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name
Bill Edmonds
Bio
Bill is a retired Army Special Forces officer, a veteran of our wars in Iraq, Afghanistan, Somalia, Kosovo, and East, Central, and North Africa, and a Purple Heart and Bronze Star with Valor Device recipient. He is the author and contributor of multiple books and essays, including the critically acclaimed memoir "God Is Not Here", the anthology "War and Moral Injury: A Reader", essays "The Ugly American in Iraq" and "After Moral Injury", the published King's College of London thesis "A Compassionate Nudge", and the Apple+ TV docuseries The Line. Bill is also an internationally recognized expert on the emotional, psychological, and spiritual impacts of military service: how overwhelming subjective experiences change the body, which includes the brain, impairing our innate capacity for enjoyment, engagement, self-control, and trust. In addition to being a Mindfulness teacher and ordained as a minister in the Unity Life non-denomination church, he’s a certified Yoga Nidra/iREST instructor and psychedelic integration specialist. Bill began the non-profit "The MindfulWriting Project" which is dedicated to creating and offering a free-of-charge therapeutic writing process based on key mindfulness teachings and principles. Bill, and his wife Cheryl, who is an acupuncturist, currently work at Legacy Wellness Center, a substance addiction wellness center that serves the active-duty military and veteran community. In addition to being a Meditation and Yoga Nidra teacher, Bill's pursuing his licensure as a Clinical Social Worker at the University of Southern California. Bill and Cheryl’s energy and focus are on many varied practices and pursuits that train attentional agency as pathways to emotional balance, mental harmony, and lasting happiness. They live in Cambria, California where they are happily raising their two daughters, Natalie (13), and Ava (11).
Membership Register ID
#2161
Cohort Graduation year
2023
First Name
Bill
Last Name
Edmonds
Email
Gender
man
Country
United States
State
California
City
Cambria
Zip/Postal Code
93428
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