A trauma-informed, veteran-centered retreat program built from lived reality and real need — held twice a year on Memorial Day and Veterans Day weekends, with a continuous arc of care in between. For Veterans, their families, caregivers, and survivors.
Too many veterans have been carrying trauma without a safe place to put it. Many explore nontraditional or spiritually oriented healing on their own — and keep it hidden because of stigma, fear of judgment, or the taboo around psychedelics and ceremony. For years, trauma-informed support simply didn't exist for veterans choosing these paths. They went alone because they felt they had to. We built this retreat so they never have to again.
The idea began in 2020. We spent four years building it deliberately — safety protocols, trauma-informed policies, and a multidisciplinary team of therapists, medical staff, certified coaches, integration specialists, and facilitators trained in yoga, breathwork, and creative expression — before hosting our first cohort in 2024. What happened when veterans first arrived wasn't about ceremony at all: they connected, exhaled, and spoke openly, often for the first time in years.
Virtual therapy, peer coaching, and preparation support in the months leading up to each retreat. You meet your cohort online, so the community is already real before you arrive.
Held on Memorial Day and Veterans Day weekends — dates chosen because the independent ceremonies on them are designated for veterans. TAM provides the surrounding structure: grounding therapy, yoga, group coaching, meals, and peer support. We never provide, handle, or administer sacramental substances; ceremonies are facilitated independently.
Virtual integration sessions, follow-up, and ongoing cohort meetings. Healing doesn't begin and end on a single weekend — it grows in the support that surrounds it.
No one enters or exits their experience alone. Every veteran is paired with a Battle Buddy — someone who has completed peer support training and personally walked a similar healing path. Connection, accountability, and stability, from the first call to long after the retreat ends.
Applications run through our secure intake portal. You'll create an account, tell us about yourself and your service (including a DD-214 upload for verification), and e-sign the waiver and community agreement. It takes about 15 minutes, and you can save and return anytime.
Veterans who are accepted receive a direct link to our partner church's independent ceremony registration — the church conducts its own separate enrollment process.
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Live availability for the next ceremony weekends. Each application is reviewed by our team before acceptance.
See upcoming ceremony weekends and begin your application on our secure intake portal.
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