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…
Meghans Foundation Yoga Instructor Laura Beth White was awarded a certificate of Achievement/Appreciation last night at Doylestown American Legion Post 210 for the work she does conducting weekly yoga classes. Way to go Laura!
Liz Thompson, our Marine Yoga instructor in Hellertown, PA talks about her experiences with her own personal yoga practice and in working with the Veterans at the American Legion. Take a moment and read what she has to say. As always, we encourage your feedback and comments on all of our blogs. please respond with the “Reply” button. “On the heels of a recent article in Lehigh Valley’s The Express Times, I have found myself…
By Lynn Olanoff | The Express-Times Hellertown resident Liz Thompson says she had a tough transition following a nine-month tour of duty in Iraq in 2005. A friend suggested she consider taking up yoga to help with her anxiety. It wasn’t a welcome suggestion. “I used a four-letter word and said, 'I’m a Marine and I’m not doing yoga,’” she said. “I went in kicking and screaming.” That was 2007. Now Thompson swears by…
We have been offering veterans yoga classes in Bristol, Pennsylvania, twice a week since October 2013. The classes are offered through a partnership between the Lower Bucks YMCA and Meghan’s Foundation. The veterans who participate are both male and female, and range in age from 26 to 75, and have served in the combat theatres of Viet Nam, Bosnia, Somalia, Iraq and Afghanistan. Many of them are dealing with post-traumatic stress and are receiving…