Carol Hortan and Annie Okerlin - Peace after War: Yoga, Veterns and PTSD

The Modern Yoga Podcast

Carol Horton, Ph.D., is a writer, educator, and activist working at the intersection of mindful yoga, social science, and social justice. Carol is also the Vice President of the Yoga Service Council, an Advisor to the Yoga and Body Image Coalition, and a co-founder of Chicago’s Socially Engaged Yoga Network (SEYN). Annie Okerlin is the founder of Yogani Studios and the Exalted Warrior Foundation - an adaptive yoga instruction program that is designed for wounded warriors in military and veterans hospital facilities nationwide. In this podcast, they discuss their work together on a book called the "Best Practices for Yoga with Veterans," and how their work has translated into the real world, helping war veterans experience physical, psychological, and emotional health and well-being through the practice of yoga and mindfulness.