What it Means to Be a Sheepdog
Updated: July 16th, 2021 YFFR Warriors, Happy Friday! This week I reflected on what it means to be a SHEEPDOG: "There are three types of...
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- Jul 9, 2021
- 6 min
Teaching Yoga in a Way That is Job-Specific and Culturally Informed is a Key Component When Teaching
Updated: July 9th, 2021 I have practiced yoga for many years. I am that typical skinny white girl that yoga in the west seems to attract....
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- Jul 6, 2021
- 3 min
YFFR's key to success: the 5 c's
Updated: July 6th, 2021 Starting with Class 007, YFFR implemented the "5 C's of Success" as part of YFFR's organizational culture. These...
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- Jul 2, 2021
- 8 min
Training a Hero: Self Care Through Yoga and Meditation
Updated: July 2nd, 2021 When I started my journey in public safety 20 years ago, never did I think in a million years my career path...
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media0897
- 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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YFFR Team
- Jun 18, 2021
- 3 min
Sheepdog Leadership Thought of the Month: Remembering D-Day
Updated: June 18th, 2021 I just wanted to send some thoughts on D-Day. Let us NEVER FORGET those that sacrificed for us; they not only...
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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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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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YFFR Team
- May 28, 2021
- 4 min
What Memorial Day Means To Gold Star Families - BY YFFR Military Advisor CMSgt John “JC” Chacon
Updated: May 28, 2021 A couple of years ago while stationed Holloman AFB, NM, I had the honor to be the Memorial Day guest speaker in the...
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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
- 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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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 16, 2021
- 2 min
SHEEPDOG Leadership thought of the Month: "Remembering the Bataan Death March"
Updated: April 16, 2021 On April 9, 1942; 60,000 – 80,000 American and Filipino Soldiers were surrendered to Japanese forces and were...
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YFFR Team
- Apr 9, 2021
- 7 min
Yoga: The Misunderstood Practice That Can Save Cops - By Dustin Kulling
Updated: April 9, 2021 A persisting stereotype of yoga in the U.S. is personified as a young, lithe female who flexes and stretches her...
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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
- Mar 19, 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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YFFR Team
- Mar 12, 2021
- 2 min
A Taste Of Resiliency – by Dr. Kate Tumelty Felice
Updated: March 12,2021 When I was the little girl of a police officer, I liked police tv shows. In particular CHiPs, which featured two...
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