Lucy Lomax | Columbia, MD
Lucy Lomax, E-RYT 500, RPYT, began meditating and practicing yoga in the 70’s and teaching yoga in 1999. From 16 years studying alignment-based yoga, her teaching focuses on anatomy, posture, movement,...
View ArticleLynne Valdes | Vienna, VA
Lynne Valdes, MS, C-IAYT, E-RYT 500, is a Mind-Body/Yoga Therapist at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland. She offers group and individual sessions as part of the...
View ArticleMelissa Wise | Carlsbad, CA
Melissa Wise LMT, RYT is a certifed Warriors at Ease Teacher located in Carlsbad, CA close to Camp Pendelton. After the traumatic loss of her husband in 2006, Melissa was suffering from frozen...
View ArticleBrandon Scott, a Warrior at Ease
I served in the Army as a medic for over 23 years. My journey started with an accelerated Advanced Individual Training (AIT) at Fort Sam Houston. Soon after training, my whole unit was sent to Desert...
View ArticleYoga in Military and Veteran Communities
You may be surprised to know that yoga has become a practice embraced by many military service members and veterans. If so, the pictures and stories we will share this Memorial Day weekend and on...
View ArticlePreston Tharp, A True Warrior At Ease
When I joined the Navy, I started with two years of intense training where I learned how to operate a naval nuclear power plant. It was during that process that I volunteered for submarine duty,...
View ArticleKristen Schoeffel, A True Warrior At Ease
I have been in the United States Air Force for almost three years and a military spouse for eight years. My husband is in the Marine Corps, serving in an infantry unit. Yoga was a part of my life long...
View ArticleKaitlin Daddona, A True Warrior at Ease
I am a First Lieutenant and have been in the Air Force for almost three years. I am currently serving as a Public Affairs Officer at Hickam Air Force Base. I joined after receiving a full-ride...
View ArticleDonald R. Harris, A True Warrior at Ease
I have proudly served in the United States Marine Corps as an Infantry Unit Leader for the past 13 years. I’ve had two combat tours, one in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) and another in...
View ArticleChristina Finley, A True Warrior at Ease
My time spent as an active duty soldier was brief but memorable. During the five years I was in the Army, I moved through my days at a rapid pace, spending time at six different locations for training...
View ArticleJoan Benitez-Martinez, A True Warrior at Ease
My journey started back in July, 2008 when I was residing in Vicenza, Italy. I remember tears streaming down my face when I heard about the loss of nine additional “Sky Soldiers” of the 173rd Airborne...
View ArticleMaija Gunderson, A True Warrior At Ease
I am an Aviation Structural Mechanic and have been in the Navy a little over five years. I began practicing yoga after my first deployment which was to the Persian Gulf on the USS Abraham Lincoln. I...
View ArticleNicol Lutzkanin, A True Warrior At Ease
I have been married to an active duty Marine for the past 23 years, with nearly 8 of those 23 years spent with my husband deployed or otherwise away for military duty. At times, the stressors of...
View ArticleMemorial Day Reflections from Susan Alden, Warriors at Ease Executive Director
Susan Alden is an Army veteran and the Executive Director of Warriors at Ease. Memorial Day brings both a sense of loss and eternal gratitude to the forefront of Alden’s mind. Over the years she’s...
View ArticlePamela Dziedzic, A True Warrior At Ease
I have served in the military since 1992. I graduated from the United States Military academy, where I was commissioned as a Military Intelligence Officer in 1997. During my time in service, I have...
View ArticleEnrique Incle, A True Warrior At Ease
I am in the United States Army and have been serving our great nation for the past 18 years. I am stationed at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii and serve as a Medical Planner and Administration Officer for...
View ArticleRolly Alvarado, A True Warrior At Ease
I spent seven years in the United States Marine Corps, serving from 2003 to 2010. During that time, I had two deployments to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). My first experience with...
View ArticleEddie Lopez, A True Warrior At Ease
Even in yoga, airmen rarely keep their feet on the ground! Staff Sergeant Eddie Lopez serves in the United States Air Force. He is originally from Dallas, Texas and is now stationed at Hickam Air...
View ArticleRobin Cushing, A True Warrior At Ease
In the early summer of 2013, I deployed to Afghanistan and worked for an Engineer Battalion as their Army Physician Assistant (PA). My job was to take care of the construction engineers and, alongside...
View ArticleMary Miller, A True Warrior At Ease
Yoga has always been a part of my life. My parents started practicing yoga in the 60s and introduced it to my sisters and me when we were children. It has helped all of us through difficult times in...
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