Warrior’s Heart: A Secular Mindfulness Meditation Correspondence Course for Veterans
Veterans Peace of Mind offers a correspondence study course to veterans, which is a comprehensive and thorough introduction to the non-religious practice of meditation.
We provide a book, Warrior’s Heart: Mindfulness Practice for Veterans, an accompanying Source Book with relevant articles of science, general information, and compositions written by veterans who are familiar with meditation practice, incarcerated and otherwise, familiar with the practice.
The course trains one in formal sitting meditation, as well as a number of other mindfulness techniques to ground oneself in heart, body, and environment, learning to deal with emotional conflicts inwardly and in relation to other people. The course looks in detail at problems of anger, and at Post-Traumatic Stress, and provides methods of dealing with stuck, toxic beliefs, repeating nightmares, and other healing methods.
We have a one-on-one teaching model, which provides personal communication with a meditation instructor, and all materials and services are offered free of charge. Inquiries from interested veterans should be sent to:
Veterans Peace of Mind
6800 N. 79th Street, Suite 200
Niwot, CO 80503
info@nullmindfulnesspeaceproject.org
Vets’ comments on the Warrior’s Heart Study Course:
The Warrior’s Heart Course has helped me a lot. It’s revealed things about me I never realized or simply took for granted. It’s showed me or provided me the resources to learn about me, why I act certain ways, have certain habits, thoughts, etc. What I’ve found most helpful is probably the variety of tools and directions to practice. But also I’ve found increasingly helpful is that the label ‘broken person’ is an excuse, a lie, and, frankly, subjective healing is possible.
It has had a heart felt impact and has helped me with my PTSD. It’s hard to choose on what was helpful because I try 1 or 2 different practices every day. It’s all amazing.
It helped me realize that in some ways I was stuck in a rut; got lazy, fell into mindless habitual patterns even in my meditation. Some of the questions shocked me into contemplating aspects of my mind (memories, attitudes, etc.) that had remained unexamined for decades–out of fear and complacency. This made my daily practice cleaner, clearer, more precise, more effective. I am now more awake. Thank you.
It has taught me about treating myself and this experience with positivity, kindness, and compassion, even if it is uncomfortable. It showed me a new level of self-awareness that I didn’t know was inside of me. I now also know that a thought is just a thought. I still don’t have it down to a perfect science, but I’m getting better at it every time. I’m no longer afraid of being uncomfortable, and I no longer try to numb out/avoid things like I used to.
It has truly changed my life in a powerful way. I finally feel like I’m getting to know myself and become strong in who I am. I found the section on trauma triggers very helpful because it brought awareness to what really sets me off, not just externally but internally, which was my biggest issue–accepting me for who I am and where I am at.
It has opened my eyes to a whole new world of peace. It has changed me for the better and opened my mind to so many options of peace and release of my inner demons….Thank you so very much for what you do!…More vets need you!
This is an amazing course. It has helped me go beyond what I thought I could….I know several people that can benefit from it, too….Thank you again. You have helped me more than you can know.