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02/08/2021 04:00 PM EST

Live Whole Health #59: Finding Stillness through Yin Meditation

There are many different styles of meditation – some are yang and some are yin. Yin meditation encourages being open to what might unfold during the experience. A yin meditation helps us to be curious, open, and gentle towards our inner experience and can support self-compassion.

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02/08/2021 02:00 PM EST

VA GI Bill benefits during COVID

While there are many resources to support those managing the impacts of COVID-19, we narrowed a few down to create a COVID-19 fact sheet with GI Bill students in mind. You can see the COVID-19 resources described below and find them listed in our COVID-19 Fact Sheet.

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02/08/2021 11:30 AM EST

Navy Veteran Tammy Lowery is today's Veteran of the day.

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Navy Veteran Tammy Lowery, who was a leader in naval medicine and care and now woks with the Texas Veterans Commission.

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02/08/2021 10:00 AM EST

Nurse using mini scope looking insider inner ear

Army Veteran Donnie Acklin lost a lot of his hearing working in the motor pool in Vietnam. Thanks to the tele-audiology program at the Poplar Bluff VA, he has his hearing back AND virtual appointments.

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02/08/2021 09:00 AM EST

National Veterans Summer Sports Clinic registration opens

VA is accepting applications from Veterans interested in participating in the 2021 National Veterans Summer Sports Clinic. Applications are available online at www.summersportsclinic.va.gov. The deadline to submit an application is May 1, 2021. Participation is open to eligible Veterans receiving care at any VA medical facility.

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02/08/2021 08:00 AM EST

Borne the Battle #228 with Walter Gaskins

Retired Marine Corps Veteran Lieutenant General Walter Gaskin, the first Black American to command a Marine Division and the 19th Deputy Chairman of the NATO Military Committee. Gaskin discusses the challenges in overcoming adversity, stereotypes and biases in the international military community.

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02/07/2021 04:00 PM EST

Man with keypad operates robot in hospital roomMan with keypad operates robot in hospital room

Biloxi VA using a smart disinfecting robot to fight germs in hospital rooms. Delivers UVC light to inactivate pathogens. Complies with CDC recommendations for infection control in medical facilities.

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