The Vital Connection: Sleep, Performance, and Recovery for Emergency Responders
This blog will unveil the vital connection between sleep, ultimate human performance, the significance of focusing on recovery, and how brea
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YFFR Team
- May 31, 2022
- 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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YFFR Team
- May 25, 2022
- 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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YFFR Team
- May 16, 2022
- 3 min
How to Combat Firefighter Depression With Yoga Training
If you're a firefighter suffering from depression, there are actions you can take to combat it. One of these actions is yoga training.
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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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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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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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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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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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YFFR Team
- Apr 23, 2021
- 16 min
Child Welfare Workers: The Unspoken First Responder - By Brenna Vidal
Updated: April 23, 2021 “A 59-year-old state welfare worker died Thursday of injuries she received from a beating more than four months...
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YFFR Team
- Apr 2, 2021
- 5 min
HOW DO I REACH YOU? - BY Claire Van Guse
This is a passionate call to action for all first responders to take responsibility for their own health and well being by utilizing YFFR.
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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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YFFR Team
- May 8, 2018
- 3 min
Citizen’s Fire Academy: The Last Hurrah
I’ve done many extreme things in my life. I moved to Australia by myself at the age of 18. I moved across the country on a whim. I ate...
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