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Events & Gatherings

Where healing becomes community.

From intimate healing retreats to somatic arts therapy, ocean therapy days, advocacy panels and education workshops — every VBA event is designed around dignity, joy, and belonging.

Upcoming Events

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All events are trauma-informed, inclusive, and designed with survivor safety at the center. Attendance is always confidential.

Retreat
Spring Healing Retreat
📅 August 2026 · 3 Days · 📍 Santa Barbara, CA
Limited · 20 Spots · Applications Open

A 3-day immersive retreat combining ocean therapy, somatic movement, art expression, and community healing circles.

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Wellness
Somatic Arts Therapy
📅 Bi-Monthly · 📍 Virtual & In-Person
Enrolling Now · Space Available

Body-centered healing through movement, sound, ocean therapy, expressive arts, yoga, breathwork, nature immersion, and more.

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Education
Writing & Awareness
📅 Ongoing · 📍 Virtual & In-Person
Open Enrollment · Join Anytime

Survivor storytelling workshops, community awareness panels, and creative writing circles — where lived experience becomes art, advocacy, and collective power.

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Retreats
Immersive Healing
Multi-day experiences combining therapy, nature, and community — designed entirely around survivor dignity.
Wellness
Somatic Arts Therapy
Movement, sound baths, ocean therapy, yoga, and breathwork — healing through the body, not just the mind.
Advocacy
Panels & Speakers
Community panels, awareness walks, and survivor-led conversations that shift culture and build solidarity.
Education
Writing & Awareness
Storytelling circles, creative writing, and awareness workshops — where lived experience becomes collective power.
Community
Brunches & Circles
Casual, joyful gatherings — healing circles, brunches, and peer connection in safe, survivor-centered spaces.
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Events Hosted
150+
Survivors Gathered
5
Cities & Counting
Our Story in Pictures

Moments that moved us

Every gathering is a testament to resilience. Every photo is proof that healing is possible — and that no one has to do it alone.

VBA Healing Retreat
Retreat · Santa Barbara
Spring Healing Retreat
"A day that changed everything for me."
Ocean Therapy
Wellness · Malibu Beach
Ocean Therapy Day
"The ocean held us all."
Rooftop Wellness
Wellness · Los Angeles
Rooftop Wellness Day
Movement Healing
Fitness · Neuehouse LA
Movement & Healing
Advocacy Walk
Advocacy · Santa Monica
Survivor Awareness Walk
Cape Town Education
Education · Cape Town, South Africa
Youth Awareness Program
"Healing looks good on you — no matter where you are in the world."
Our Global Reach

Healing knows no borders.

VBA's education work reaches young people and communities across the globe — from Los Angeles to Cape Town — because the need for awareness, healing, and dignity is universal.

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