SAN FRANCISCO - A San Francisco veteran once trained for war. Now, he teaches stillness at a yoga studio he opened in San Francisco's Presidio in 2015.

Former marine Sean Silvera is using yoga to help fellow veterans release the invisible weight of combat and reconnect with themselves.

Silvera never thought yoga would take over his life, but he’s sure glad it did.

"The mindfulness part of the practice, just throwing everything down, moving with your breath, clearing all the worry, all the doubt, and all the what I should be doing or what I'm not doing anymore," Silvera said. "A lot of that makes it so worthwhile."

Silvera opened Baptiste Power Yoga in 2015. The Marine Platoon Sergeant was part of the first Gulf War and needed an outlet to recapture his breath and release the rig

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