Charla Truesdale

Charla is Founder and President of Warrior Spirit Project, an all-volunteer 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that serves Veterans, First Responders, and their families.  She is a Certified Warrior Yoga Teacher (C-WYT®), an iRest Level 2 Teacher, and Certified Warriors at Ease teacher (WAET), with extensive training in therapeutic and trauma-informed methods. Charla has more than 25 years of professional leadership experience in health and wellness promotion, working directly with U.S. military and Department of Defense personnel in the U.S. and abroad, and she served as Regional Program Coordinator in Texas during initial launch of the Warriors at Ease Train, Teach, and Transform Program.  Her understanding of military and first responder culture derives not only from her professional life, but also from her 38 years of marriage to a federal law enforcement officer who deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan during OIF and OEF.  Charla is passionate about bringing opportunities for physical, emotional, and spiritual healing to our nation’s warriors, seeking to help them discover a renewed sense of well-being, connection and purpose in their lives.