Exalted Warrior Foundation is awaiting it's 501(c)(3) status.
Exalted Warrior Foundation 1112 W. Platt Street Tampa, FL 33606 PO Box 10453 Tampa, FL 33679-0453 FUNDRAISERS Many thanks to Ann Richardson, Angela Phillips Yoga Studio, & all the yogis and yoginis in Virginia Beach, VA. Look out for the 11/9/08 event at The Space Above studio in Norfolk.
Stay tuned for the February Golf Fundraiser in Tampa, Florida.
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The Exalted Warrior Foundation facilitates a yoga instruction program that is designed for wounded soldiers in military and veteran hospital facilities. Faced with the demands of both a physical and emotional recovery, yoga allows newly disabled veterans to reconnect both with themselves and their loved ones. Soldiers with amputations, traumatic brain and spinal cord injuries have benefited greatly since the program began. The gentle movements of a yoga practice support the restoration of the body-mind connection. Practice varies from subtle breath work, accompanied with gentle stretching postures, for beginners to intense exertions, as the patients’ comfort with these healing techniques increases. Through practice, the soldier will begin to release the “issues from the tissues.” While strengthening the body, a soldier is provided new pathways to release tension and frustration. By the use of tools learned from their yoga practice, the symptoms of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) are also addressed. For example, forward bends and inversions deliver great benefits to those suffering from insomnia & depression. Breath work helps alleviate the PTSD sufferer’s hyper vigilance by slowing the heart rate and giving them a tool to regain a sense of control from a seemingly uncontrollable situation. These methods of yoga exercises, relaxation, and meditation are keys to wellness that the warrior can practice for a lifetime. These keys of wellness will help the soldier reintegrate into their community after leaving the care of the military – returning home to a potentially fuller and more productive life. Locations We work at Walter Reed Army Medical Center with the soldiers individually, their caregivers (PT/staff group classes) and families. We have been in Walter Reed officially since April 2007 with a monthly presence since March of 2006. We began with a weekly staff class and at the start of 2008 placed yoga instructors on-site weekly for 4 hours of individual soldier instruction. The staff from Unity Woods Yoga Center in the Metro DC area are the instruction providers and share their many years of instruction and modification expertise with the many soldiers and family members. Tuesdays & Thursdays Noon - 1pm Patient & Staff class downstairs in the MATC. Join Daniel Hickman for a delightful & restful hour. Exalted Warrior yoga instructors also have classes at the James A Haley Veterans Hospital in Tampa, FL. This facility is one of the largest poly trauma centers in the U.S. specializing in care for spinal cord and traumatic brain injuries. We have installed a program for all patients. Classes are held in the Spinal Cord Injury and Pain Management facilities. We also conduct a monthly class at our Yogani Studios site upon transport availability Mondays 9:30 - 10:30am Recreational Therapy Room We have also begun a class at the Brooklyn VA in New York City.
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To make a donation please click here or send check or money order to: Exalted Warrior Foundation 1112 W. Platt Street Tampa, FL 33606
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