Practicing yoga can help soldiers to work on their mental and physical health, stimulating their brain, reducing stress levels, and processing emotions such as anger and fear to find clarity and the ability to direct one's mind.
[on left page] Her husband suffers from PTSD
Angie's husband came home from Afghanistan and showed the symptoms of PTSD, his body and mind being on high alert at all times.
Angie developed Concrete Yoga, an active yogic training program
Angie, a tough lady with the mentality of a fighter, is helping out bold men and women who fought for their country, and as a result, suffer from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). After years of training, practicing, volunteering, and having her husband return from Afghanistan with symptoms of PTSD, she decided to develop a special training that would help soldiers to reduce their stress levels by implementing tools to calm the daily effects of their trauma, healing themselves from the inside out.
You may think her husband would be one of the attendees in her yoga class; however, that wasn't the case at first. For so many men, yoga has a soft and feminine image which they don't relate to or connect with. Angie used all her knowledge and creativity to develop this directed form of practice, tailoring her vocal cues and postural sequences to appeal to a military clientele. She makes it a point to include military language and refrain from the Sanskrit wording, commonly used in yoga. Her initial concept was to create a foundational program from the most effective combinations of breath, posture, movement, and meditation.