Full Circle: Welcoming Darnell “Moe” Washington to the PYP Board
With heartfelt gratitude and great enthusiasm, I’m honored to share that Darnell “Moe” Washington—a former participant in yoga programming at San Quentin—is Prison Yoga Project’s…
Living with Balance and Stability
By Andre Williams, Participant in the PYP Sangha at California Men’s Colony My name is Andre Williams. I am 56 years of age and a…
It’s an Inside Job: A Book, a New Beginning, and a Growing Movement in Sweden
We have some big news to share — and we’re taking a moment to celebrate. Prison Yoga Project Scandinavia has officially launched our new website,…
Life-Shifting Epiphanies in the Chaos of a Maximum-Security Facility
Life-shifting epiphanies in the chaos of a maximum-security facility seem unfathomable. An environment where every human being, employees and incarcerated individuals alike, exists largely in…
From Incarceration To Leadership: Nicole B’s Journey With Prison Yoga Project
Last fall, I found myself standing beside Jen Lindgren who teaches yoga inside the prison where I was once incarcerated. We were at a public…
Clarity, Community, and the Refusal to Look Away
As of last week, Prison Yoga Project’s 10th cohort of Yoga, Social Justice, and Leadership—our 200-hour virtual yoga teacher training—is officially underway. Our first live…
Yoga as a Path to Freedom: The Journey of Tien Nguyen
I often say that yoga found me when I needed it most. My name is Tien Nguyen, and I am a yoga facilitator with Prison…
The Quiet Work of Changing a Culture of Violence
Earlier this month, The New Yorker published a powerful and painful article titled “A Year of Convulsions in New York’s Prisons”. It recounts the killing…
At Pendleton, Yoga Is Community
When people hear “Prison Yoga Project,” they often imagine straightforward yoga classes in prisons. But for those of us facilitating these sessions, the reality is…
Healing the Body, Healing the Heart: Lessons from Yoga and Restorative Circles in Mexican Prisons
Prison Yoga Project is deeply grateful for the leadership and vision of Luisa Pérez, who has guided PYP–Mexico for the past eight years. As she…
