_{By Skye Pournazari Oct 9, 2019 for the Maryville Forum}

MARYVILLE, Mo. — In two weeks, the Veterans Yoga Project plans to hold an intensive weekend training class in Maryville offering lessons to yoga enthusiasts, teachers and mental health clinicians. 

Since 2010, the project has trained more than 1,500 yoga teachers in the skills of Mindful Resilience Yoga for Trauma Recovery said Brianna Renner, director of programs for the organization and former Marine.

She explained that the training offers tools to inform teachers how best to help veterans suffering from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. Some of the tools include breathing, meditation, mindful movement, guided rest and gratitude, which help participants to breathe easy, focus clearly, move freely and rest deeply.

The project was founded by Veteran’s Administration-trained clinical psychologist and yoga instructor Daniel J. Libby. He will be in Maryville to lead the training.

According to the organization’s website, the class is an evidence-informed, clinically-tested yoga program developed based on feedback from hundreds of veterans and active-duty service members receiving treatment at residential and outpatient treatment programs.
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