Life Coach for First Responders and Veterans
Athena Desai, MAOM, Dipl OM, Lic Ac, RYT200
Specialties:
- Coaching (Relationships, Wellness, Purpose/Career, Communications, etc.)
- Trauma-Informed Yoga (with Training Specific to Veterans & First Responders from the Veterans Yoga Project)
- Prep & Integration Coaching for Plant Medicine
- Sliding Scale
Biography:
I have served veteran populations in various capacities for more than a decade. In my former career as a journalist, I reported on veteran needs, integration into civilian life, and the impact of 9/11. When I transitioned into practicing Eastern Medicine, I started a program called the One Arrow Project, offering low to no-cost acupuncture for veterans at my Harvard Square office. Since then, I’ve been a mentor at Veterans Writing Project, a member of Team RWB, a performer at the West Roxbury VA Medical Center with Musicians On Call, and a registered yoga teacher with Mindful Resilience Training for Trauma Recovery from Veterans Yoga Project. I served as the Massachusetts State Coordinator for Veterans Yoga Project, and have been teaching trauma-informed yoga to veteran cohorts at Home Base. I’ve received special training in treating trauma and PTSD with Chinese and holistic medicine, and I’m steadily working on recreating powerful, natural bonds between those who fight on behalf of the tribe and the tribe who welcome them home.
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