Volunteer Spotlight: Dr. Tim Avery

Volunteer Spotlight: Dr. Tim Avery A regular yoga practice can benefit the mind, body, and breath in a way that can be transformational to the student. It’s something everyone affiliated with Veterans Yoga Project believes in. But it’s important not to rest on the abstract notion that yoga is “good”; it’s important to measure the impact of the yoga practice, refine the curriculum, and support the yoga practice with a scientific background. That is where volunteers…

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Awareness. Acceptance. Action. A Message of Solidarity from VYP

Awareness. Acceptance. Action. A Message of Solidarity from VYP A Message to our Veterans Yoga Project Community Veterans Yoga Project exists to help our communities transform trauma into growth.  Amidst the traumas that many of us are living through, our hearts are heavy and we want to serve.  Fortunately, our veteran communities have shown us how to be resilient in the face of adversity and how to unite for a mission greater than any one individual. …

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For The Lone Survivors: The Integral Role of Yoga in the Lone Survivor Foundation, and for the Military at Large

For The Lone Survivors: The Integral Role of Yoga in the Lone Survivor Foundation, and for the Military at Large THE LONE SURVIVOR: AN INTRODUCTION Thanks to a best-selling memoir and blockbuster movie, a lot of people know of Marcus Luttrell’s harrowing tale of survival in Afghanistan. How, during Operation Red Wing, the Taliban surrounded Luttrell and his team after an encounter with a group of shepherds. Luttrell would be the only soldier to survive the…

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