About Sarah Plummer Taylor

Sarah Plummer Taylor is an established leader in the field of resilience building and holistic wellness. She teaches veterans, busy professionals, students, and entrepreneurs how to find clarity and build stronger, healthier lives. A U.S. Marine veteran who deployed twice to Iraq, Sarah is the author of Just Roll With It: 7 Battle Tested Truths for Creating a Resilient Life. She is also the founder of SEMPER Sarah®, a national wellness practice. Sarah holds a Master’s in Social Work with a Mental Health concentration from the University of Denver and a Bachelor’s in Sociology from the University of Virginia. She was an adjunct professor in the Department of Health Education and Promotion at Charleston Southern University until 2019. Sarah is also a registered yoga teacher ERYT200/RYT500, who teaches vinyasa, yin, restorative, and trauma-informed adaptive yoga classes in addition to retreats and workshops. Her work has been featured on Capitol Hill and in noteworthy news and entertainment outlets like the Katie Couric Show, NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams, MSNBC, and others. In addition to speaking, leading workshops, and providing individual and couple’s counseling and coaching through SEMPER Sarah®, Sarah gives back to organizations like Veterans of Foreign Wars, Team Red White & Blue, The Give Back Yoga Foundation, Comeback Yoga, and the Women Marines Association. Sarah lives in North Carolina with her husband, their two daughters, and dog.

September is National Yoga Month – But What’s In It For You?!

1. Most studios are running great deals throughout September to promote yoga.  I know it is late in the month but IT’S NOT TOO LATE!  If you’ve ever thought about trying yoga, now is the time to check it out and likely get a class or two - or heck, even a whole week - [...]

10 Reasons Why Christians Shouldn’t Do Yoga

1. Prayer and meditation are totally unrelated. 2. Using SAT logic - Personal prayer is to personal yoga practice as fellowship is to group practice. 3. Wait, they do “prayer hands” in yoga? 4. Peace be with you, and also om shanti. 5. Liturgy in Latin is logical, but speaking in Sanskrit is silly. 6. [...]

Book Sarah As Your Next Speaker!

Book Sarah Plummer as a completely UNIQUE keynote speaker for your next event! Leadership seminars, yoga and fitness festivals, corporate wellness trainings, orientations, graduation ceremonies, personal development conferences, and veteran events are great venues for Sarah’s speeches and training.     To see more about some of Sarah’s most sought-after presentations, visit her speaker page.  To request [...]

Kassi Newman (Youth Leader at Multi-County Juvenile Attention System in Canton, OH)

"You are invited to be inspired!" read the warm invitation from Sarah's bright smile.  Seated in a circle on the cold, hard gymnasium floor, not one youth complained.  Nor did their normally short attention span get the best of them.  They were mesmerized (we ALL were), captivated by her story, not yet realizing they were [...]

FREE YOGA FOR VETS continues – Denver, CO

Who:  Veterans, active duty, reservists, national guard, military folks AND "regular" folks (aka: civilians).  This particular class will be chock full of camogie and Gaelic Football girls, so if you don't know what those two sports are, that's even more incentive to come out, give this yoga thing a try, and meet some interesting people. [...]

Are You Taking Your Morning Seriously?

Take your morning seriously…but not too seriouslyThe morning sets the tone for your entire day, so do your best to start it well.  The choice to have a good one is all yours!  I'm posting this on a Friday so you don't have the excuse of not trying these things for lack of time - tomorrow is [...]

Give Your Breakfast a Superfood Makeover – A Power Breakfast I Never Get Sick Of

Below find the simple recipe for a power breakfast I never get sick of, and it’s for an oldie and a goodie we often forget about: Oatmeal. * Many of the additions to my oatmeal were inspired by Holy Crap Cereal which is primarily chia seeds, hemp hearts, dried fruit, and cinnamon (among lots of other awesome [...]

Tumbling Towers Built America’s Next Greatest Generation – a 9/11 Tribute Article

I boarded the university bus - light blue shirt tucked into navy blue pants, shiny black shoes, hair pulled into a bun, garrison cap, backpack in left hand.  It was Tuesday, ROTC day, and I was focused on a speech I was giving that morning in my military leadership class. I was deep in thought, [...]

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