BATON ROUGE - The USS KIDD Veteran’s Museum will host a “Yoga for Veterans” class next week.

Yoga is being used across military installations to help veterans suffering from PTSD, traumatic brain injuries and other ailments.

The class is a part of the KIDD’s alternative therapy programs and the goal is to make the programs available to local veterans for free.

Practicing yoga can aid in mental well-being but can also reduce the emotional symptoms associated with post-traumatic stress disorder and chronic pain while improving physical flexibility and sleep.

“I didn’t know much about the benefits of yoga until I tried it at the KIDD,” Navy veteran Buck Hawks.

“This class taught me about a new form of stress relief that I hadn’t considered,” Hawks said.

Veteran’s are encouraged to pre-register for this free class by calling (225) 342-1942 or joining the Facebook event: KIDD's Yoga for Veterans.

See below for more details:

WHO : Courtney Hoffman, Yoga Instructor

WHAT : USS KIDD's Yoga for Veterans

WHEN : Wednesday, May 9 at 6:30 p.m.

WHERE : USS KIDD Veterans Museum, 305 South River Road, Baton Rouge, La. 70802