Following your unique path of aliveness will require a courage sourced from deep within the heart of your being.

Courage to trespass against every picket fence of your comfort and enter the only wild chance you’ll have at being alive. Never to return to the life that you once knew.

Your Guide

Banks Anderson

I know what its like to feel broken and having the idea of “fixing” yourself feel impossible. With adoption, jail, addiction, shame, causing harm, and grief. I’ve realized along the way I wasn’t the only one.

I’ve known that feeling of being deep in my pain and completely alone inside. Wanting help, but frozen at the thought of asking for it. Paralyzed at the idea of letting someone in. I’ve had to get comfortable with the grief of outgrowing who I used to be. And I want that for the men I work with.

I have been cooked in many of life’s initiatory fires and found two very important pillars. Courage and connection. With those two things in place anything is possible.

I guide men because I refuse to let my imperfection stop me from moving towards my calling.
I help men step into the bold action required in their becoming.
I help men stay wildly themselves.
Regardless of conditioning.
Regardless of judgements.
Regardless of who doubts you.

I guide men not as a teacher with all of the answers. But as a man who has faced my fires, let them cook me, and stayed awake.

Where do I begin?

  • men's work, men's coaching, breathwork, mental health, mens health

    Threshold: Men's Breathwork Intensive

    An in person 12 week journey combining the heart centered clarity of breathwork with focused, attentive action.

    Stand beside 9 other men over the course of 3 months to walk into the inner depths and create the outer life that supports your thriving into being a compassion, capable, and responsible man in this world.

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  • 1-1 Work

    This work is not to meant to fix.

    We will interrupt the patterns and behaviors that are not working in your life and use that opportunity to exercise what is authentic and real to give you the greatest possibility in life.

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  • Breathwork

    Powerful transpersonal group practice that celebrates the potential of going through a journey of depth in brotherhood and coming out on the other side stronger. This practice rekindles the relationship to self to inspire clarity and emotional intelligence.

    There are regular monthly groups in the Asheville area and more.

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What men are saying

  • "I am so grateful to receive the care and excellence that Banks offers. He has an amazing ability to know exactly what to say and when to listen every time we work together. He has an effective balance of masculine strength and boundaries paired with a non condemning and nurturing presence. I feel challenged and supported during our process. I've discovered parts of me and blockages of energy that I had no idea were there. I've worked with many types of therapists, coaches and healers and consider myself a well educated and experienced practitioner as well. I have high standards for who I take time out of my challenging, meaningful and adventurous life to receive support from. I will continue to work and grow with Banks and give him my highest recommendation."

    Brad W

  • “I have worked with Banks one-on-one and in group men’s work. Banks has a receptivity and a capacity to hold others at a depth I’ve seen in very few. This, combined with his passionate commitments to vulnerability and integrity, allows Banks to bring a fullness to his support of others that has transformed my life. Banks has played a key role in improving my awareness of my fear and shame, as well as my capacity to embody my inner wisdom, open my heart in my relationships, and lead my life. May you find what you seek. With gratitude and love.”

    Matt B

  • “Men's work is helpful to my growth. Meeting with Banks has given me permission to witness with my shadows, a safe place for emotional expression, connection with men, and also a place to learn ways to be an integrated, embodied man. These safe spaces allow me experiences of personal growth and I have witnessed other men unfold. Banks care and commitment to these practices is evident in the solid group containers he sets and the expressions that come forth. This is essential men's work, and Banks skillfully guides the sessions from beginning to close.”

    Ben K