The issue of military service is complex, even more so during wartime.  We who have served may feel a mixture of pride and guilt, honor and regret, love and loss.  Any time our country goes to war old wounds we believed to be healed, or perhaps sought to ignore, may be re-opened.  Reliving the past can feel like a never-ending cycle for many of us, but it needn’t be that way.

Whether you are a veteran who has recently returned from the Middle East, or one who served decades ago in another conflict, Purna Yoga instruction with Kelly Pretlow - a veteran herself - offers healing tools for all aspects of your life.  No yoga experience is required, just the strong desire to discover the peace and health that already lie within you.

Purna Yoga offers tools to help the body, mind and spirit let go of the past and future, so that we can be fully present in our lives right now.  Come and learn basic yoga poses, relaxation techniques, breathing exercises and introductory meditation tools to help you sleep better, feel more relaxed, and reconnect with the quiet inner peace that lives behind the curtain of chaos.

The next Finding Peace in the Chaos event will be a 3-hour workshop at Yoga Centers on Sunday, July 13 from 1:30 - 4:30 pm.  To register, call:  425-746-776 or sign up on-line.

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Maple Leaf Community Yoga is the Seattle area's first participant in Yoga for Vets.  If you are a veteran who would like to receive four free yoga classes, please contact Kelly at 206-601-1251 or mlcyoga@gmail.com

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Have you considered how the performing arts can help you make the transition from military to civilian life?  The Veterans Center for the Performing Arts (VCPA) is dedicated to helping us do just that.  Kelly's OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM story is one of many being portrayed on-stage through the efforts of Hollywood-based stage writers and actors.  For more information about how you can participate, contribute, or help please visit the VCPA website.  To learn even more, watch this short news video!