Dedicated to the liberation of the human spirit.

Awaken●Alignment●Action

Vince Chafin

Vince Chafin is a transformational speaker and facilitator who inspires people to break free from the invisible patterns, identities, and stories that keep them living smaller than they are capable of.

For more than 25 years, Vince has guided individuals and groups through meaningful personal transformations across four continents. His work explores identity, purpose, relationships, leadership, and the often-unseen forces that shape how we live and lead.

Blending powerful storytelling, timeless wisdom, human psychology, and embodied experience, Vince challenges audiences to question what they have mistaken for truth, reconnect with what matters most, and move from awareness to aligned action.

At the heart of his work is a simple idea: many of the cages that limit our possibilities and potential, are cages we unknowingly build ourselves—and freedom begins when we recognize we already hold the key.

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Upcoming Events

Facilitator training

Embodied Facilitation Xperience

October 23 – 25, 2026 · Salt Lake City, Utah · $299
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Men's facilitation training

Men's Work Facilitation Training

February 26 – 28, 2027 · Sedalia, Colorado
Weekend immersion

The Art of Partnership Weekend

April 22 – 25, 2027 · The Bear Ranch, California foothills · from $795

For Men

Initiation / Brotherhood / Maturity

No one is coming to save you.

A boy waits to be chosen. He waits in vain for his father’s blessing. Most of us were never initiated. We were never marked, never told when the waiting was supposed to end, so we kept our options open. We kept one foot out the door, searching for the magical other. That is the Peter Pan syndrome, and it does not resolve on its own. It transforms and transmutes in a room with other men who will not lie to you.

This is the work I have done with men for twenty-five years. They are not weekends for feeling good. They are a threshold, a descent, and a return with something you can’t buy.

Vince Chafin in a circle of men after an initiation
Initiation

Every culture that lasted had a way of ending boyhood on purpose. Ours forgot. We put the threshold back where it belongs, and we hold it.

The hero's journey

The call, the refusal, the descent, the return. Not a story you read. A route through the part of your life you have been avoiding.

Masculine maturation

Grown men face the dragon of their fears. They keep agreements, they take responsibility, and they hold themselves accountable.

Beyond Peter Pan

Endless possibilities is a comfortable place to hide. Pick something, commit to it, and let the cost of the choice make you into the man you were born to be.

Men only / next room

Men’s Work Facilitation Training

February 26 – 28, 2027 · Sol Ridge, Sedalia, Colorado. Three days of live demonstration, guided practice, and direct feedback, in collaboration with Brotherhood of the Roots.

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One to one

The One · Private Mentorship

If you need a private container, The One is the direct line. Personal, honest, and built around the season of life you’re actually in.

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For Women

Why You Keep Choosing the Wrong Man — the guide

Why you keep choosing the wrong man

12 reasons the wrong man feels right, and how to stop wasting time and finally address the subconscious patterns in your relationships.

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The One

Private Mentorship with Vince Chafin
Awaken / Align / Act

You already know something has to change.

The One is private mentorship for people who are ready to stop circling the same questions and begin living from what they already know is true. This is not a formula or a fixed curriculum. It is a personal, direct relationship built around honest conversation, meaningful challenge, and action.

This may be the right work if...
  • You are successful on the outside but know something important is missing.
  • You keep meeting the same pattern in relationships, work, purpose, or yourself.
  • You are standing at a threshold and the person you have been cannot take you where you are going.
  • You are ready for truth, responsibility, support, and movement - not more information.
Awaken

See clearly what is actually happening beneath the surface.

Align

Bring your choices, relationships and commitments into alignment with what you know to be true.

Act

Turn insight into conversations, boundaries, decisions, practices and accountable action.

“Your life is the curriculum.”Private. Personal. Responsive to the season of life you are actually in.

Testimonials

“I’ve been sitting in a sacred weekly container guided by Vince “Matoska” Chafin for 2+ years. The wisdom, structure, accountability and heart-centered brotherhood have been a life altering and beautiful experience. In my experience, Matoska has proved to be an established and trusted elder, which is needed in the vulnerable depths of our transformation.”

Kyle M

“Your presence, leadership, and energy created an environment I couldn’t have imagined… The way you allow shadow and constellation work to unfold with precision, clarity, and strength deeply impacted me. It affirmed my own path as a facilitator.”

Lucie, France

“I came into Vince’s training thinking I was there to learn how to lead men. I didn’t realize I was the one who would be transformed. I walked in a 54-year-old boy… and left a 54-year-old man.

In one weekend, Vince dismantled everything I thought I knew about manhood and rebuilt me from the inside out. His presence and mastery are unlike anything I’ve experienced.

This work changed my life and gave me absolute clarity about my purpose. If you’re ready to step into the man you know you can be, this is the man who can take you there.”

Omar Pinto

“Vince has this way of holding a room that doesn’t flinch. There’s edge to it—he’ll take you right up to the place you’d usually bail—but it’s not force. It’s more like being met by someone who already knows you’re not as fragile as you think you are.

It lands somewhere between the blunt honesty of an uncle and the kind of fathering most people didn’t get but recognize immediately when it shows up.

Hard to explain without sounding insane.

Easy to feel once you’re in it. Love.”

John Wolf

“I am honored to have learned from you. The courage I carry today as a leader comes from your example. You are a true gift and inspiration.”

Blaine MacIntyre, Life Coach

“Your presence was deeply soothing… gentle, grounded, and powerful. I left feeling called back to something essential within me.”

Salomé

“You have a rare ability to create a space where men feel seen, cared for, and challenged at the same time.”

N.C.

“Vince has a gift for sensing the highest potential in people and calling it forward with clarity, strength, and compassion.”

A.P.

“After the ceremony, pain I had been living with was gone. I don’t know what released — but I’m deeply grateful.”

Suzanne

“Vince tirelessly gives with genuine love. When you’re in the room with him, you know you matter.”

David G

“You exemplify transformation and legacy. The men who follow will stand on the foundation you’ve helped build.”

Joshua

“Though we’ve never met in person, your vision and commitment to this work has impacted my life in a powerful way. What you’re building will serve generations.”

Bill C
In the room

25 years, 4 continents, thousands of transformations

Your next chapter

Your next chapter starts here

If you are ready to align your life with your values, strengthen your leadership, and create meaningful change, this is the place to begin.

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