For many of our volunteers, the connection to both yoga and the military runs deeps. Rita Ramos is no exception. Ramos grew up in a military family. Her grandfather served in World War 2 in the Philippines and was a Prisoner of War.
7th Annual Veterans Yoga Project Gratitude Week to feature Wellness Series in 2020 For the VYP team, planning this year’s Veterans Yoga Project Gratitude Week fundraiser, which takes place from November 6th-16th, felt like a ‘first-ever,’ rather than a ‘seventh-in-the-making.’ COVID-19 forced us to re-think and re-position everything. Studio closures and social-distancing measures set a mandate for us to transition to an online format. Much like that which we accomplished, this past March, with our daily,…
Veterans Yoga Project and Feathered Pipe Ranch: A Shared Journey Towards Healing Written by: Abby Rosemarin Serendipity & Fate Some stories cannot properly be contained in one essay or even multiple essays. Some span decades, and even generations. Feathered Pipe Ranch, and its support of the Veterans Yoga Project, is one such story. A story that has its origins in decades of serendipity and fate. The Feathered Pipe Ranch is a sanctuary in the Rocky Mountains…
