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    Searching for "Trauma-Informed Yoga Near Me?" YFFR is Here
    YFFR Team
    • May 31
    • 3 min

    Searching for "Trauma-Informed Yoga Near Me?" YFFR is Here

    If you’re searching for “trauma-informed yoga near me,” Yoga for First Responders is here for you and your department.
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    Effective Yoga-Based Mindfulness Training for First Responders
    YFFR Team
    • May 25
    • 3 min

    Effective Yoga-Based Mindfulness Training for First Responders

    If you are a firefighter, police officer, EMS worker, or military personnel, it's time to consider yoga-based mindfulness training.
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    Depression in Firefighters: How to Extinguish It Before It Develops
    YFFR Team
    • Dec 27, 2021
    • 3 min

    Depression in Firefighters: How to Extinguish It Before It Develops

    Keep reading to learn how depression in firefighters can develop how to extinguish it before it has a chance to take hold.
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    Why First Responder Mental Health Is Important, Especially Today
    YFFR Team
    • Nov 25, 2021
    • 3 min

    Why First Responder Mental Health Is Important, Especially Today

    Just in case you weren’t aware of how important first responders mental health is, we’re going to spell it out for you. Keep reading!
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    Indirect Trauma: Its Effects on YFFR Instructors Work and How to Support and Protect Against it
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    • Jun 25, 2021
    • 4 min

    Indirect Trauma: Its Effects on YFFR Instructors Work and How to Support and Protect Against it

    Updated: June 25th, 2021 I am at a Fourth of July celebration in Waco, TX. a couple decides to park their car close to where we are...
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    What Happens When Our Preconceived Notions Are Completely Wrong? I Did Yoga. I Am Now A Believer.
    YFFR Team
    • Jun 11, 2021
    • 4 min

    What Happens When Our Preconceived Notions Are Completely Wrong? I Did Yoga. I Am Now A Believer.

    "I went into this week with the expectation of laying on a mat and spacing out for a week while worrying about what I wasn’t getting done"
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    Time To Focus On Prevention: Developing a Wellness Program that Includes Yoga
    YFFR Team
    • Jun 4, 2021
    • 6 min

    Time To Focus On Prevention: Developing a Wellness Program that Includes Yoga

    Updated: June 4th, 2021 Hey First Responders, who wants to cure stress, live a magical life, and get the body you have always wanted?...
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    Implementing a YFFR Program: An Adaptive Challenge - By YFFR Instructor & Detective Wendy Hummell
    YFFR Team
    • May 21, 2021
    • 6 min

    Implementing a YFFR Program: An Adaptive Challenge - By YFFR Instructor & Detective Wendy Hummell

    Updated: May 21st, 2021 I went through one of the first YFFR Train the Trainer classes back in June 2016 at the Kansas City, Missouri...
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    The Science Behind Why Yoga Is Meant For First Responders - By YFFR Instructor Amy Yurus
    YFFR Team
    • May 14, 2021
    • 6 min

    The Science Behind Why Yoga Is Meant For First Responders - By YFFR Instructor Amy Yurus

    Updated: May 14th, 2021 First responders face more death and destruction in a typical shift than most civilians will encounter in an...
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    What FLOW Means - By YFFR Instructor Mark LaBelle
    YFFR Team
    • May 7, 2021
    • 5 min

    What FLOW Means - By YFFR Instructor Mark LaBelle

    Updated: May 7th, 2021 It’s 4:30am on a brisk November morning in Phoenix. Brisk for the Sonoran Desert that is. My alarm sounded at...
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    Training Mental Resilience: More Important Than Hose Drills - by Lt. Eric Brenneman (ret.)
    YFFR Team
    • Apr 30, 2021
    • 5 min

    Training Mental Resilience: More Important Than Hose Drills - by Lt. Eric Brenneman (ret.)

    Updated: April 30, 2021 As a company officer it became clear that my crew, just as yours, had to learn basic skills before moving on to...
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    Why Are So Many First Responders and Military Personnel Doing Yoga?
    YFFR Team
    • Mar 26, 2021
    • 4 min

    Why Are So Many First Responders and Military Personnel Doing Yoga?

    Updated: March 26, 2021 These days you may be seeing an increasing number of brothers and sisters in your public safety agency coming to...
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    Year in review - 2020
    YFFR Team
    • Mar 20, 2021
    • 1 min

    Year in review - 2020

    Updated: March 19, 2021 2020 was an unprecedented year for everyone. Life as we knew it changed and we were all required to adapt in...
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    tactical support for processing stress during covid-19 and beyond
    YFFR Team
    • Apr 24, 2020
    • 3 min

    tactical support for processing stress during covid-19 and beyond

    YogaShield®Yoga For First Responders®(YFFR) is giving YOU two full months (60 days) of our online platform and app YogaShield®Cyber Academy.
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    Where in the world is YFFR?  2020 Conferences
    YFFR Team
    • Feb 28, 2020
    • 3 min

    Where in the world is YFFR? 2020 Conferences

    You'll find a brief synopsis of event details here, with links to resources for more information.
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    Year in review - 2019
    YFFR Team
    • Feb 14, 2020
    • 1 min

    Year in review - 2019

    2019 has been a record year for YFFR. We reached over 12,000 first responder participants in our classes and trainings across the country...
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    The Not For Profit Mindset
    YFFR Team
    • Jun 18, 2018
    • 4 min

    The Not For Profit Mindset

    What is a “Non-profit” organization? Let’s start by changing the phrasing to something more accurate yet easily interchangeable....
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