Veteran Retreats
The Forward Assist Veteran Retreats
Every year Forward Assist take veterans on a life changing veteran retreats in rural France and/or England. These abstinence orientated retreats offer the benefit of physical, emotional and psychological withdrawal from the stresses and strains of everyday life. Giving everyone a chance to escape from the toxic effects of noise, information overload, unrealistic demands and the frantic busy-ness of modern day living. The Retreats provide a safe haven in which to recover from trauma and to heal on all levels.
On retreat, life is simple. Every aspect of each day enables veterans to relax in a peaceful environment, often with walks and some form of meditation/quiet contemplation enabling them to go into a deeper, often ignored, part of themselves. They provide space in which to regain a sense of self, calm and sanity. The chance to cook and eat three healthy nutritious meals a day in the company of other veterans. Therapists facilitate personal growth and a sense of well-being.
Similarly, we have a partnership arrangement with the Boulder Crest Foundation in the USA and later this year we will be taking six military veterans to stay in their fantastic retreat in Virginia. Past participants have found the experience life changing. You can read more about this fantastic initiative here: https://bouldercrest.org/
