Events

Find a retreat near you.

The Life Aid Retreats and Challenges take place across the US, and provide opportunities for veterans, first responders and their families to come together to learn, connect and have fun. Events include workshops, therapies, community service projects, and group physical activities like road or mountain cycling and hiking. These retreats incorporate peer support, technology, functional medicine, and community activation in a way that will challenge, improve the health of participants, and empower resilience.

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2026 Event Schedule

March 19-22 - SOAR - Hot Springs, AR   
Strengthen Opportunities And Resilience
RIDE: RESTORE: RECONNECT
Uniting Military, Veterans, First Responders and their families.
Join us for a very special 4-day retreat featuring some social, outdoor activities (Hiking, MTB and Road Cycling) and workshops that will improve your health and resilience.
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2026 Newport Beach Aquatic Center Connection Bike, Boat and BBQ Event Sign Up Here:
Meet up at 8 am Free Event
All military, veterans, first responders, and their families please join us for a day of fun and community connection
Use the link above to sign up and choose your activity.

2025 Schedule
Saturday, March 16 - Newport Beach Aquatic Center                


2020 Long Beach Retreat Report and Testimonials
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Life Aid Research institute has given me a path to take, a simplified road map to better health, both physical and mental. My medication list is dwindling, and I am sleeping better. Call it science, call it luck. I call it HEALTH.

Before signing up to participate in a retreat, please get checked out by your doctor to address any current and/or potential physical problems, to make sure travel and participation are recommended.