{"id":1365,"date":"2021-06-03T20:33:09","date_gmt":"2021-06-03T20:33:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress-583903-1890774.cloudwaysapps.com\/?p=1365"},"modified":"2021-06-12T00:53:15","modified_gmt":"2021-06-12T00:53:15","slug":"ex-navy-aviator-teaches-yoga-in-prisons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inspirationpost.com\/2021\/06\/03\/ex-navy-aviator-teaches-yoga-in-prisons\/","title":{"rendered":"Ex Navy Aviator Teaches Yoga in Prisons"},"content":{"rendered":"

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After former U.S naval aviator Kathryn Thomas was told she would never be able to fly a helicopter again — due to a broken ankle that suffered complications — she was left depressed and anxious.<\/p>\n

Flying was Thomas\u2019 dream since she was a child — ever since she’d watched a helicopter demonstration at the age of 11, she knew she wanted to be a helicopter pilot. But after a long recovery and her exit from the Navy, she needed a way to find herself. She turned to yoga.<\/p>\n

\u201cI started to practice yoga and that\u2019s really what changed my outcome because I was able to find myself again on my mat,\u201d she told Upworthy<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

Since then Thomas started Yoga 4 Change, a nonprofit that helps others in northeast Florida who are recovering from trauma. It mainly serves young people who are experiencing abuse or trauma, people struggling with substance abuse or in recovery, military veterans, and those that are incarcerated.<\/p>\n

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