Micro-Recovery™
Military & veterans

These are brief, practical techniques that can be used in approximately 30 seconds to 5 minutes: releasing shoulder tension between tasks, taking a visual break during desk work, grounding before a meeting, or creating an intentional transition between work and home.

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Practices are adaptable, with options for different abilities, environments, and comfort levels.

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The goal is to create small opportunities for recovery within daily responsibilities, before stress becomes one continuous experience.

Why Active-Duty Service Members Need Micro-Recovery

Active-duty service members balance operational responsibilities, training, readiness requirements, and personal commitments.

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Demanding schedules and changing conditions can leave limited space between tasks. Recovery opportunities may vary considerably by assignment and environment.

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Micro-Recovery introduces brief practices that can fit into authorized breaks and appropriate transitions: gentle mobility, releasing unnecessary muscle tension, grounding, or a comfortable breathing reset.

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Practices are adapted to duty requirements and used when circumstances safely allow.

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Sometimes recovery begins with a few intentional moments between responsibilities.

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Why National Guard & Reserve Members Need Micro-Recovery

National Guard and Reserve members often move between military responsibilities and civilian employment, education, or family life.

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Training schedules, activations, and changes in routine can require repeated adjustments. Returning to one role does not always mean the demands of another have disappeared.

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Micro-Recovery provides practical transition points: pausing before beginning a civilian workday, grounding after a demanding training period, or using a short end-of-day ritual before reconnecting with family.

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These small practices create opportunities to reorient as responsibilities change.

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Why Veterans Need Micro-Recovery

Veterans bring varied experiences, skills, and perspectives to civilian life.

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Some may be establishing new careers, pursuing education, building community connections, or adjusting to changes in routine and identity. Others have been out of service for years and are navigating everyday work and family demands.

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Micro-Recovery offers accessible practices that can be adapted to individual needs: a posture reset during studying, grounding before an appointment, gentle movement between tasks, or a deliberate pause after a difficult interaction.

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Participants are encouraged to choose practices that feel useful and comfortable, with room to modify or decline any activity.

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Recovery can begin with noticing what would support you in the moment.

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Why Military Leaders & Veteran Support Teams Need Micro-Recovery

Military leaders, veteran service officers, peer supporters, and staff at veteran-serving organizations carry responsibility for others while managing their own demands.

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Their work may involve coordination, difficult conversations, administrative responsibilities, and helping people navigate consequential transitions.

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Micro-Recovery gives these professionals practical ways to pause between interactions. A brief grounding practice before a meeting, releasing physical tension after a demanding conversation, or taking a visual break during documentation can create an intentional transition.

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Supporting others also means making room for the people providing that support.

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Micro-Recovery in Daily Life

Micro-Recovery is designed to fit into safe, appropriate moments throughout the day.

That might look like:

• Before a meeting, class, or appointment: a brief grounding practice.

• Between tasks: release jaw and shoulder tension and reset posture.

• During an authorized break: gentle movement, hydration, or a visual reset.

• After a difficult interaction: pause and reconnect with your surroundings before the next responsibility.

• Between duty, work, and home: a short transition ritual to reorient.

• At the end of the day: identify tomorrow’s priorities and mark a stopping point.

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The practices are intentionally small because participants already carry meaningful responsibilities.

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They need tools that fit their circumstances and give them choices about how to recover.

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Customized Micro-Recovery Programs

Compass & Core programs are fully customizable to your organization’s goals, participant needs, schedules, and environment.

Available formats include:

• One-hour introductory sessions

• Half-day or full-day workshops

• Multi-session training programs

• Group, leadership, or community retreats

• Multi-day or weeklong programs

• Sessions incorporated into transition programs, staff development, veteran events, or community gatherings

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Programs can serve military units, National Guard and Reserve groups, student-veteran programs, veteran-serving organizations, and military-connected community groups.

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Sessions use a trauma-conscious approach that emphasizes choice, accessible participation, and respect for individual experiences. Participants are not asked to disclose personal experiences.

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Supporting Those Who Serve & Have Served

Service members and veterans deserve practical opportunities to care for themselves within the lives they lead today.

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Micro-Recovery creates small moments to reconnect, refocus, and recognize personal needs alongside daily responsibilities.

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Compass & Core workshops introduce accessible recovery practices, supporting individual well-being, stronger connections, and sustainable routines during and beyond service.

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Practical recovery. Stronger connections. Support through every transition.

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