Arthur Boorman, Disabled Veteran, Walks Again After Discovering Yoga

When American paratrooper Arthur Boorman returned home injured from the Gulf War, doctors told him he’d never walk unassisted again.

One too many jumps led to chronic back and knee problems making his military workout a thing of the past.

For 15 years, Boorman believed them. Consequently, his weight ballooned to 297 lbs.

But, at 47 years old, the disheartened veteran discovered yoga in a newspaper article about DDP yoga.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qX9FSZJu448

As demonstrated in the youtube video, the non-impact yoga workout helped Arthur Boorman shed 140 lbs in 10 months.

Yoga isn’t just an excellent weight-loss therapy for troops returning home injured. According to CareForVets.org, yoga is also being used to help treat post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among war veterans who’ve served in Afghanistan and in Iraq.

Arthur Boorman’s story is truly inspirational and serves as an example that when we don’t accept our circumstances as fact, change our belief systems, and don’t give up on ourselves, there’s no limit to what we can accomplish and achieve.

We’ll be able to tap into our inner strength that always existed within us and prove all the naysayers and critics wrong.

It also shows how important it is to have a mentor/coach in your life.

Someone that believes in you, encourages you along the way to help break down whatever barriers that are holding you back in your life so you can achieve your dreams.

This is a re-post from an article I found here 

Tony Peart

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