Our Why: A Veteran’s Story “Yoga is for women. It is not something I ever really put any thought into. It is for the soccer moms to get together once a week and “work out”. Not something for a Marine. Not anything I needed. The problem is that kind of
Published by permission from The International Association of Yoga Therapists. This article was originally published in Yoga Therapy Today. Only in an open, nonjudgmental space can we acknowledge what we are feeling. Only in an open space where we’re not all caught up in our own version of reality can we see and
VYP Teachers talk about their Rituals of Self-care to Combat Compassion Fatigue Written By: Kristine Ringler, VYP BOD Veterans Yoga Project’s Mindful Resilience Training helps teachers better understand the symptoms of post-traumatic stress and other trauma-related disorders, how those symptoms are related to underlying neurobiology, and how to use this
How lack of SPaCe leads to Traumatic Stress and Compassion Fatigue Written By: Samantha Eddy Dr. Dan Libby, Executive Director of Veterans Yoga Project, sat on a Community Disaster Response Panel at last week’s CalVet and VetFund Leadership Conference (Sacramento, CA) addressing the effects direct and indirect exposure to trauma
Studio Spotlight: 18th Element Yoga in Colorado Springs Written By: Abby Rosmarin Imagine working for 60 hours straight. Imagine being a yoga teacher and being part of something that goes on, without stopping, for 60 hours. This is what Lara of 18th Element Yoga does, every year, for Veterans Gratitude
What is Compassion Faitgue and why should you know about it? Written By: Samantha Eddy Compassion is a normal response many of us experience when we see another person suffering. This natural response is also vital to our survival. Studies suggest that compassion is crucial to the evolution of the
Veteran & Teacher Profile: Mark BallingerA Marine’s Resilience after a Helo Crash Written By: Abby Rosmarin In 2011, everything in Mark’s life changed. A helicopter crash would affect him in profound and irreversible ways – but also get him on the path to yoga, both as a student and as
Veteran & Teacher Profile: Why I Practice Yoga with a Community Nobody teaches you how to process your buddy’s suicide. So I shoved all the emotions in. I buried them down. I just numbed it all. There is no time to come to grips. Continue mission. Just keep going as
Veteran Profile: Darcie OIF II My name is Darcie and I’m an OIF II vet. I’m 37 and have been a middle school English teacher for the past eleven years. This last year’s teaching, however, was my most challenging. I’d never had a workload like this before and I allowed
Veteran & Teacher Profile: Simone Groezinger Meet Simone! Simone M Groezinger is a yoga instructor and Veterans Yoga Project Ambassador in Germany. We spent time with her recently to learn about her passion for yoga and working with veterans. Learn more about her work here. 1. Why do I do yoga?–
Veteran & Teacher Profile: Mike Millios Mike Millios is a Veterans Yoga Project instructor, a veteran, and an attorney. Read more about Mike’s journey from the 101stAirborne Division to the yoga mat. What is your military background? I served on active duty for 8 years in the Army. I deployed
Teacher Profile: Phoebe Miller Phoebe Miller is founder of nOMad always at OM, a community of yogis, wellness practitioners, healers, travelers and wanderers. She helped bring yoga to the United States Military Academy at West Point by offering the 200-hour Yoga Teacher Training curriculum to the cadet community, a movement
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