Military Wellness
Military / Veterans’ Retreat –
Building resilience for families connected with the military
Who we are
The wounded warrior retreat bring families to beautiful outdoor location in Porto Platanias Village resort - Crete, Greece to spend quality time reconnecting after a deployment, separation, or during a time of transition. With other military families there to share the experience, it’s the perfect environment to meet and bond with others in the same phase of military life.
Retreat activities
Our mission is to aid mainly military families by understanding their needs and accompanying them in their journey of healing.The effects of the stress of the military lifestyle have only gained visibility in recent years but the trauma caused for veterans or active duty military persons is not new. This retreat is designed as a decompression opportunity in a serene environment and with focus on nature exposure and thematic tourism with their healing properties (the design and management of the retreat is being carried out by psychologists) and inspired by our experience of working with persons in the military and military families.
The Wounded Warrior Family Retreat offers participants’ experiences that help them develop coping and communication skills, stay engaged, and set family goals throughout lifelong positive changes, manage and overcome invisible wounds, enhance resilience and empower families, couples, and individuals.
Relax in a natural environment specifically chosen for its tranquility.
Connect with peers and share experiences!
Work towards wellness with experienced instructors!
Enjoy flexible rates in accordance to your and your group’s needs
Ιn this retreat we will have the possibility to explore some of the following topics:
Do you want an exclusive programme for your team customised on your special wishes and needs? - A programme focused on a specific topic or need with more or less days? - Or a total relaxation retreat focused on excursions and outdoor activities?
Get in touch to make it happen!
Programme
Day 1
- Opening and introduction
- Aligning individual and collective goals for our retreat
- Future carousel (experiential method transferable to our contexts)
- Discovery process – Positive core of resilience
Local Evening – welcome reception
Day 2
- Mindfulness practice
- Design process: Appreciative problem solving
- Self-empathy: tool for building intrapersonal resilience
- Practice
- Revisioning
Day 3
- Mindfulness practice
- Design process: Appreciative problem solving
- Self-empathy: tool for building intrapersonal resilience
- Practice
- Revisioning
Day 4
- Outdoor activities
- Celebration – next steps
- Closing, Saying Good Bye,
Details & Dates
Instructors
Dr. Markos Perrakis was serving the army as Psychologist by offering counselling and appraisal services to hundreds of soldiers and officers with experience in more than 40 campuses included the Special Forces Training Center in Greece.
He also gave that time workshops and lectures on stress management and How to cope difficult and challenging situations is a leadership development & process facilitator, psychologist, speaker, consultant and trainer of individuals and teams, founder and Managing Director of the EU Adult training & Counseling Provider Fractality.
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He designs and implements EU projects in the fields of leadership development and strategic planning, and uses eclectic appreciative approaches in the public and private sector in order to promote effective communication, individual and collective process development. He specializes in coaching, supervision, human capital development, training and assessments. He holds a Ph.D. in Leadership Styles and their efficiency in organisations with publications in the fields of organizational psychology and counseling and a M.A. in clinical Psychology. He is trained in Systemic Consultation, solution focused & cognitive behavioral approaches, methods of participatory design, Spiritual Intelligence, a certified provider of Vocational Guidance and Professional Orientation, utilizing psychometric assessments and coaching tools for teams and individuals in organizational, career and personality issues and ISO 9001 Lead Auditor. He is representative of the Association of International Institution Supervision in Europe (ANSE), Member of International Intervision Groups, Scientific Assistant of SOL (Society of Organisational Learning), scientific partner of the European Union of Small and Medium Enterprises (EUMU) in Greece, in the fields of Strategic Planning and Human Capital Development programmes.
Dr. Perrakis is one of the first persons in Greece who applied the methodology of Appreciative Inquiry, which is used in the UN Summit by UN leaders. In contrast to the traditional management approaches that focus on problems, the appreciative approach makes use of the potential of the human capital of organizations.
