Forbes Living reviews Go Yoga Jack. br FOR SOME MEN THE THOUGHT OF GOING TO A YOGA CLASS IS ABOUT AS INVITING AS WATCHING A CHICK FLICK, NOT VERY RIGHT? WELL MY NEXT GUEST IS HERE TO SAY THAT YOGA IS NOT JUST FOR LADIES & PEOPLE WHO EAT FRUIT & NUTS ANYMORE. YOU MAY HAVE SEEN HIM ON DATELINE NBC. FROM YOGA JACK PLEASE WELCOME FOUNDER & CHIEF GURU JAHON JAMALI & SHAWN JONES FROM STOP SOLDIERS SUICIDE. GUYS THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. br THANKS SO MUCH FORBES. br HOW DID YOU GET INTO YOGA? br WELL FORBES I STARTED OFF MY CAREER WORKING FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, SUPPORTING OUR TROOPS & WORKING W THE SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMUNITY. SO STRESS & SURVIVAL WERE PART OF THE DAILY ROUTINE. WHEN I LEFT THAT I NEEDED TO FIND ANOTHER WAY TO CHANNEL MY FOCUS TO CHANNEL MY STRESS & BE ABLE TO HELP ME WORK THROUGH THE DAILY BATTLES OF EVERYDAY LIFE. I DON’T FIT THE YOGA MOLD, I DON’T FIT THE STEREO TYPE & I KNOW THAT THERE ARE A LOT OF FOLKS OUT THERE THAT DONE EITHER & CAN USE WHAT WE ARE TRYING TO OFFER HERE. br IT'S ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL WHAT YOU'VE CREATED & WHAT YOU STAND FOR. HOW DID YOU CREATE YOGA JACK ITSELF, WHAT WAS THE INSPIRATION? br YOGA JACK OF INSPIRATION WAS FROM MY FIRST BORN SON, JACK HE WAS ABLE TO HELP ME REFOCUS A LITTLE BIT BY FOCUSING OUTWARD. ON FOLKS THAT NEEDED MY HELP, FOLKS THAT NEEDED MY SUPPORT & ONCE I WAS ABLE TO DO THAT I WAS ABLE TO FIND WHAT I WAS LOOKING FOR INSIDE. br & WHAT ARE WE SITTING ON HERE? br WE'RE SITTING ON THE YOGA JACK 1. THIS IS OUR SIGNATURE MAT OUR SIGNATURE PRODUCT. IT COMES W A KIT AS WELL. EXTRA THINK, EXTRA TOUGH, EXTRA LONG & I THINK FROM HOW YOU'RE MOVING OVER THERE. br EXTRA CUSHY. br ABSOLUTELY. br I LIKE IT! YOU DO NEED A PLACE TO BE QUIET & BE FOCUSED & YOU PROVIDED THAT. BUT YOU'RE DOING SO MUCH MORE. SHAWN I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR BEING ON THE SHOW. YOU HAVE A VERY INTERESTING STATISTIC ABOUT OUR ARMED FORCES. br RIGHT NOW THERE ARE 22 VETERANS THAT COMMIT SUICIDE A DAY. YES MA'AM. ON TOP OF THAT WE'VE LOST MORE SOLDIERS BY SUICIDE THEN WE EVER HAVE HAD IN COMBAT. br SO YOU CREATED ALONG W OTHER PEOPLE STOP SOLDIER SUICIDE. WHAT IS YOUR MISSION? br OUR MISSION IS TO PROVIDE RESOURCES TO ACTIVE DUTY VETERANS & OUR FAN MEMBERS JUST TO REDUCE THE STRESSES IN THEIR LIVES SO THEY DON’T GET TO THAT CRISIS POINT. WE FIND MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES, WE FIND FINANCIAL RESOURCES, & WE ALSO FIND ALTERNATIVE THERAPIES LIKE YOGA ITSELF. br WELL I HAVE TO THANK YOU. YOUR ORGANIZATION IS PRETTY NEW, IT'S BEEN AROUND FOR 6 MONTHS BUT YOU'VE ALREADY HELPED 200 SOLDIERS & THEIR FAMILIES. IF WE CONTINUE TO SUPPORT YOU I CAN ONLY IMAGINE HOW THAT NUMBER WILL GROW & WE ALL THANK YOU FOR TAT. br THANK YOU. br YOUR COMPANY SUPPORTS A LOT OF MISSIONS. br THAT’S RIGHT FORBES. WE DISCOVERED THAT WHEN YOU FOCUS OUTWARD ON SOMETHING BIGGER THEN YOURSELF YOU; FIND WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING FOR. & WE'VE SUPPORTED SOME GREAT THINGS SO FAR.