Our Mission
To provide public safety and military with formalized yoga training that is culturally informed and job-specific for the purposes of processing stress, building resilience and enhancing job performance.
Tactical Training
YogaShield® Yoga For First Responders® (YFFR) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization providing yoga training that is job-specific and culturally-informed. The techniques and drills taught using YFFR’s unique protocol trains in a skill set for:
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Processing the inevitable stress of a career in emergency services
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Building mental, physical and emotional resilience
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Enhancing optimal levels of job performance from decision making to tactical skills
YogaShield Yoga For First Responders builds elite Firefighters, Law Enforcement Officers, Emergency Medical Technicians, Telecommunicators, and military members for a long, survivable, and rewarding career. YFFR ensures the long-term sustainability of our classes and trainings in department and academy settings through systematic programming that is operationally sound.
Teacher Training Intensives
Through three different training tracks, learn YFFR’s unique and effective Protocol for yourself and how to deliver it to your local first responders and military.
In-Service Training
YFFR in-service training has been used by departments and agencies to fulfill ongoing training requirements
Training Demo Workshop
Tailored Training Demos are great for agencies or departments evaluating how to officially implement a YFFR program.
Recruit Academies
Official training curriculum for recruit training academies. A YFFR certified Ambassador provides consistent, structured, rigorous academy-style classes
Department Programs
Official training curriculum for active members of fire, police, jail-based law-enforcement, EMS, or dispatch departments.
Conferences
YFFR certified Ambassadors represent YFFR at events to provide a culturally informed, job-specific introduction to yoga, mindfulness, and resilience, making it clear how YFFR Protocol trains well-rounded, elite and survivable responders who operate at optimal levels of performance when the pressure is on.
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career longevity. Optimal Performance. Elite Responders.
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Does your Department want elite responders?
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Are you ready for your personnel to be healthy physically, mentally and psychologically for their entire careers?
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Do you currently have a training system for Processing Stress, Building Resilience and Enhancing Performance?
