Download or read book Warrior Pose: Building Readiness Through Resilience-- Yoga and Meditation written by Ajit Joshi and published by . This book was released on 2019-05-09 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The rigors of military service create unique stressors on uniformed Service members and their families. Better mental, spiritual, emotional, behavioral, and physical health may reduce violence and aggression, which can be unhealthy outlets for accumulated stress. Harvard Medical School yoga researcher Dr. Sat Bir Singh Khalsa suggests that yoga and meditation change the perception of what is stressful--the indicators for measuring that are improved emotional and stress reactivity as a function of increased resilience. Yoga is one tool, among others, for increasing resilience and readiness. United States Army Captain Enrique Incle observes:"Yoga has been a tremendous source of strength to me. It has enabled me to obtain inner peace, and control the memories which caused me anxiety for many years. Yoga is a tool for injury prevention, rehabilitation, and health promotion, and it needs to be championed because our Soldiers deserve every chance to continue to serve and stay in the fight. I was once a skeptic, but now I'm proof of its effectiveness and restorative properties. In the near future, I hope that yoga is implemented on a broader scale across our military formations."Captain Incle's experience invites exploration into how the U.S. military might introduce and systematically ensure these tools are available for all Service members during all deployment phases to increase readiness and resilience in the total force. The Army defines resilience as "the mental, physical, emotional, and behavioral ability to face and cope with adversity, adapt to change, recover, learn, and grow from setbacks." The purpose of yoga, systematic relaxation, focused breathing, and meditation is to connect the mind and body through the breath so one is fully present, conscious in the moment, and ready and willing to face life's challenges and opportunities.Title and cover image have been changed from the original version.