Episode 18: How Yoga Heals with Dr. Dana M. Hubbard of Vitality Health & Wellness Center

This is a special episode for National Yoga Awareness Month.  Based on research, trauma-informed yoga combines the mind and body impact of trauma with spiritual health and consciousness. It is a way to safely connect with your body, regaining any control, love, or acceptance that may have been threatened during a traumatic experience. In this episode, Sherry speaks with Dr. Dana M. Hubbard of Vitality Health and Wellness Center about how she encourages her clients to use yoga as part of their healing program from trauma related emotions.  Sherry who is also trained as a certified trauma informed yoga teacher discusses her role in working with students who are experiencing trauma as part of her karma yoga practice.   Dr. Dana M. Hubbard, also known as “Dr. D”, is the owner and chief operator of Vitality Health and Wellness, LLC. She is a professional Licensed Clinical Social worker who has serviced veterans, women, children, and the black community. She is also a Certified Lead Agent with a specialization in organizational psychology. Dr. Hubbard received her Doctorate in Health Care Administration in 2019. Additional educational accomplishments include a Bachelor’s in Social Work from the University of Maryland Eastern Shore, and a Bachelor’s in Sociology from Salisbury state. Dr. Dana M. Hubbard served honorably in the United States Airforce.  As a Captain in the Air Force, Dr. D was a mental health therapist for service members and was responsible for the mental health operations for the local Air Force base.  She led a clinical team of 22 professionals served as the Behavioral Health Consultant for base commanders and lead multiple Air Force programs. As a Clinical Social Worker, Dr. Dana M. Hubbard specializes in Crisis Management, Bereavement, Child and Adolescent Counseling, Behavioral Health, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) importantly military/veteran mental health, and most importantly mental health for women of color.