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Yogi Hanuman


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'Yogi Hanuman' Justin Blazejewski's introduction to yoga began in 2007 while he was searching for different exercises that would help with a back injury he sustained while serving in the Marine Corps. Soon after his first class, he dove into a daily yoga practice, quickly realizing the physical benefits of yoga when his back pain began to disappear after only a couple of weeks.

During the first year of his yoga practice, he observed how yoga helped heal the physical, mental and emotional burdens he carried traveling in and out of war zones.  In 2008 he attended his first yoga/kirtan retreat in Bali, Indonesia, which proved to be the turning point in his spiritual practice. Soon after, Justin began to find clarity, calmness and intuition in his life. This led him to find his Guru, Sri Dharma Mittra at a small humble yoga studio in the heart of NYC. He immediately enrolled in the "DMY Life of a Yogi" teacher training to solely deepen his practice of yoga and self-healing. After graduating from the 200-hour teacher training program, Justin immediately realized he was given a gift. A gift he could share with those around him, especially those who were carrying similar burdens of war. Justin is a (E-RYT 500) and completed his 200, 500 and 800 hour Dharma Mittra Yoga training, Amrit Method of Yoga Nidra Masters training, and Acro Yoga levels 1, 2 and AYFit teacher training.

Justin is founder of VETOGA, a non-profit offering yoga, meditation, and the healing Arts to military, veterans, and their families. His mission is to help others and share the powerful healing benefits of yoga and meditation to military and veterans.

He also hopes to spread and cultivate the playful and therapeutic aspects of Yoga to the military and veteran community. Justin is an ambassador for the Veterans' Yoga Project and the founder of VETOGA, a non-profit offering yoga, meditation, and the healing arts to military, veterans, and their families.

 

Website: www.vetoga.org