Meghan’s Foundation offers free yoga & meditation programs for veterans, who may be experiencing symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
Our Mission
The primary objective of Meghan’s Foundation is raising awareness and support for veterans and active-duty military who may be experiencing symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). We do this by developing free, trauma-sensitive programs of yoga and meditation for military, veterans, and their spouses or partners.
“I am a disabled veteran who suffers from PTSD, depression, anxiety and chronic pain. In an effort to find a positive alternative non-medicinal method to manage my chronic physical pain and emotional wellness, in 2016 I started attending yoga classes through Meghan’s Foundation. The instructors and classes have provided me a healthier way to handle daily stressors and improve my overall health, well-being and even weight loss.”
How yoga and meditation can help
From the Veterans Administration to the Pentagon, yoga and meditation programs for veterans are becoming commonplace, and proving themselves to be effective for individuals with PTSD.
Many studies have shown that yoga and meditation can be effective tools to help cope with symptoms of PTSD. See www.warriorsatease.org/resources/research.
Meghan’s Foundation programs
Veterans who have attended the Foundation’s free yoga and meditation classes include men and women with ages ranging from their 20s through their 70s. These veterans report that they are experiencing better sleep and concentration, the ability to find calm when presented with challenging situations, and generally an improved quality of life.
“Through the control of attention on a target — the breath, the postures, the body — that kind of awareness generates changes in the brain… and these changes in thinking focus more in the moment, less in the past, and it quiets down the anxiety-provoking chatter going on in the head. People become less reactive and the hormone-related stress cycle starts to calm down.”
“The Yoga Class here at The American Legion Post 210 in Doylestown, PA. has been very helpful to me. It has increased my flexibility and reduced the pain and numbness that I had been living with daily. The class has also had a very beneficial effect at all times on the stress I’ve lived with. It is a very positive place to be. I always look forward to the class. Our Instructor Deborah Greenspan is wonderful. I don’t know of anyone that could improve our class.
Thank you Meghan’s Foundation!”