September is when the Air Force celebrates its birthday! In honor of that, we wanted to share stories from our Air Force members about their journey with yoga and meditation, their time in the service and why they share yoga with others today. Janel Norton wrote today’s piece and shares...
Teacher Spotlight - David Truesdale
iRest© Teacher-in-Training Level 1
Certified Warriors at Ease Teacher
Warrior Spirit Project Co-founder
David is a Registered Yoga Teacher (RYT) and Certified Warriors at Ease teacher, with additional training in Integrative Restoration (iRest) meditation....
May is National Military Appreciation Month and we wanted to highlight another one of our teachers who came to yoga and experienced its profound, healing powers. Laura Edger is an Air Force veteran who served as a Security Forces officer. She became a yogi during her time in the military and when...
If you’ve followed Warriors at Ease, you know we believe in the power of yoga and meditation to support the health and healing of service members, veterans, and their families. (Just look at our mission statement!) We firmly believe that yoga is for everyone, truly. But just like any...
When was the last time you walked by a Halloween store and looked at all the masks? Could you imagine being dressed up as that character? Perhaps the mask was repulsing? Maybe it brought back a fond memory of a movie. Masks have a profound way of taking something that is one way and categorically...
My name is Carol and I’m in the United States Coast Guard. I’ve served since 2014 upon graduation from the United States Coast Guard Academy in New London, Connecticut, and I’m currently stationed in Honolulu, Hawaii as a Marine Inspector.
I was introduced to yoga as a 1/c cadet...
I was never supposed to be a yoga teacher. Forreal. And sometimes I’m still like, “That really just happened, I am a freaking YOGA teacher!” I still can’t sit still during a meditation and choose to lay down to literally disconnect from my thoughts; I still can’t...
We recently connected with Commander Jon Macaskill, US Navy SEAL, and had the chance to interview him about the ways in which he supports his own health and healing through practices like yoga and meditation. We’re hoping his interview will inspire you to go deeper in your practice or start...
When I think about Veterans Day, I find myself reflecting on how my sincerest feelings of gratitude have evolved over the years. From growing up in a military town and coming from a family with a lineage of service in the Army, to serving in the Air Force, and also living life as a military...
April is the Month of the Military Child. It’s during this month that we’re invited to pause and honor all the amazing things military kids bring to this world. From their resilience to their sense of humor to the ways in which they, too, serve, April is our chance to show this...