Do Prisoners Deserve Yoga?
"I would like to know if he killed someone or raped a young girl before I got all sentimental."
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"Personally, I'm a little violent, but, you know, I think I need yoga and meditation, 'cause all the scars on my body and shit - 'scuse my French - you know, I need something to calm me down besides...
View ArticleYoga at San Quentin: Prisoner Interviews and Photos.
“I stabbed an innocent person to death... and it is something I'm very ashamed of. When I started to get in touch with the harm and grief I caused, it was very, very hard to live with. I felt so...
View ArticleInterview with San Quentin Yoga teacher: Video and class photos.
"When I first started teaching, I’d walk in with my yoga mat under my arm, and the guys on the yard would whistle at me."
View ArticleYoga at San Quentin: I could have been with monks in the Himalayas,...
During the finishing postures, a peaceful quiet settled over everyone, and we were spared the din of alarms, gunshots (from the shooting range in the nearby hills where CO’s and other officers hold...
View ArticleGoal of Life in Maximum Security: Meet your new teacher.
"I’ve discovered that the energy of devotion is the same as the energy of gratitude. ... Even here in a place like this it is easy to find gratitude for many things, like having yard every day, for...
View ArticlePersonal Lessons: The Role of Love In Facing Childhood Sexual Abuse. {Adult}
Power can be a powerful addiction. Many of the world leaders, the famous, gurus and most successful businessmen have this addiction in common with sex offenders and killers, and of course, some wear...
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