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9/11 and the fact that i have been able to become resilient and recover and live my life is that i have responsibility to do that for the people that lost their lives on that day that you have a responsibility to live and be well. >> it's a responsibility john reminds us we all share in common. as the new year kicks off, you should try to make the mind set reset on stress one of your resolutions. it's a sign of life. for vital signs wishing you a happy and healthy 2016.

Journey for him. >> i have anywhere from 40 to 50 people that come every thrs at noon which i think is a big statement. when you look at someone whose working at the pentagon to give you an hour of their time is a big statement itself. >> his class is a fix of active retired military. the v.a. says 20 million veterans returning from iraq and afghanistan are suffering from ptsd. so in a move to cut down a prescription pain medication, the u.s. veterans health administration has started incorporating yoga into alternative therapy programs to treat ptsd. it worked for john. >> i'm excited about i...

Everyone's busy teach your children and yourself you write down what you're worried about. >> for john thurman who survived the attack on 9/11 it would be yoga that would change everything for him. >> i had doubts but i was willing to try anything. taking drugs to sleep, taking drugs to everything. it felt very wet blanket. >> for john, the biggest physician fit was a reduction in the mind chatter he was experiencing with ptsd. for the first time in a long time he felt relaxed. >> i think it's successful in the ptsd because it helps you achieve mental sharpness and focus. that combined with th...

States. john's office was located on the second floor. >> first it felt like a bomb then an earthquake. because we were in the small room, no windows were plunged into pitch darkness. a tried to get so some of my colleagues in the room. we were at that point having to crawl on the floor it was now full of hot smoke and air. you took your face off the floor and you couldn't breathe. it was singing the back of your throat. >> john was treated for severe smoke inhi lags. he spent a week in the hospital returning to work two weeks later. he was heeling physically, not mentally. >> certainly signs ...

>> i agree with you. we all grew up where my father worked 20 hours a day and we couldn't have questions or do anything. it was a badge of honor. it's just our reaction to change basically. it's a healthy good thing. if you and i didn't react to change we wouldn't be alive right now. we made stress into this, it's really a neutral word but we've made it in a negative world. >> for john, the stress and trauma and attacks stayed with him lodge after the event. he was diagnosed with post traumatic stress disorder, ptsd. it can occur when the brain's natural fight or flight response becomes damage...