This weekend Saturday July 30th and Sunday July 31st , 8:30 – 4:30 is the Travis AFB Air Expo and Open House (FREE ADMISSION).  The VA Northern California Health Care System along with Veterans Benefits Administration, Vet Centers and The National Cemetery Administration will be providing outreach to Veterans with the support of the VA Mobile Vet Center and VA Mobile Clinic.  
Green Gulch Farm Veterans Event August 6th Free                    

Text Box: “When I heard about the mindfulness/meditation event, I was enthusiastic about getting together with other veterans. I was initially apprehensive about being in a group, but I felt instantly at home.” Mike Smith US Army, OIF VetText Box: “The workshop was fantastic! I met a bunch of good people and had a great time. Green Gulch Farm is beautiful and I can’t wait for the next retreat.” Mike Van Derwood USMC, OIF Vet Workshop to help veterans relax and have fun!

Text Box: • Hike in the hills of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area (approximately 3.5 miles) • Lunch on Muir Beach • Learn meditation and mindfulness practices from Zen teachers who work with Vets

Retreats are non-denominational, free and open to all vets

who have served since 2001, or in the Persian Gulf.

You are welcome to bring a friend or family member to this event. 

We will do our best to coordinate rides for those who need them.

 

Lee Klinger Lesser, M.S. is co-founder of Honoring the Path of the Warrior, offering one day and overnight events for Veterans. She has led workshops in Sensory Awareness, a mind/body discipline, for over 35 years in English and in Spanish. She has studied with Jim Gordon and the Center for Body-Mind Medicine based on their work of healing with people who have suffered from trauma in war zones around the world.

Chris Fortin, M.A. MFT, is co-founder of Honoring the Path of the Warrior, and is a Zen Buddhist priest and psychotherapist in private practice. She began practice at San Francisco Zen Center in 1976 and now practices as a leader in the Everyday Zen community.  She has 30 years of experience in helping to heal the wounds and trauma of body, mind, and spirit.

To register, contact Dyan Ferguson at 415-310-7075, honoringthepath@gmail.com
 Free $50 BART pass for those home on leave from Active Duty (includes Guard and Reserve on Title 10 orders)

All Active Duty Military Personnel on Leave from “Operation Iraqi Freedom” or “Operation Enduring Freedom” are eligible for a FREE $50 Transit Ticket on the San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit

As a small token of our appreciation for the tremendous sacrifices the men and women of the United States Armed Forces make to defend our freedom, we offer you this ticket to make your leave time in the San Francisco Bay Area more enjoyable by traveling on the BART system safely, comfortably and best of all, for free. Thank you for all that you do.

To claim your Free $50 BART ticket

• Visit the Customer Services Center in person. The Center is located at the Lake Merritt BART Station

• Present your DA Form 31 or Request and Authority for Leave form and military identification card

• Or call (510) 464-7137 to make special arrangements to receive a ticket.