Voice of the soldier: 'Operation Warrior Wellness - NYC' launched by Donna Karan and David Lynch

Urban Zen Foundation    Translate This Article
8 June 2011

''Embrace the warrior regardless of the war'' was the sentiment shared by presenters and 400 audience members on June 7, 2011 at Urban Zen Center, New York City. Soldiers, their families, medical experts, college professors and philanthropists joined their voices and hearts that night in the launch of Operation Warrior Wellness NYC, a collaboration between Urban Zen Foundation and David Lynch Foundation.



Donna Karan and film director David Lynch partner with their philanthropic foundations to provide a path to wellness for NYC-based soldiers diagnosed with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Urban Zen will provide trained UZITs (Urban Zen integrative therapy) to offer soldiers and their care-givers several integrative therapies, while David Lynch Foundation will provide personalized instruction in Transcendental Meditation.

Donna spoke passionately about her commitment to healing our military. ''Meditation is definitely the key to opening our hearts, minds, bodies and spirits to create change within. It's such an amazing honor to have David Lynch here at Urban Zen Center to announce the collaboration of Operation Warrior Wellness NYC. There is no other project possible that I can imagine to open our hearts, our spirit and our love for each and every person dealing with PTSD, especially our soldiers and their loved ones.'' . . .

Several members of our military, from World War Two through Desert Storm, shared their experiences with PTSD and how deeply transforming the practice of meditation has been in their recovery and return home. Some shared that they hungered for normalcy while others told of the relief they experienced from the recall of traumatic moments that triggered symptoms.

Wounds that don't heal fester and create disease. PTSD is a wound that must be healed. For those interested in hearing more about the launch of Operation Warrior Wellness NYC, please visit the livestream replay of the June 7 event at Urban Zen.

Also see another Global Good News article about the launch of Operation Warrior Wellness - NYC June 7.

© Copyright 2011 Urban Zen Foundation



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