Partner Spotlight: Yoga Dana Foundation

Partner Spotlight: Yoga Dana Foundation Written By: Abby Rosmarin When some people think of yoga – particularly, those who practice yoga – they potentially imagine a svelte young woman, someone with enough of a disposable income (and disposable free time) to afford name-brand leggings, a fancy yoga mat, and the $150/month membership at the downtown yoga studio. While yoga can help people from all walks of life, yoga in its mainstream format is sometimes unattainable by…

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Volunteer Spotlight: Sam Eddy

Volunteer & Teacher Spotlight: Sam Eddy HOW AND WHY DID YOU FIRST GET INVOLVED WITH VETERANS YOGA PROJECT? I first got involved with VYP after contacting an ambassador to learn more about yoga for veterans to help out a veteran family member who was struggling with their own PTSD. I knew very little about how and why yoga could be effective for mental illness and was surprised to learn how much yoga can help veterans who…

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Veteran Spotlight: Romy Cuppernell

Veteran & Teacher Spotlight: Romy Cuppernell Written By: Abby Rosmarin Yoga can be a very unsuspecting activity. People can start yoga for all sorts of reasons, only to find that they have tapped into a wellspring of emotional and spiritual wellness. The same can be said for yoga teacher training. People can train to become a yoga teachers for all sorts of reasons, only to find that the training taps into so much more than the…

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