VETOGA’S partner for Wellness Retreats: Ojas Retreat Center

Haley Pope

US Navy Veteran

Haley is a graduate of the VETOGA 200. She currently is not actively teaching but does volunteer work with VETOGA weekly to help streamline incoming VETOGI’s and graduates as well. She does a self yoga practice at her home in Virginia Beach (tons of sunrise yoga) 😉 and currently is activated in the Navy Reserve in Virginia Beach. She enjoys baking, going to church, and spending time with friends and family (preferably at the beach).

“My journey with VETOGA started in 2019 before I left for deployment. I had been practicing yoga for 4 years by then and it had become part of my daily routine. I found VETOGA and reached out to Justin to see when the next training was. It was scheduled for May of 2020 and I was still going to be on deployment. Justin assured me that it “would all work itself out” and “to trust the process.” COVID happened-post poning that training until November of 2020. Yoga and my Faith saved my life on deployment, and at the end of deployment I was finishing my time up active duty and I knew that the first thing I wanted and needed to do was this training. I trusted the process, and was able to attend the November 2020 training where VETOGA changed my life in 5 days. I carry all the tools I learned from this training, daily in all aspects of my life.

Candles as great gifts for the holidays or to use for meditation visualization… part of proceeds support VETOGA.

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This will be fun and challenging and we are excited to invite you into our community to recognize our Nations Heroes.

Thank you & Namaste,
The VETOGA Family

VETOGA Teacher Training

Help sponsor a veteran to attend a VETOGA teacher training program!

Danielle Goff

US Army Veteran
Operation Iraqi Freedom 2006

Danielle is working at her local VA clinic, in MO, bringing both Veterans and employees a healthier way of living through Hatha Yoga, Yoga Nidra, Sound Therapy, Somatic Breathwork and Reiki services. She also travels to Texas to bring the same services to her hometown, at a local Hot Yoga studio. Her passion has been to work with Veterans even before she received her YTT at Ojas. However, she doesn’t stop with Veterans though as she provides free community events on a monthly basis. She is driven to help ALL people live a more fulfilling and peaceful human experience.

“I am insanely proud to call VETOGA my family. Without them I wouldn’t have the support or knowledge to do what I do. I am who I am today because of the entire VETOGA tribe. Even through YTT, when medical issues arose, it made me wonder if I would even be strong enough to teach others, but with the support, a swift kick in the butt, and the knowledge of modifications that this amazing tribe gave me, I realized that I have the strength to do anything. I have become a stronger woman, stronger mother, stronger spirit, stronger teacher, and a stronger individual in general all thanks to VETOGA.”