According to a VA report in 2012, 22 Veterans, Active-Duty Troops, Guard, and Reserve members succumb to suicide every day. Another study by the VA, updated in 2017, indicates that the risk for suicide is 22 percent higher among Veterans compared with U.S. civilian adults. According to the VA National Suicide Data Report for 2005 to 2016, published in September of 2018, younger Veterans have the highest rate of suicide among Veterans, but older (55+)…
This February, instead of spending all that money on candy and flowers, why not show how much you care by donating to the VEMA YOGA program at Meghan's Foundation? Just $22 provides 2 VEMA classes to a deserving veteran. Please consider a regular donation. Learn more about donations here. Help spread the word about this important program. Show us your Heart Pose! Challenge your friends, post photos on your social networks, tag Meghan's Foundation, and spread the word using #VEMA. Send your Heart Pose pictures to VEMA@meghansfoundation.org for posting on our…
January 22 VEMA Challenge is at Dig Yoga in Lambertville! This January 22nd, join us for a yoga class at Dig Yoga in Lambertville. Our friends at Dig Yoga are dedicating January 22nd to help build awareness of our VEMA YOGA program. Attendees to any regular Dig Yoga class on the 22nd will learn about Meghan's Foundation, our VEMA YOGA program, and participate in the VEMA Challenge. Visitors are welcome. Donations will be accepted at…
Thanks to everyone who participated in the Holiday #VEMA Challenge. It's still not too late to show your holiday spirit! Warrior Pose, post, and share to show you care. And please, during this season of giving, please give what you can. Thom Shortt strikes the Warrior PosePerfect posesTeam work by Alexis ZurdoLiz Thompson is picture perfectVery merrySanta! I mean John Mertz.Santa!Everyone's getting into the act!Joe Ochotny does the Warrior Pose!Thanks Eleanor Ochotny! Please Donate
Even Santa's not too busy to take the VEMA Challenge! On December 22nd, Meghan's Foundation challenges each of you to hold the Warrior Pose for 22 seconds, take a photo, and share on social media. Learn why 22 here. Challenge your friends, post photos on your social networks, tag Meghan's Foundation, and spread the word using #VEMA.Send your Warrior Pose pictures to VEMA@meghansfoundation.org for posting on our website. VEMA Challenge Your Facebook FriendsVEMA Challenge Your Twitter FollowersForward VEMA Challenge to Your Contacts The VEMA Challenge is intended to increase awareness of VEMAYOGA and…
The holidays are a are a wonderful of joy and happiness, reflection and giving. On December 22nd we once again ask you to help us spread the word about our VEMA YOGA program and its benefits for veterans, active duty service members, and their families. Here's how it works: Hold the Warrior Pose for 22 seconds (make it fun and get a group to join you) Take a picture and share it on your social…
Thanks to everyone who participated in the VEMAYOGA Challenge on Thanksgiving Day! Special thanks to The Solebury Club, Newtown Athletic Club, Optimal Sport Health Club Newtown, Bucks County Dragon Boat Association Team Fierce, Egoscue of Philadelphia, and all our friends and family for sending us their photos. If you have a #VEMA Challenge photo to share, please send it to us at vema@meghansfoundation.org for posting. Please check back regularly for more #VEMA events. To see…
On Thanksgiving Day, November 22nd, local yoga and meditation studios, their students, and all practitioners are challenged to hold the Warrior Pose for 22 seconds, and spread the word by sharing with their social networks using #VEMA, challenging their friends, and send pictures to VEMA@meghansfoundation.org for posting on meghansfoundation.org/VEMA. VEMAYOGA (Veterans Meditation and Yoga) is mindful, trauma-sensitive yoga and meditation, designed by Meghan’s Foundation, specifically for active duty service and military veterans who may be…
Currently in America there are over 20 million veterans. These men and women have risked their lives fighting for their country. Unfortunately, coming home doesn’t mean the fight is over. For many of these veterans a new, an internal fight begins as they readjust to life after the military. Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) affects an average of 15 percent of veterans. Symptoms include flashbacks, nightmares, memory loss, loss of interest, increased anxiety, difficulty sleeping, anger,…
On October 6, 2018, Meghan’s Foundation is hosting its first ever Military Poker Run! If you are unfamiliar as to what a Poker Run is, it is an event where participants (riding motorcycles) must visit checkpoints, drawing a playing card at each one. The object is to have the best poker hand at the end of the run. There will be cash prizes for the best and worst hands at the end of the run!…