Good News: Jacksonville veteran, creator of Yoga 4 Change, wins business award
Kathryn Thomas, Navy veteran, military spouse and CEO of Yoga 4 Change in Jacksonville, won second place and $3,000 in the StreetShares Foundation’s Veteran Small Business Awards.
Military Spouse Business Owners Receive $10,000 in Business Grants
The StreetShares Foundation dedicated May to military spouse business owners in their veteran business grant contest.
Winners of $100,000 Small Business Contest for Military Veteran Entrepreneurs Announced
Four veteran entrepreneurs rose to the top to win the VetSmallBiz Growth Challenge, a unique business competition offered by the Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF) at Syracuse University.
Young Lawyers Section poker tournament raises over $6,000 for Yoga 4 Change
To support Yoga 4 Change, the Jacksonville Bar Association Young Lawyers Section hosted Chips 4 Change, a charity poker tournament at BestBet Jacksonville.
Yoga 4 Change on Buzz TV
Executive Director Kathryn Thomas is taking the downward dog to a whole new level, utilizing yoga to heal and empower veterans, incarcerated individuals, vulnerable youth, and those dealing with substance abuse in the Jacksonville area.
Community Yoga for Positive Change
This is an interview with Aidee Chavez Frescas Douglas, yoga teacher and marketing director for Yoga 4 Change, by Rob Schware of the Huffington Post.
7 Surprising Reasons To Try Yoga
Yoga 4 Change gets mentioned on Bustle.com.
Yoga, but Affordable
Some nonprofits insist that the practice can benefit everyone, not just those who have the money for classes and a mat. Yoga 4 Change gets a mention on The Atlantic.
Quiet the Mind, Open the Heart
Yoga 4 Change (Y4C) teachers carry 3×5 cards with them to each class. They serve as small, safe spaces for their students to give feedback—little arrows of honesty that go straight to the heart.
Therapeutic benefits of yoga catch on among Jacksonville’s caregivers
For Kathryn Thomas, founder and executive director of Yoga 4 Change, it was about restoring her well-being after an injury forced her to retire from her job as a Navy helicopter pilot.
