Drive for Gratitude Significantly Impacts Veterans Well-being

By: Veterans Yoga Project Yoga - Marine Style, Brianna Renner, CEO VYP ALAMEDA, Calif. - Oct. 29, 2024 - PRLog -- Veterans Yoga Project (VYP), supported by eleven industry leaders, will host Veterans Gratitude Week from Nov. 8-17, 2024, as a call for greater support of our nation's veterans. VYP has designated this time for the past eleven years to show gratitude for our 18 million veterans across the country. Throughout the week, more than 500 yoga classes will be offered on…

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POST-TRAUMATIC GROWTH (PTG): IT’S NOT ALL SUNSHINE AND RAINBOWS

I was wrong about post-traumatic growth.  For more than a decade I taught yoga teachers and healthcare professionals about trauma, post-traumatic stress and how yoga practices should include the five tools of Mindful Resilience and can support the journey from post-traumatic stress to post-traumatic growth. I taught what was my limited understanding at the time, that extremely challenging life events can result in trauma and post-traumatic stress, but that they can also result in resilience and positive…

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