The Veterans & Families
Rest and Renewal Center
Find Your Peace, Find Your People. Find your Purpose
Body & Mind Balance
Healthy Daily Life
Meditation Practice
Yoga Month Challenge
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VETERANS RESPITE & REHABILITATION CENTRE
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Your Paragraph text goes Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit. Autem dolore, alias, numquam enim ab voluptate id quam harum ducimus cupiditate similique quisA purpose-driven retreat in rural Saxony, Germany, serving NATO-aligned veterans and their families.
The Centre offers residential stays, trauma recovery therapies, nature-based activities, and social enterprise programs to support healing from PTSD, anxiety, and service-related stress.
This project blends clinical and non-clinical treatment models with community, peer support, and canineassisted therapy to deliver holistic transformation.
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Location
Located in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, the centre is surrounded by forests, lakes, and cycling trails— ideal for healing and recreation. It is accessible to U.S., U.K., and NATO veterans. A former rural farm
compound will be renovated for accommodation, therapy, and community facilities.
Founder & Vision
Stephen Hinds is a 29-year British Army veteran and executive coach. With operational service in Iraq and Afghanistan, he brings lived experience of military trauma and leadership, now dedicated to
creating a transformative healing environment for veterans.
Funding Model Capital Stack
35% Public Grants (EU and German Goverment)
30% Philanthropic Capital (Veteran-focused HNWI's family offices)
20% Corporate Sponsorships (Defence ESG-driven firms)
10% Earned Revenue (Events, Café, Venue Hire)
5% Anchor Investor or PPI Capital.
Year 01
Secure seed capital ($50K), planning & legal structuring, renovation planning.
Year 02
Begin renovations, build partnerships, pilot therapies
Year 03
Operational launch (6 apartments), established café and events site
Year 04
Scale partnerships, start formal research tracking outcomes
Year 05
Expand capacity, evaluate impact, publish findings, seek satellite locations
Year 01
Secure seed capital ($50K), planning & legal structuring, renovation planning.
Year 03
Operational launch (6 apartments), established café and events site
Year 05
Expand capacity, evaluate impact, publish findings, seek satellite locations
Year 02
Begin renovations, build partnerships, pilot therapies
Year 04
Scale partnerships, start formal research tracking outcomes
Scalability & Research Collaboration
The project will collaborate with research institutions to assess nonclinical PTSD recovery models. Future expansion could include:
Partnering with universities studying trauma and veteran resilience
Publishing peer-reviewed outcomes
Replicating the model in other rural EU/NATO regions
Expanding outreach via mobile support or pop-up retreats
Next Steps & Opportunities
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£125K initial funding for technical design, legal structure ands grant preparation
Partners for research, clinical guidance and philanthropic investment
Collaboration with organisations supporting evidance-based non-pharma PTSD therapies
Our Instructors
Dave Johnson
Certified Fall 2005
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Dave Johnson
Certified Spring 2008
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Richard Black
Certified Fall 1997
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