National Geographic features Jacksonville non-profit for using yoga to transform inmate sentences
“I started Yoga 4 change as a way to continue my own healing,” Thomas said. They have actually trained two former inmate students to become yoga teachers. Calkins is one of them. He now teaches at Warehouse Yoga at 8200 Cypress Plaza Dr. Suite 404.
Duval County judges first to order yoga for inmates
… She said this program helped her with rehabilitation and prepared her for life after jail. She is now an instructor with the local nonprofit and helps others with recovery.
YOGA 4 CHANGE: Study shows yoga can help felons re-enter civilian life
Watch the video HERE.
National Geographic features Jacksonville-based Yoga 4 Change
The Florida Times-Union: Kathryn Thomas founded Yoga 4 Change in 2014 and has implemented it into jails and for veterans, youth and those trying to beat drugs.
National Geographic features Florida Nonprofit: Yoga 4 Change
National Geographic writer, Fran Smith, reached out to Y4C in 2019 with great interest in learning more about the Y4C programming inside the correctional facilities. The special issue on The Future of Medicine: Wellness, is online now and on newsstands beginning December 31st.
A Pilot Finds a New Mission
When Kathryn Monti Thomas ’07 was 11 years old, she saw a Navy helicopter demonstration. That’s when she knew she wanted to fly. …
Yoga 4 Change invites fans to ‘Namaste before Game Day’ with the Jacksonville Jaguars
Football fans are invited to attend the 2019 Yoga Day with the Jaguars on the Dream Finders Homes Flex Field at Daily’s Place on November 19, 2019. ‘Namaste before Game Day’ is in collaboration with locally founded nonprofit, Yoga 4 Change (Y4C).
Yoga 4 Change on Military Makeover
Watch Y4C Founder and Executive Director, Kathryn Thomas, on the Lifetime TV show, Military Makeover. She talks about her story and the story of Yoga 4 Change.
The Beach Speaks: Kathryn Thomas on Yoga 4 Change
Listen as our Founder and Executive Director talks with Paige Riggins from The Beach Speaks.
A Principals Perspective: Yoga 4 the Youth
Meet Y4C Board Member, Warren Buck, and hear his firsthand story on witnessing the impact of yoga in the school system.
