Strategies
Narrative therapy
- Make sense of experiences by sharing them and unpacking their meaning
- Create new bonds, build community
- Explore possibilities for reintegration strategies and narratives that support re-entry
- Identify opportunities for transformation and impact
Taming the mind
- Learn meditation strategies
- Develop a consistent mindfulness practice
- Participate in rehabilitative movement (yoga, capoeira, swimming, dance, climbing, hiking)
Feeding body and soul
- Rebalance brain chemistry and hormones through specially designed nutrition plan
- Learn about gardening and cooking to maintain health
- Spearhead eco-friendly farming and culinary practices
Healing by helping
- Share insight and lessons through veteran-run leadership workshops
- Put experience to work by running the center and its programs
- Build community partnerships to fill gaps in service
- Support economic development through short- and long-term volunteer projects
Professional Development and
Job Training
- Tech and green tech vocational training (coding)
- Alternative health service certifications
- Workshops on running for local and state office
- Employment opportunities at the center in all areas (facilities, faculty, farming, guest services, marketing, community relations, business partnerships)
- Ongoing executive function coaching
Research
Mindfulness in the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder among military veterans. (Paywall)
Effects of Sensory-Enhanced Yoga on Symptoms of Combat Stress in Deployed Military Personnel
Harvard, Brigham Study: Yoga Eases Veterans PTSD Symptoms
Yoga for Trauma and Related Mental Health Problems: A Meta-Review With Clinical and Service Recommendations
Treating Traumatized Offenders and Veterans by Means of Narrative Exposure Therapy