Mindful Resilience for Trauma Recovery
For the year 2022 I set several self-enrichment goals for myself that I’d like to undertake. Not ‘New Year resolutions’, but goals. One of those objectives was to become more involved with the Veterans Yoga Project (VYP) and educate myself more on their organization and the programs that they offer.
If you’ve been reading my blogs, you may remember Rangers, Broken Hips & Yoga, and Train Your Brain. Those two blogs explain about how I first became involved in yoga, my fitness background, and my passion for yoga and helping others. Since posting the ‘Train your Brain’ blog in October, I have officially become a ‘behind the scenes’ volunteer for the Mindful Resilience for Compassion Fatigue (MRCF) program discussed in the aforementioned article. I invite you to read about this course to learn more. If you, your organization, and/or personnel within could benefit from this program, please reach out to me at sarah.burke@veteransyogaproject.org so I can present you with some more information and answer any questions you may have.
Moving on, to further expand my knowledge and become more integrated with VYP and their mission set, I am also just finishing up a clinically tested yoga program known as Mindful Resilience & Trauma Recovery (MRT). I’m sure many of us here have first-hand trauma related encounters, as well as know someone who has been through something traumatic. The MRT course examines some of the effects of post-traumatic stress (PTS) and other psychological related difficulties while offering different ways in which to support those who live with PTS. This MRT course is so effective, that over the years it has been integrated into VA hospitals and is used nationwide by clinical teams for Veterans and even civilians that live with the effects of trauma.
My purpose in taking this course was not only to expand my knowledge on the subject, but also so I could bring that knowledge forward by offering MRT classes in VA hospitals and clinics. If you are a yoga teacher, a clinician, or a care provider for a veteran or civilian who lives with trauma, this may be a good course for you to investigate.
Otherwise, if you are someone who lives with PTS and/or know somebody who does, there are a lot of resources for you on the on the VYP website under the Veterans tab. From there, you can sign up for free DAILY live streamed classes that you can take in the privacy of your own home! You can also find a practice library on that tab (or link above) with videos and other resources on the 5 Tools of Mindful Resilience: Breathing, Meditation, Mindful Movement, Guided Rest and Gratitude. As a reminder, you don’t need to have PTS to benefit from any of these tools. We could all benefit from a little added peace in our lives.
If you feel none of this is for you, I appreciate you passing on this information to somebody you know who it may apply to and could help. It’s all about helping one another out and sharing resources. Alternatively, if you would like to get more involved with the Veterans Yoga Project, there are many opportunities that you can find under the Get Involved tab on their website. I think we could all agree that they have an important mission, so please help by spreading the word to your friends and loved ones.
~Sarah
