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. WE'VE SENT YOGA MATS TO BAGRAM AIR BASE IN AFGHANISTAN, WE'VE SET TOILETRIES & SHAVING KITS TO SOLDIERS
