Yoga Teacher Training - Veteran

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Hi, my name is Mike Stickley, and I'm 200hr & 500hr RYT with Yoga Alliance and achieved both my Certifications through a Veteran Non-Profit called Vetoga, which provides Yoga, Meditation and Healing Arts to Active Duty Servicemembers, Veterans, First Responders and their Immediate Families. I'm following the path of my Teacher, Justin Blazejewski's Teacher, Sri Dharma Mittra, and planning on attending the training of Life of Yogi 500hr Teacher Training July 27-31, 2021, August 2-7 & 9, October 5-9, 11-16 & 18. I became a Yoga Teacher in 2017 after attending my First Teacher Training and I have been providing donation based classes to our Military Members and First Responders since then.

My back story is that I served in the US Marine Corps from 1998-2003 and my job was a Paralegal, which I reviewed and analyzed Summary, Special and General Courts-martial, along with other criminal proceedings for both the Navy and the Marine Corps. I did not realize that I had start taking on some of the traumas reviewing some of the cases and started developing symptoms of PTS - revolving around anger and self harming habits through physical exercise. After getting out of the Marine Corps, I worked for the Justice Department, Civil Rights Division for 17 years working on Housing Discrimination matters, involving sexual harassment, race discrimination, design and construction and servicemember civil relief act (SCRA) matters. With working on these types of cases, I would work with witnesses and other duties associated with Civil proceedings for the United States in bringing Landlords to Justice for discriminating on the basis of sex, race and disability along with speaking with servicemembers about their experiences. I have been in service to country most of my adult life, as a military member or as a civilian employee.

My plan after attending this teacher training is to provide these teachings from Sri Dharma Mittra to our active duty servicemembers, veterans and first responders, so that they can find peace in their own lives through yoga and meditation, such as I have. Any and all proceeds will go to fund my training and any extra will to go to Dharma Yoga Center in NY and Vetoga.org. The payment is due by July 14, 2021 for me to attend by July 27, 2021, for the first day of classes.

Thank you, Semper Fidelis and Om, Shanti, Shantih.