Veterans, Trauma & Resilience

Veterans, Trauma & Resilience

Omega offers hope and healing for veterans and their families through workshops and retreats that creates a sense of connection and new skills.

'I Leave Here With Such a Sense of Empowerment'

Watch as these veterans share their experiences after a healing workshop at Omega.

Workshops for Veterans

Omega donors generously underwrite our veterans programs. Scholarships covering all but $75 of total costs are available to veterans. 

The effects of military trauma and post-traumatic stress are vast, and reintegration can be overwhelming for veterans and their families. At a time when resources are so limited, we are happy to provide important healing modalities to veterans.
Robert “Skip” Backus ,

CEO Emeritus at Omega

Vets meditating

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Meet Army Veteran Antwan Martin

When Antwan returned home from serving in the Iraq war, he felt he had lost a part of himself. To cope, he shut himself down emotionally. But through a scholarship to Omega's yoga for veterans retreat, he's learning how to open up to the world and feel again.

Military Sexual Assault - NY Times Article

'A Poison in the System': The Epidemic of Military Sexual Assault

This article by The New York Times Magazine highlights Omega's Warrior Renew Retreat, created and facilitated by Dr. Lori S. Katz.

Read on NYTimes.com
Joel Laufman & Dennis Connors

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“My definition of love has gotten much more all-encompassing since the retreat. I thought love was the storybook kind where you fall in love and get swept off your feet, like how I felt about my wife. I’ve learned that I can make the definition more simple, and with that, maybe I’ll learn to love myself.” — Joel Laufman, veterans scholarship recipient

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