Meditation Training in The Army

Some recent articles on meditation training in the US Army. One of my teachers Richard Strozzi Heckler pioneered this apporach in the 80’s. I have yet to hear of UK Army using meditation – if you have please contact me.

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“It wasn’t all that long ago that if you told U.S. troops to meditate, you ran the risk of being called a kook — or worse, a hippie. Today, it’s becoming increasingly-common advice, for soldiers and marines looking to deal with battlefield stress, and prep for war.
At Camp Lejeune, “
Warrior Mind Training,” supposedly based on ancient samurai techniques, are being offered to marines with mental health issues.”

Full article here. This Time article is on the same subject and Battle Mind is related.