Veterans and trauma communities no longer have to wait for the western model of medicine to find paths to recovery, stability, and post-traumatic growth. VAHA’s “T.I.P of the Spear” program provides a comprehensive, holistic approach to healing and recovery.
When we come home after our service, we never really make it home. We disassociate, isolate, and avoid. The Reason? Our minds and bodies are disconnected by the painful, unprocessed emotions that remain inside of us, and our bodies continue to mobilize our stress response against threats that no longer exist. This hyper-aroused, sympathetic, fight or flight state becomes the new norm for many of us and ultimately leads to chronic conditions, disease, disorders, and terminal illness. This never-ending trend has and continues to leave a trail of broken homes, traumatized spouses, and suffering children throughout our nation.
The pharmaceutical strategy employed to treat our mental and physical conditions when we come home chronically suppresses the symptoms and fails to address the root of the problem. The chronic suppression of our conditions not only prevents true healing, but it exacerbates our conditions, eventually leading to pharmaceutical dependency, substance abuse, addiction, and suicide.
The numbers speak for themselves. Since the inception of conflict in 2001, we have lost just over 7,000 service members to conflict. In that same period of time, we have lost over 200,000 Veterans and service members to suicide, with no end in sight. We need real options to heal.
The TIP of the Spear program is an 8-week holistic healing program with a 4-day fully immersive retreat and a comprehensive 30-day, post-retreat integration program. Our program is administered through an efficient combination of tribal ceremonies and clinical pathways utilizing entheogenic medicines, ancient techniques and modern optimization strategies.
Through our TIP of the Spear program, we reconnect and realign the mental, physical, emotional, and spiritual aspects of the human experience, ultimately bringing the mind, body, and spirit back into coherence.
In the preparation and coaching phase, we help clarify your intentions which lays the groundwork for the integration period, as well as prepare your body and mind to maximize the program’s benefits and help you get the most out of your experience.
The retreat is the first critical step of the program and is a fully-immersive experience that facilitates healing and realignment of the mind, body, and spirit through a unique combination of sacred medicines, tribal ceremonies, and human optimization techniques.
Our post-retreat integration program is designed to override the subconscious default mode of the past and retrain new habits through intentional work, self-regulation, and heart coherence techniques to build new habits and shape your new identity.
In the preparation and coaching phase, we help clarify your intentions which lays the groundwork for the integration period, as well as prepare your body and mind to maximize the program’s benefits and help you get the most out of your experience.
In the preparation and coaching phase, we help clarify your intentions which lays the groundwork for the integration period, as well as prepare your body and mind to maximize the program’s benefits and help you get the most out of your experience.
The retreat is the first critical step of the program and is a fully-immersive experience that facilitates healing and realignment of the mind, body, and spirit through a unique combination of sacred medicines, tribal ceremonies, and human optimization techniques.
Our post-retreat integration program is designed to override the subconscious default mode of the past and retrain new habits through intentional work, self-regulation, and heart coherence techniques to build new habits and shape your new identity.
The retreat is the first critical step of the program and is a fully-immersive experience that facilitates healing and realignment of the mind, body, and spirit through a unique combination of sacred medicines, tribal ceremonies, and human optimization techniques.
Our post-retreat integration program is designed to override the subconscious default mode of the past and retrain new habits through intentional work, self-regulation, and heart coherence techniques to build new habits and shape your new identity.
Entheogens (from the Ancient Greek entheos [“god”, “divine”] and genesthai [“generate” – “generating the divine within”]) are a family of psychoactive substances, typically of plant origin. They have been used in a ritualized context for thousands of years and their religious significance is well established with anthropological and academic literature.
The usefulness of entheogenic substances for personal exploration, healing, and development is well documented, and is known to provide several benefits. These benefits include opportunities for introspection and self-discovery, expanded awareness and consciousness, release of emotional blocks, and healthier interpersonal connections.
Whether you’re struggling with physical, emotional, or mental health issues, our program provides a comprehensive approach to finding your way back to a place of peace, safety, and well-being. It offers a caring, supportive environment for those who seek to rebuild their lives and reclaim their sense of self.
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