A man is taking in the beauty of the nature after an outdoor exercise. He is sitting down to meditate.
By Keith Hanks
Meditation is one of the oldest, and most underappreciated ways of relaxing your mind. Thousands of years old and trusted by some of the world’s most pronounced cultures, it still remains a some what of a mystery to us “westerners”. This is especially true in the firefighter community.
With mental health awareness at an all-time high, more and more are asking for ways of achieving their own post traumatic growth. Resources and modalities that have been used by society for decades are very slowly trickling into firehouses across North America and even the globe.
Steve Holmes is an amazingly unique human being. Joining the United States Marine Corps right out of high school at 18 years old, he was sent to war. After three tours of combat, eventually holding the rank of Sergeant, Steve came back home a much different, and at times, angry individual.
He would find his way almost immediately to the fire service, becoming a career firefighter in New Hampshire. After some time,…
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