Summerville Fire Department
"An incredible week of training with our entire department... giving our crews actionable tools to stay collected under pressure, build mental toughness, and perform at their best when it matters most."
— Summerville Fire Rescue
In September 2026, Quiet Warrior conducted an intensive department-wide training week for Summerville Fire Rescue focused on advanced stress physiology and tactical resilience. Moving beyond standard relaxation techniques, the department was pushed through advanced hypoxic protocols and a series of high-intensity physical and stationary exercises designed to simulate high-stress environments. By teaching firefighters how to ground their nervous systems, manage their heart rates, and find complete "calm in the chaos" mid-task, the training provided the entire crew with actionable strategies to optimize their performance under extreme operational pressure and accelerate post-crisis trauma recovery
Twin Screws Foundation
In August 2026, QW partnered with the Twin Screws Foundation to facilitate an intensive veteran resilience retreat in South Carolina. Operating far beyond standard stress-management coaching, the retreat focused on deep physical and psychological rewiring for combat veterans facing heavy trauma baselines. Through an integrated schedule of physical fitness using both dryland and water, raw leadership conversations, and advanced biochemical and somatic breathwork the veterans were guided through controlled stress-inoculation to agitate, confront, and physically clear stored trauma—reanchoring their nervous systems into a state of active thrival.
"Kai took the weekend and ran with it. The location, the people, the conversations, the fitness, the breath work — every piece of it landed at exactly the moment each of us needed it. That's not luck. That's what happens when the right person leads the right work in the right place with the right people... Thank you for being the quiet warrior who showed us how."
— Jesse Cook, Founder of the Twin Screws Foundation
Patrol Base Abbate
strength club
September 2-6, 2026
Thompson Falls, mt
PBA Strength Club (in partnership with the Big Fish Foundation) is a dedicated veteran community centered around powerlifting, weightlifting, functional fitness, and outdoor endurance. It serves as a tight-knit "tribe" where veterans use intense physical training to foster camouflage-level camaraderie, process vulnerability, and translate raw strength in the gym into unshakable psychological resilience outside of it. At their 2026 Return To Base (RTB) retreat in Thompson Falls, Montana, Quiet Warrior stepped in to supercharge their training. By introducing advanced hypoxic protocols, somatic release work, and tactical stress-inoculation techniques, these heavy-lifting veterans learned how to control their autonomic nervous systems under extreme physical duress. QW bridged the gap between pure muscular output and deep mental endurance, leaving the team with elite breath-control strategies to conquer both massive physical loads and the lingering weight of operational stress.
Patrol Base Abbate Vet +1
In August 2026, Quiet Warrior joined forces with Patrol Base Abbate and the Big Fish Foundation for the Vet +1 (Spouse) Return to Base (RTB) retreat in the wilderness of Thompson Falls, Montana. Military and veteran couples often carry the compounding weight of operational trauma together, causing silent friction and emotional disconnect at home. QW was honored to be one of 2 facilitators who stepped in to provide an entirely different layer of support. We utilized advanced breath science and somatic release tools to guide couples through deep nervous system calibration. By helping both veterans and their spouses step out of chronic survival mode and lower their collective baseline stress, they were given tools to process vulnerabilities, co-regulate, and anchor their partnerships back into an active state of shared resilience.
Big fish foundation Veteran +1 Event & Workshop
MARCH 26-29, 2026
SONORA, TX
THIS IS A 3+ RETREAT FOR VETERANS AND THEIR +1
The focus of this event is to bring a Veteran and someone from their immediate support network to experience & share one of Big Fish’s programs together. Too often a Veteran attends a retreat/ workshop only to have the beginning of a transformational experience lose momentum when they return home. With this event, the change agents created are fostered in strength with a “Plus One” and taken back home with a naturally embedded support system – each other.
This year’s event workshops will be focused on:
– Values Alignment & Intrinsic Drivers
– Harnessing the Growth Power of Traumatic Experiences
– Mindfulness Practice & Breath Work
– Identifying and Regulating Stress
– The Power of Storytelling
We’ll also have the usual activities offered:
– Trap / Skeet / Sporting Clays
– Horsemanship / Equine Therapy
– Safari Style Ranch Excursion
– Whiskey & Wine Tasting
– Yoga / Meditation / Breath Work
– Mountain Bike & Running / Walking Trails
– Frisbee Golf
– Pool / Fitness Center
quiet warrior
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Big fish foundation
retreat
JANUARY 22-25, 2026
Join us January 22–25, 2026, on beautiful Edisto Island for an unforgettable four-day retreat at a stunning oceanfront VRBO home.
The spacious property features five bedrooms, each with a queen or king bed, and will host one veteran and a guest—often a partner, but possibly a sibling, friend, or adult child if comfortable sharing a bed. This serene beachfront setting offers the ideal blend of comfort, privacy, and connection with nature—perfect for deep healing and immersive training.
This all-expenses-paid retreat includes accommodations, chef-prepared meals made with fresh, local ingredients, and expert-led sessions in stress inoculation, mobility, and endurance training. Participants are only responsible for their travel to and from Edisto Island.
This is a dry event, with no alcohol or drugs permitted on the property. Each day begins with morning beach training, followed by afternoon sessions focused on endurance work, HIIT-style workouts, advanced breathwork, and mental resilience tools. We’ll also integrate RopeFlow, Mace, and Mill mobility practices throughout the program.
Evenings conclude with Fireside Chats—intimate, reflective gatherings designed to foster connection, camaraderie, and community. These moments provide space for shared stories, insights, and genuine human connection.
Our mission is to help veterans heal from chronic stress and trauma through evidence-based stress inoculation techniques—methods successfully used with elite CrossFit athletes, the Big Fish Foundation, PB Abbate Foundation, and Burlington Fire Department, out of Vermont.
The retreat begins Thursday afternoon and wraps up late Sunday morning, creating a supportive and empowering environment for growth, transformation, and resilience building.
Ultimately, this experience is designed to equip veterans with the mental and physical tools needed to better navigate and overcome the lasting effects of trauma and chronic stress.
