Namaste,

Veterans Gratitude Week begins today! We are so grateful for the hundreds of veterans and civlilians who will be holding classes to practice gratitude and support the good works of Veterans Yoga Project.

Please participate in our 5th annual event to express our appreciation to the men and women who have served our country in the Armed Forces:

Practice yoga alongside others with an "attitude of gratitude" at one of more than 400 yoga classes scheduled across the country.

TOGETHER, we’ve done some amazing things to help veterans. BECAUSE OF YOU in 2017, we reached more than 17,000 total attendance in more than 3200 classes. The skills and the connections that are fostered in our programs support the evolution from post-traumatic stress to post-traumatic growth for the veterans with whom we work – To sustain and grow these programs, we need YOU!

From November 2 - 12, 2018, Veterans Yoga Project will be hosting our fifth annual national yoga event. Our 5th Annual Veterans Gratitude Week enables communities to support recovery and resilience among our veterans, families, and communities. We raise awareness about Post-Traumatic Stress (Disorder) and the work we are doing through yoga classes and events across the USA. Veterans Gratitude Week enables communities to support recovery and resilience among our veterans, families, and communities.

Estimates of PTSD Among Veterans

• 500,000 Operations Enduring Freedom, Iraqi Freedom & New Dawn Veterans with PTS(D)
• 80,000 Gulf War Veterans with PTS(D)
• 420,000 Vietnam Veterans with PTS(D)

In 2017, Veterans Yoga Project documented over 17,000 visits by veterans and their family members to classes taught by VYP-trained teachers.  VYP has also documented that Mindful Resilience leads to clinically significant reductions in Pain and Distress among veterans in treatment at VAs and Vet Centers.  Most importantly, we hear back from the clinicians, clinical directors, and the veterans and their family members themselves, that we are creating space for real healing, empowerment, and resilience.