My Grandmother's Hands - Forums https://community.prisonyoga.org/forums/best-practices-for-yoga-in-the-criminal-justice-system/ Prison Yoga Project Community Discussion Board en-US Fri, 07 Aug 2026 19:18:24 +0000 wpForo 60 Lesson 3, Chapters 23-24 https://community.prisonyoga.org/forums/best-practices-for-yoga-in-the-criminal-justice-system/lesson-3-chapters-23-24/ Tue, 10 Nov 2020 22:01:30 +0000 Q. Complete the body practice beginning on pg. 290, at the end of Chapter 23.

Q. The United States has awoken to a heightened awareness of race. What comes next for you?

]]> My Grandmother's Hands Nicole https://community.prisonyoga.org/forums/best-practices-for-yoga-in-the-criminal-justice-system/lesson-3-chapters-23-24/ Lesson 1, Chapter 18-22 https://community.prisonyoga.org/forums/best-practices-for-yoga-in-the-criminal-justice-system/lesson-1-chapter-18-22/ Tue, 10 Nov 2020 15:32:30 +0000 Q. How do you take care of yourself to sustain your energy long term?

Q. Take time to envision a different culture of incarceration. What does this new culture look like?

Q. What is whiteness without white supremacy? What could it be?

]]> My Grandmother's Hands Nicole https://community.prisonyoga.org/forums/best-practices-for-yoga-in-the-criminal-justice-system/lesson-1-chapter-18-22/ Lesson 3, Chapters 13-17 https://community.prisonyoga.org/forums/best-practices-for-yoga-in-the-criminal-justice-system/lesson-3-chapters-13-17/ Tue, 10 Nov 2020 15:07:55 +0000 Q. Read the “Body Practices to Do Together” beginning on pg. 184, at the end of Chapter 14. Complete the practices that you wish to engage in. What does this do for your own body? How might this benefit other bodies?

]]> My Grandmother's Hands Nicole https://community.prisonyoga.org/forums/best-practices-for-yoga-in-the-criminal-justice-system/lesson-3-chapters-13-17/ Lesson 2, Chapter 12 https://community.prisonyoga.org/forums/best-practices-for-yoga-in-the-criminal-justice-system/lesson-2-chapter-12/ Tue, 10 Nov 2020 14:51:02 +0000 Q. Complete the body practices starting on pg. 173, at the end of Chapter 12. Reflect on your experience with the practice. 

]]> My Grandmother's Hands Nicole https://community.prisonyoga.org/forums/best-practices-for-yoga-in-the-criminal-justice-system/lesson-2-chapter-12/ Lesson 1, Chapters 10-11 https://community.prisonyoga.org/forums/best-practices-for-yoga-in-the-criminal-justice-system/lesson-1-chapters-10-11/ Tue, 10 Nov 2020 14:49:45 +0000 Q: Complete the body practices starting on pg. 141, which are written within Chapter 10. Which practices do not seem appropriate for a correctional setting?

Q. Complete the body practices starting on pg. 155, which are written within Chapter 11. How might they be utilized in a correctional setting?

]]> My Grandmother's Hands Nicole https://community.prisonyoga.org/forums/best-practices-for-yoga-in-the-criminal-justice-system/lesson-1-chapters-10-11/ Lesson 3, Chapter 8-9 https://community.prisonyoga.org/forums/best-practices-for-yoga-in-the-criminal-justice-system/lesson-3-chapter-8-9/ Tue, 10 Nov 2020 05:05:49 +0000 Q. Complete the body practice on pg. 125. In addition to imagining an arrest that you witnessed, examine the experiences you have witnessed of incarceration. (This is at the end of Chapter 8)

]]> My Grandmother's Hands Nicole https://community.prisonyoga.org/forums/best-practices-for-yoga-in-the-criminal-justice-system/lesson-3-chapter-8-9/ Lesson 2, Chapters 4-7 https://community.prisonyoga.org/forums/best-practices-for-yoga-in-the-criminal-justice-system/lesson-2-chapters-4-7/ Tue, 10 Nov 2020 05:04:33 +0000 Q: Complete the body practice on pg. 77. Reflect on your experience. (If you are working with different page numbers- this is the first set of body practices in Chapter 5)

Q. Complete the body practice on pg. 93. Reflect on your experience. * For white folks and non-Black readers. (This is at the end of Chapter 6)

Q. Complete the body practice beginning on pg. 105. How did paying attention to the experience of your body change your view of the incident/experience you imagined? (This is at the end of Chapter 7)

]]> My Grandmother's Hands Nicole https://community.prisonyoga.org/forums/best-practices-for-yoga-in-the-criminal-justice-system/lesson-2-chapters-4-7/ Lesson 1, Chapters 1-3 https://community.prisonyoga.org/forums/best-practices-for-yoga-in-the-criminal-justice-system/lesson-1-chapters-1-3/ Tue, 10 Nov 2020 05:01:32 +0000 Q: Examine your own beliefs about white bodies, Black bodies, and police bodies. Can you trace the beginning of these beliefs? How does your existence in your body impact your beliefs about other bodies?

Q: Complete the body practices in Chapter 2- what did it feel like to focus on your body sensations?

 

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