And, his daughter wrote: "thank you for creating a weekend that was overall wonderful. My dad and I had a great time in the beautiful setting and of course ate very well. We have not had time like that together since I was 17, and never time just to focus on our relationship."

"Months after absolutely loving the Daddy-Daughter Weekend, [my under-12 daughter] and I are still talking about it. I wanted to again thank you all for doing such a great job organizing and holding a loving and introspective space."  

And, from an 8 year old daughter: “This Father/Daughter weekend has made me and my dad bond very closely. I know more about him, he knows more about me, and I feel a big difference. I know my dad knows more about my hopes and dreams and supports them. When we came back from the Father/Daughter weekends the past 2 years, we had big smiles on our faces knowing that we can trust each other more.

“I acknowledge and thank you for what you are putting out into the world. We all have benefited by being in your circle of life – keep doing what you’re doing!”

“I feel like it is a "must" for any father with a daughter (of any age). . . . The weekend is very well designed and run --- balanced between processes and fun time. ”

“It was an extraordinary and transcendent weekend. I asked [my 11 year old daughter] and she said it was all amazing and she would change nothing.”

“I . . . saw the wounds that both me and my daughter share and how deep they run. Much work lies ahead for us but the greatest blessing is I have Healthy Fathers to turn to help me and my daughter heal those wounds.”

“Thank you for giving [my 10 year old daughter] and I (and the rest of my brothers and their daughters) the space to learn about each other and get closer then ever! I am FOREVER grateful to all of you for sharing your stories and shadows and helping me recognize my own shadows and the gold I have in my relationship with my daughter[.] My life is forever changed because of this weekend and I have you all to thank. This work is life changing and life affirming and I don't know where I would be without it! THANK YOU!! THANK YOU!! THANK YOU!!

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