Our Impact

Serving those who've served

An effective approach to health and healing for service members, veterans and military families

Our growing network of 950+ teachers impact over 16,000 individuals a year, sharing evidenced-based, trauma-sensitive, military-culture informed yoga and meditation in a variety of clinical and non-clinical settings including:

VA Medical Centers, health clinics and Vet Centers
Hospitals, health clinics, recreation centers and in programs on military installations
In partnership with civilian health care providers who serve warriors and their families in local communities
Retreats designed specifically for service members, veterans, family members, Gold Star Families, and caretakers
Veteran-friendly colleges and universities as well as military service academies
In collaboration with other non-profit organizations
Yoga studios and community centers

See how yoga and meditation supports the well-being of members of the veteran and military community.

This video is an exert from our Level 1 Teacher Training.

Thanks to a dedicated team of Warriors at Ease faculty and teachers as well as generous volunteers and donors, we’ve achieved the following in 2018:

Trained 250 new Warriors at Ease teachers via our new Level 1 course offered through Yoga International

Supported the health and healing of over 16,000 service members, veterans and their families

Provided scholarship for 93 veterans and veteran spouses to participate in Warriors at Ease teacher training

Launched the Train, Teach and Transform Fellowship program and new outreach classes thanks to a grant from the Disabled Veterans National Foundation

Expanded community outreach classes, with free weekly classes now offered to warriors and their families in 13 key regions nationwide

Provided over 53 workshops related to Suicide Prevention, Sexual Assault Response, PTSD Awareness, Resiliency, and Military Families in collaboration with Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and Department of Defense (DoD)

Facilitated eight retreats for veterans, service members, and their families, thanks to the Omega Institute and generous donors

Participated in multiple research conferences including the Military Health System Research Symposium and the Symposium on Yoga Therapy and Research

Expanded our renowned Veterans At Ease program first established at Manhattan College

Facilitated a continuing education module for 191 VA care providers on how yoga can support survivors of Military Sexual Trauma (MST), an event hosted by VA’s Office of Mental Health and Suicide Prevention

Developed and executed a summer internship program for cadets in collaboration with the Behavioral Sciences and Leadership Department of the United States Military Academy at West Point, NY

We believe in investing in members of the warrior community -- those who are inspired to share yoga and meditation as part of a growing movement to integrate mind-body practices into military and veteran settings.

Visit our blog to read testimonies from those impacted by the power of yoga & meditation.
CLICK HERE or on the pictures below for inspiring stories and powerful images.

Rolly Alvarado
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Christina Finley
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Warriors at Ease Veteran's Retreat
Kristen Schoeffel
Robin Cushing
Annie Okerlin teaching Adaptive Yoga
Preston Tharp
Yoga Teacher Training at Kripalu
Yoga Teacher Training @ Sivananda Ashram
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Warriors at Ease with vets at Manhattan College
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Warriors at Ease Yoga Teacher Training in Fayetteville, NC
Warriors at Ease in Hawaii
Yoga Teacher Training in Fort Campbell / Clarksville, TN
Yoga Teacher Training at Sivananda Ashram

Click here to watch video testimonials.

Committed to the future

We remain dedicated to making yoga and meditation relevant, accessible and effective for warriors and their families by continuing to provide world-class yoga teacher training and expanding mind-body programs in the military and veteran communities.

TRANSFORMATIONAL RETREATS

Warriors at Ease offers yoga and meditation retreats for service members, veterans, and families throughout the year in various locations. Retreats are free or offered at a discounted rate thanks to our partners and generous donors.

CONNECT WITH OUR TEACHERS

Our growing network of Warriors at Ease teachers offer classes on military installations, in veteran facilities, at community centers and schools, in retreats settings, universities, and at local yoga studios in the U.S. and abroad.

VETERAN COLLEGE STUDENTS

With the support of visionary partners, Warriors at Ease is offering innovative mind-body programs at colleges and universities to support the successful transition of veterans transition into civilian/academic life.

TRAIN, TEACH & TRANSFORM

Train, Teach & Transform is our core program made possible Bob Woodruff Foundation, Disabled Veterans National Foundation, Yoga International and other valued partners.

testimonials

I love this organization and all that it stands for. It's an honor to serve the mission together.

~ Kelsy Timas, Founder of the Guiding Wellness Institute

I hadn’t slept more than two hours in a row since Vietnam. That’s a lot of years with no sleep! With the use of these techniques, I now sleep through the entire night. I feel like an different person. My blood pressure also went down from 180 over 110 to 120 over 90. I’m telling every guy I know about meditation.

~ Willie, Vietnam Vet

I used to feel like I didn’t trust other people. In meditation, I realized that I didn’t trust myself. It is helping me feel more calm. The more calm I feel, the more I see that people are trying their best.

~ Jose, Veteran

I thought that yoga was against my religious beliefs. Now I see it is as something that deepens my understanding of my faith.

~ Tony, Enduring Freedom Vet

This is the piece that was missing from our PTSD program. It fits with everything else they teach us, but it also teaches us a way to find our own peace without drugs or counseling that we can use once we get out of the program.

~ Martin, Vietnam Vet

This is the only hour of the week where I want to be inside my own body and mind.

~ Juan, Vietnam Veteran

Meditation makes me feel light again. When the flashbacks would come, I silenced them with drugs and alcohol and darkness consumed my whole life… In class a few weeks ago, I realized that choosing darkness was my choice. Now I can choose differently because I feel change is in my hands. I have a tool of my own to deal with the flashbacks.

~ Jon, Vietnam Vet

Yoga and meditation alongside trauma-focused psychotherapy have yielded powerful clinical results. With the help of these practices, warriors are able to regain their grounding and move toward recovery and integration.

~ Captain, US Public Health Services, Clinical Psychologist, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center

I LOVE Warriors at Ease teacher training, because you've showed me how I can adapt my classes to support my veteran students more effectively. No one expects you to give up your style or the yoga lineage in which you've previously trained.

~ Hot Yoga Teacher

Yoga has given me the tools to deal with stressful situations as they arise, have more restful sleep, and feel an overall strength in mind and body.

~ John, Post 9/11 Veteran

My spouse and I had never tried yoga before and never considered it as something that could bring peace and positivity to our daily lives. After a single class, we were shocked by the healing powers that this practice bestows.

~ Post 9/11 Veteran Family

I am an active duty Marine and a yoga teacher. I love teaching to fellow Marines in my unit and seeing others' lives transformed by yoga.

~ 1st Lieutenant United States Marine Corps

I recently had a WWII vet in my yoga class, and he told me it was the first time he's really felt "at ease" in decades!

~ Warriors at Ease Teacher

This training made me think about the differences in the military and yoga cultures, which is something I had not thought about before. Learning about these differences was interesting to me, and I see how this understanding is essential to establishing relationship and credibility with military personnel.

~ Yoga & Meditation Teacher

I feel better prepared in every way, not only in working with the military but also working with the homeless, bereavement groups, and substance abuse groups.

~ Meditation Teacher

Warriors at Ease has established an inspiring model of collaboration, generosity, and excellence.

~ Yoga & Meditation Teacher

This course was GREAT, GREAT, GREAT! Thank you for the untold hours of love and devotion that have gone into developing your work and this class. It was impeccably organized and packed with useful information. It was a joy to sense how lovingly your team works together.

~ Yoga Teacher

This course was very organized, provided excellent materials, was on-time, and gave me invaluable information about working with the military. I am so glad I chose to take the course. I would definitely recommend it to others!