U.S. Army Veteran Charley Jordan shares his journey toward yoga and life-saving self-care
U.S. Army veteran, farmer, and educator, Charley Jordan, shares how his yoga practice and connection with the earth changed his life after military service.
The Glo Podcast · Carrie Rodriguez, Charley Jordan, Derik Mills, Luke Jordan
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Show Notes
We met U.S. Army veteran Charley Jordan through photographer, and fellow Glo podcast guest, Robert Sturman (episode #14). Sturman photographed Charley and other military veterans who use yoga as a healing practice for PTSD as well as mental, emotional, and physical effects due to their careers.
Charley is now a college adjunct professor, flower farmer, and owner of Jordan Farms in Tennessee. Charley and Derik discuss his 28 years of service and how he discovered yoga and horticulture as a way of safely dealing with and healing from the intense emotion and trauma of a demanding career. He shares about a veterans organization called Connected Warriors, and how his commitment to his yoga practice and connection with the earth changed his life.
Links:
Jordan Farms
Suicide Prevention Lifeline
https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/
Veterans Crisis Line
https://www.veteranscrisisline.net/about/what-is-vcl
Connected Warriors
Robert Sturman Studio
https://www.robertsturmanstudio.com
Robert Sturman’s interview on The Glo Podcast
Charley featured in Robert Sturman’s photography:
https://www.instagram.com/p/BzY-PheAC7W/
https://www.instagram.com/p/CKRNhI9hhsb/
GLO classes:
Practice Presence Outdoors https://www.glo.com/class/10913
Beginning Ashtanga Flow https://www.glo.com/class/9978
Grounding for A Difficult Day https://www.glo.com/class/5914
Shift Your Mental Landscape https://www.glo.com/class/7058
Mental Clarity Flow https://www.glo.com/class/1901