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More Than Just A Name Change: PTSD to PTSI
Readers of various journals and websites may have noticed a shift in language concerning what is presently known as Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. There are many who are advocating a change from PTSD...
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Yoga Teacher Training: Pushing the boundaries toward healthcare
Click to be taken to article This weekend, Rodney Yee used his influence to urge both the medical field and the yoga community to utilize one another’s resources. He called for more yoga in hospitals,...
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Sunday Life Advice: “Everything’s Changed, Including Me”
There comes a point in your life, where you realize nothing has ever gone to plan. Or in my case, any plan I might have had, was always pulled back into line by the hand of God. Once you take the ego...
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In San Francisco: Whitewater Rafting & Women Veterans Retreat
Honoring The Path of the Warrior is having its Spring Fundraiser, a raffle to fund a Whitewater Rafting trip and a retreat for women veterans. Go here to purchase your tickets! Your support is needed...
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Dear Yogis: We Own This War
“The world belongs to humanity. America belongs to the American people, not the Republican or the Democratic party.” -The Dalai Lama talking to Piers Morgan This is a true story. The names have been...
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In Panama City: Veterans find community on stand up paddleboards
By Paul Zipes, US Navy Veteran, Founder of Yoga For Vets , yoga instructor for Stand Up Paddleboard for Vets Panama City, FL. Saturday, July 21 Today was a great day. Six vets arrived in Panama City,...
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Jerry Vest’s Reading List: Keeping Up The Good Fight
Jerry Vest It can’t be said that Jerry Vest took the easy way when he chose a profession. An Army veteran, and a social worker, Jerry Vest has devoted much of his life to helping men and women once...
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Post-Combat Reactions or PTSD?
Dr. Anne Freund, author of Taming The Fire Within: Life After War Disclosure: One of the projects I just finished up on on was to facilitate a free giveaway of this book through the World Wrestling...
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Yoga Journal Proceeds To Hyatt: Decree Issued By Outraged Yogis
Jillian and I know there are people who think war is wrong, and that veterans are brain washed automatons. What they often think of military spouses can be just as bad. We shrug because that’s simply...
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To Work With Veterans -#semperlove
Clay Hunt and Jake Wood When Marine veteran Clay Hunt killed himself in 2011, it was a wake up call for everyone to pay attention to the deeper layers. From the surface, it seemed that the...
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Finding Your Seat – The Journey of a Veteran & Yogi with PTSD
My memory is fleeting. I’m often startled by my actions. My doctor is either the world’s worst doctor, or the most brilliant doctor. I sweat…and sweat…and sweat. Sleeping with a mouth piece sucks....
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Why Yoga?
People often ask me why I “do” yoga. This is usually followed by: jokes about guys doing yoga, questions about levitation, and references to contortion. Once the laughter settles, I’ll answer in one...
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How Yoga Helps Vets – A Response from a 23yr Air Force Veteran & Yogi
Dear Mystery Veteran, My name is MSgt Chris Eder…and I’m just shy of 23 years active duty service to THE United States of America as a Combat Correspondent in the Air Force. Since 9/11, I have found...
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Off the Mat: Ride 2 Recovery
One thing we have often said here at War Retreat is that yoga is not for everyone. Some people find themselves on their bicycle, in the gym, or on the top of a mountain rather than on a mat. That being...
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Innovative Yoga Teacher Training Puts Them In A Soldier’s Shoes
Sign up now for the Oct. 19 class in Auburn NH Fire a weapon, crawl through an obstacle course, work with veterans with combat injuries. Experience a tiny bit of the world a combat veteran has gone...
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Marine Corps Times: Yoga, MMA combined, “Kevlar” for The Brain
Our comment; We’d love more information, and since the author is a board certified psychologist who served 2 tours in Iraq, perhaps he’ll be able to get some studies funded, and discover why these...
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LA Times: Healing Sgt Warren
“He isn’t sure he will return for another session with Schulte. Then he thinks: What’s the alternative? Pills, pot, blackout drinking. A lifetime of hiding in his darkened apartment?” An engrossing,...
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How Trauma Affects Your Body & Mind
“If you have experienced a trauma it can be like having stared directly at the sun. Even after you look away the glare seems everywhere and prevents you from seeing things clearly. It can keep you...
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Loaded words: Is contagious the right word for PTSD?
Photo: Mother Jones It’s no secret that the effects of PTSD are felt among family and friends. The agitation, hyper-awareness, lows and highs are taken in by everyone around the person with PTSD....
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