Season 10 Kickoff: Building Tactical Resilience with Janine Mills & Yoga for First Responders

Season 10 of Sirens, Slammers, and Service is here — and we’re starting strong! Host Nikki Cloutier sits down with Janine Mills, a Peace Officer and certified Yoga for First Responders (YFFR) instructor, to explore how this groundbreaking program is reshaping wellness for those on the front lines. 

Janine explains how YFFR blends traditional yoga principles with job-specific tools like three-part breath, warrior drills, and tactical mind-body resilience training. From truck bays to station floors, YFFR gives police, EMS, firefighters, and military members practical techniques to process stress, improve focus, and prevent PTSD — all backed by solid research. 

🚨 Want to know how breathwork and movement can enhance performance and emotional regulation for first responders? Hit play and get inspired to add resilience to your own toolkit. 

👉 Call to Action: Share this episode with your crew and stay tuned — Season 10 is just getting started, and we’ve got more powerful stories ahead! 

Learn more:  

Email janineYFFR@gmail.com  to get in touch. 

YFFR organization Stress Management Training | Yoga For First Responders (https://www.yogaforfirstresponders.org). 

For free YFFR resources https://university.yogaforfirstresponders.org//?msg=not-logged-in Home

Study - Study- “What has neuroimaging taught us on the neurobiology of Yoga” – Aalst and associates. Frontiers in Integrative Neuroscience Journal, 2020. https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7362763/.

Garett Martin, Mortgage Broker with The Mortgage Group, is our official podcast sponsor for Season 9 and supports other first responders by offering discounted mortgage rates, flexible communication, and industry-leading service. 

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