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

https://www.jordanfarmstn.com

Suicide Prevention Lifeline

https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/

Veterans Crisis Line

https://www.veteranscrisisline.net/about/what-is-vcl

Connected Warriors

https://connectedwarriors.org

Robert Sturman Studio

https://www.robertsturmanstudio.com

Robert Sturman’s interview on The Glo Podcast 

https://podcast.glo.com/podcast/how-dedication-to-our-practice-can-enhance-our-life-and-fuel-creativity-with-robert-sturman-internationally-celebrated-photographer/

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