Leadership APB

Olivia Mead – Founder & CEO of Yoga for First Responders

November 03, 2021 Season 2 Episode 10
Leadership APB
Olivia Mead – Founder & CEO of Yoga for First Responders
Show Notes

YogaShield® Yoga for First Responders® (YFFR) has a mission of bringing yoga and mindfulness science to practical applications for first responders and military personnel. 

YFFR’s unique, field tested, and evidence backed Protocol provides a systematic skill set to a known problem:

 High rates of

  • Post Traumatic Stress
  • Heart attack
  • Suicide
  • other stress-based issues

 The YFFR Protocol builds mental and physical resilience leading to optimal levels of performance on and off the job.

YogaShield® Yoga For First Responders® (YFFR) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization founded by Olivia Mead and first seen at LAFD in 2013. 

To date, YFFR has trained over 300 instructors and introduced this new skill set to thousands of first responders and military personnel in the United States, Canada, Australia, and the Netherlands. 

 In 2019 alone, YFFR reached over 150 departments in 35 states, and a total of 12,000+ first responders and military personnel.