The Mandate Summit
Four days.
One room.
November 12–15, 2026. Austin, Texas. A 48-hour group fast broken in ceremony, work that goes down before it goes up, and a room of men willing to be honest with each other.
Event details
- Dates
- November 12–15, 2026
- Location
- Austin, Texas
- General admission
- $1,500
- Format
- Four days, in person
Austin, Texas. Food is included for the days the group is eating, and you arrange your own room.
What happens
The shape of
the four days
The 48-hour descent
The group fasts together for two days. Not as a biohack. Remove the buffer most men use to avoid feeling anything, and what is underneath gets loud.
Breaking the fast
The fast is broken in ceremony with Mansal Denton, honouring how the food arrived. Then everyone eats, properly.
Body work
Breathwork, bioenergetics, body psychotherapy, sauna and cold plunge contrast therapy.
Emotional work
Confession, shadow work and radical honesty in small groups, held by facilitators who have done it themselves.
The BROlympics
Competition, comedy and the part of the weekend that reminds you men are supposed to enjoy each other.
Mastermind think tanks
Small groups of high-level men working on what each man actually came to solve.
The arc
Down — Into the body. Breathwork, bioenergetics and somatic practice to move what is stuck.
Down — Into the emotions. Confession, shadow work and radical honesty, in a room that can hold it.
Up — Into clarity and action. Competition, celebration and the plan you actually take home.
Featured guides
Who is
in the room
Jordan Bowditch
Founder and host. Leads the arc of the four days and the brotherhood container around it.
Elliott Hulse
Strength-based masculine embodiment. Leads a deep dive on the King, Lover, Warrior and Magician archetypes.
Stefanos Sifandos
Relational integrity and polarity. Guides the opening breathwork ceremony.
JP Sears
Comedy with depth underneath it. Debuts his Better Man Project and leads a competitive workout session.
Kevin Orosz
Improv and spontaneous expression. Leads Freestyle Flow BROetry — responding to the moment instead of scripting it.
Eben Pagan
Entrepreneurship and the integration of business success with the rest of a life.
Annie Lalla
Love and relationship work, focused on partnership as a foundation.
Brandon Hawk
Emotional range as a working skill rather than a soft one, from an executive coach, husband and father.
Mansal Denton
Founder of Sacred Hunting. Guides the ceremony that breaks the group fast, honouring how the food arrived.
Josh Lanphear
Former corporate lawyer, now a men's coach. Leads embodiment practice and a rite-of-passage session.
James Mitchell
A session on power, consent and holding intensity without flinching, and how that carries into leadership.
Brent Pella
Comedy and performance.
Who this is for
Read this
before you book
This is for you if
- You are done pretending and ready to be straight with a room full of men.
- You will feel the low end so you can access the high end.
- You accept that isolation is the slowest way to change anything.
- You are ready to invest in this now rather than after the next crisis.
Do not come if
- You are not willing to be honest, with yourself or the group.
- You have it all figured out already.
- You will not check your ego or follow another man's lead.
- You want to be the one fixing everyone else instead of doing your own work.
- You want a feel-good weekend rather than a change you have to live with.
Before you register
The terms
- Food is included for the days the group is eating.
- Lodging is not included.
- This site does not currently accept registration or payment.
- What is said in the room stays in the room. Every man present agrees to that.
Health and participation
The Summit includes extended fasting, breathwork, high-intensity training, sauna and cold-plunge work. It is not therapy or medical care. Participation is voluntary, and you may opt out of any element. Speak with a qualified clinician before registering if you have a health condition, take medication or are unsure whether fasting, exertion, heat or cold exposure is safe for you.
The Mandate is not a crisis service. If you are in immediate danger, contact your local emergency number. In the United States, call or text 988 to reach the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline.
Questions
The obvious
questions
Where is the Summit held?
Austin, Texas.
What does registration cost?
General admission is $1,500. Food is included for the days the group is eating; lodging is not included.
Is lodging included?
No. Food is included for the days the group is eating, and you arrange your own room.
Do I really have to fast for 48 hours?
The group fasts together for two days and breaks it in ceremony. It is the spine of the descent, and it is also your body. If fasting is not safe for you, say so before you register and you will be looked after another way.
Is this therapy?
No. It is men's work, facilitated by practitioners, in a confidential room. It is not a substitute for therapy, medical care or crisis support.
Who is actually going to be there?
Twelve guides lead the four days, and the Summit page lists every one of them with the session they bring.
What happens after the four days?
Most men who stay changed do it with ongoing brotherhood. FRATERNITY is where that continues, and it is entry by application and interview.
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