Celebrating the Mend Collaborative Launch
Prison Yoga Project is happy to support the launch of Mend Collaborative, a restorative justice organization providing healing, reconciliation, and dialogue opportunities for survivors and…
Category: Transformative Justice
Trauma Research Conference with Bessel van der Kolk
For the 33rd year, Bessel van der Kolk will be hosting some of the world’s most innovative leaders from the fields of trauma, attachment, neuroscience,…
Welcome, Prison Yoga Project Portugal!
Our Program Director and Training Coordinator for Europe, Josefin Wikström, led over two dozen qualified yoga teachers through training and preparation to facilitate a pilot…
Transformative Justice, Organizing, and College Courses
Ohio University added a new course for their students, offering a fresh perspective to social justice. ” The course is to show students how to…
Accessible Yoga Podcast with Bill Brown
Listen as Accessible Yoga Founder, Jivana interviews our Executive Director Bill Brown. You can find the full episode and transcript here: https://conference.accessibleyoga.org/podcasts/accessible-yoga-podcast/episodes/2147632112 In this episode,…
Cynthia Chandler and Reparations Bill for Women Illegally Sterilized in the State of California
We are honored to be hosting Cynthia Chandler this Friday on our Transformative Justice Series, Healing Harm.You can still RSVP here: https://community.prisonyoga.org/event/healing-harm-the-intersection-of-women-x-healthcare-x-incarceration-with-lawyer-and-human-rights-activist-cynthia-chandler/ The documentary Belly…
The Healing Journey: from Incarceration to Healing Artist with Alex Anderson
Join us to hear the personal story of Alexander Anderson: his time spent incarcerated, his journey to becoming a Social Worker, to finding the profound…
State Juvenile Justice Task Force Finds Too Many First Time Offenders Put In System For Low-Level Crimes
Although a local or state view of Pennsylvania, this 22 minute segment speaks to issues that are happening in all states. You can listen to…
The Landscape of Youth Incarceration
This summer, PYP will turn our attention to a series of webinars focused on youth yoga programming, as we anticipate a return inside soon to…
“Second Chances” for Those Released From Prison Implies They’ve Been Given a First
From Ms. Magazine, an article by Tyra Patterson, an advocate and artist, is creating a world where people impacted by incarceration are fully welcomed back…
