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Heroes Retreat

A sacred retreat for veterans and first responders exploring the deeper story beneath service.

As a veteran or first responder, you know how you entered service. But have you ever explored what truly called you there in the first place?

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What it offers | Who it’s for | What’s Included | How to Register

Heroes Retreat is a sacred weekend for veterans and first responders who are ready to step away from the demands of service and reflect on the path they have walked.

This retreat honors the uniform without reducing you to it. It creates space to explore the experiences, beliefs, responsibilities, and formative moments that shaped who you became before, during, and after service.

Through prayer, ceremony, reflection, live medicine music, time in nature, and community, participants are invited to better understand the story beneath service and the person they are becoming now.

This is not about reliving what you have survived. It is about being witnessed with respect, reconnecting with your own heart, and finding community with others who understand what it means to carry responsibility.

What this retreat offers

  • A retreat space designed for veterans and first responders

  • Sacred ceremony held with reverence and care

  • Reflection on service, identity, responsibility, and purpose

  • Community with others who understand service-based life

  • Integration circles and guided conversation

  • Live medicine music

  • Time for rest, nature, and reconnection

Who this retreat is for

Heroes Retreat may be for you if you are:

  • A veteran or first responder

  • Feeling called to ceremony and reflection

  • Carrying stories that are hard to explain to others

  • Seeking community beyond the role you served in

  • Ready to better understand your path

  • Open to prayer, humility, and sincere self-reflection

What’s included

  • 2-night retreat experience

  • 2 Ayahuasca/Yagé prayer ceremonies

  • Integration circles

  • Live medicine music

  • Nourishing meals

  • Shared lodging

  • Time in nature

  • Community support

Scholarship note

Limited scholarship support may be available through the Heroes Fund. These funds are sustained by community donations and help reduce financial barriers for veterans and first responders called to this work.

Membership is the first step into Agape Church. It allows you to formally enter the community, affirm our shared values, and agree to our Code of Ethics & Conduct.

Retreat registration is a separate process. This is where we review contraindications, preparation needs, sincerity, and whether a specific retreat is the right fit.

Support the path of a veteran or first responder.

Whether you feel called to attend or help make this retreat accessible for someone else, your next step begins here.