This Might Help…
Yesterday I went to the nearby women’s prison for an orientation class so that I may begin teaching yoga to the inmates.
The transformational power of yoga is undeniable, and proven. I speak from experience… It’s absolutely true- that with a regular practice, your whole life improves on every level… I think this can be just as possible- if not more so- for women locked up.
Not to make light of a horrific situation such as imprisonment, but it’s actually sort of an ideal place to be when beginning a true spiritual practice… which is what yoga is.
This experience will make for some interesting writing, no doubt. I can’t wait to meet the women that will sign up for the class.
I won’t be able to begin teaching until next month. I’ll be leaving for Massachusetts in 2 weeks to finish up my formal teacher training class at the Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health, but I’ll be getting the dates and times arranged soon.
Here’s to sweet freedom…
January 12th, 2009 at 6:21 pm
That’s great that you’ll be teaching yoga to inmates. I’ve taught writing to men in a maximum security prison, and currently tutor women, most of whom are there as a condition of parole, in a residential rehab facility. Getting to know them is incredibly rewarding, and constantly teaches me about what it means to be human.
American prisons, actually were started on the model of monasteries, with cells meant for quiet contemplation. Unfortunately, they also included a kind of extreme forced isolation which drove people insane. Now that’s changed, though I’m afraid the constant and very real threat of violence usually ends up making opening up very difficult, if not flat-out dangerous, in the normal context of the prison. Of course, that’s part of what makes what you’re doing so incredibly valuable: creating a different, and far more nurturing context within the prison.
Namaste.
December 12th, 2009 at 6:42 pm
Shea I am starting an internet news program and if it gets syndicated I would love to do this as a feature story. So very compassionate. Just the kind of inspiration I want to showcase for emulation. Great stuff.
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