Veterans

“When our vets return from serving their country, let’s make sure their country is ready to serve them.” ~ Colonel David Sutherland, Special Assistant to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Department of Defense

Compass Yoga places a special emphasis on helping returning veterans and their families (including children), particularly those affected in some way by PTSD, TBI, depression, insomnia, grief, extreme stress, or anxiety. This focus is a personal passion of Christa Avampato, Compass Yoga’s founder, who has personally used yoga as a means of treatment for several bouts of PTSD that she has experienced in her own life. Her father suffered from undiagnosed PTSD for most of his adult life so she has a unique understanding of how to use yoga to help children who are affected by a parent who has PTSD.

COMPASS YOGA YOUTUBE CHANNEL
Our YouTube channel is now live and we our first set of yoga instruction videos was created to thank our veterans and their family members. The videos provide 3 short sequences that can be done anywhere and support the ideas of balance, awareness, and well-being. Stop by and visit: http://www.youtube.com/compassyoga

PRIVATE SESSIONS AND SMALL GROUP CLASSES
Veterans and their family members are welcome at all of our open group classes. If you’d prefer we can also arrange for private sessions and small group classes specifically for the veteran community. For more details, please email Compass Yoga at compassyoga@gmail.com

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
If you are a veteran or family member of a veteran and looking for health and wellness resources within your own community, please email Compass Yoga at compassyoga@gmail.com so that we can consult our ever-growing resource list.

If you are an organization that provides assistance to veterans and would like to partner with us, please email Compass Yoga at compassyoga@gmail.com.

If you are a veteran or family member of a veteran who needs immediate attention, please contact the Veterans Crisis Line at 1-800-273-8255 or click here.