Josefin Wikström’s Journey: Addressing Social Injustice and Trauma in Prisons

Josefin Wikström is Prison Yoga Project’s (PYP) Program Director and Training Coordinator for Europe. Based in Sweden, she teaches yoga and movement in high-security women’s…

Prison Yoga Project Highlights Global Impact at "More Yoga, Better World" Yoga Alliance Conference

In September, Luisa Perez Escobedo, Director of Prison Yoga Project (PYP) Mexico, represented PYP at Yoga Alliance’s “More Yoga, Better World” conference, participating in a…

Mark Your Calendar: Yoga Teacher Training Registration Opens November 15!

Get ready to deepen your practice and make a difference—another round of our highly anticipated 200-Hour Yoga, Social Justice, and Leadership Teacher Training is opening…

Introducing Georgia, PYP’s new Facilitator Mentor!

Georgia (they/them) has been facilitating yoga for marginalized and system-impacted communities since 2016. Having personal experience being unhoused, incarcerated and recovering from substance abuse, they…

Celebrating Our 100% Net Promoter Score: A Testament to Our Transformative Yoga Teacher Training

At Prison Yoga Project, our mission is to provide programs for rehabilitation and resilience rooted in yoga and embodied mindfulness. We are thrilled to announce…

Prison Yoga Project’s Growing Impact in 2024

Prison Yoga Project’s Growing Impact in 2024 The mission of Prison Yoga Project is to provide programs for rehabilitation and resilience rooted in yoga and…

Celebrating the Launch of Our New Website!

We are thrilled to announce the launch of our newly redesigned website! This exciting development marks a significant milestone in our ongoing mission to provide…

Welcome our California Program Manager, Gabrielle Blue!

Dear PYP Community, We are thrilled to welcome Gabrielle Blue as PYP’s new California Program Manager. Due to the tremendous growth and success of our…

PYP Featured on Guys Talking Yoga Podcast!

Derek Vanderwarker, Host of Guys Talking Yoga Podcast, has done a three episode feature on Prison Yoga Project! Perfect content for your morning routine. Check…

Healing Trauma Behind Bars: Mental Health and Incarceration

At Prison Yoga Project (PYP), our mission is to promote trauma healing and resilience through yoga and embodied mindfulness for those affected by the criminal…

Unprocessed Grief and Loss: A Deep Dive into the Shadows of Pain in our Prajna Series

With our fourth and final session ahead, it feels imperative to look back at our last few gatherings, where we had the profound honor of…

PYP Featured: A Trauma-informed Approach to Exercise Leadership

Discover the transformative power of a trauma-informed approach to exercise leadership in this enlightening article! Bill Brown, Executive Director of the Prison Yoga Project, shares…

Prison Yoga Project's, Nicole Hellthaler, featured on The Redefining Yoga Podcast

Our Assistant Director, Nicole Hellthaler, episode on The Redefining Yoga Podcast is up today! Let’s Go Prison Yoga Project!!!! Share with your community, friends, and family! Join…

Josefin Wikstrom Speaking at University of Oxford!

The Master Series are events dedicated to the discovery and dissemination of Big Ideas, and is proud to present its first-ever in-person event. Hosted at…

James Fox Hosts Buddhist Chaplain on Death Row at San Quentin, Susan Shannon

We want to formally invite you to our Third Season of Prajna! Prajna, our Founder Series, features Prison Yoga Project’s Founder, James Fox. For this entire…

Prison Yoga Project x Trauma Research Foundation

” Throughout the US and our in-prison classes internationally, we see transformations in the people we serve each week. For many incarcerated people, our program…

Prison Yoga Project featured in Men's Health Magazine!

” In jail, everything about life is predetermined; everything from meals to showers to calls home. The men have limited choices and no freedom. But…

Prison Yoga Project 200 Hour Yoga Teacher Training Featured in Yoga Journal!

With incredible timing, Yoga Journal featured our trauma-informed yoga teacher training just as we open our registration for our June 2023 Summer Co-hort! You can…

Spring Book Club 2023: Yoga Revolution: Building a Practice of Courage & Compassion

Get ready for our Spring Book Club! This free book club explores Jivana Heyman’s Yoga Revolution: Building a Practice of Courage & Compassion! Led by…

34th Annual Trauma Research Foundation Conference this May featuring Prison Yoga Project!

The Trauma Research Foundation is a 501(c)3 non-profit organized to promote clinical, scientific and educational projects. The purpose of this work is to support and…

Free Event with Give Back Yoga ft James Fox, Josefin Wikstrom, and Nikki Myers

We are excited to invite you to a free event called Unraveling the Connection Between Addiction and Incarceration, hosted by Give Back Yoga University.  Our…

Ending 50 Years of Mass Incarceration: Urgent Reform Needed to Protect Future Generations

” Fifty years since the onset of mass incarceration, and despite recent downsizing of most state prison populations, the pace of decarceration is insufficient to…

Counting Down: Paths to a 20-year Maximum Prison Sentence with The Sentencing Project

The Sentencing Project released a new report, “Counting Down: Paths to a 20-Year Maximum Prison Sentence,” which examines opportunities to address the country’s high rates…

"Restorative Justice Can Create Safer, More Prosperous Communities"

Stacy Morrissey is a Rockford resident and a program director and facilitator for the Prison Yoga Project. Her work was shared in her local newspaper!…

Searching for Justice with James Fox and Special Guest, Phoeun You

Our guest this week on our webinar/podcast series is Phoeun You. Phoeun You is a Cambodian genocide survivor and refugee who grew up in Long Beach, CA. His family…

Why Yoga Journal has partnered with Prison Yoga Project!

What you can do to help ” Earlier this year, Yoga Journal‘s parent company, Outside, Inc., launched Find Your Good, an initiative intended to support underrepresented populations.…

What Could Have Kept Me Out of Prison

The Marshall Project Reporting and Research: We asked people behind bars what services and programs could have changed the course of their lives. Therapy, affordable…

At the Intersection of Justice and Climate Change

There’s more to say about the eminent effects of climate change than can fit in one paragraph. Below are two accounts of incarceration and abandonment…

Calling All Book Lovers! September Book Club Opportunities

Skill in Action: Book Club MeetingTuesday, September 27 4:00-6:00 pm PST We will gather to discuss themes and practices in Skill in Action by Michelle Cassandra Johnson in…

Linda Thai's Certificate in Somatic Embodiment and Regulation Strategies: 25% off!

We have exciting news and an incredible opportunity! In 2021, our core team at Prison Yoga Project participated in Linda Thai’s training: we were captivated…

PYP Featured on Trauma Research Foundation's Website

“The vast majority of incarcerated people have suffered significant developmental trauma. This trauma includes abuse, neglect, poverty, hunger, homelessness, incarceration of a parent, and discrimination in various forms.…

Call to Action: Stop Deportation for our PYP Community Member, Phoeun You

Phoeun You is a Cambodian genocide survivor and refugee who grew up in Long Beach, CA. His family survived the Cambodian genocide by fleeing to…

Women In Prison Are Struggling To Access Mental Health And Social Support When They Need It Most 

” The continued lack of mental, emotional, and social health programming for women in prison during the COVID-19 pandemic may actually cause the virus’s most…

Prison Yoga Project Hand Picked By Outside Magazine for Find Your Good Campaign

PYP was selected to be a partner in Outside Magazine’s Find Your Good program! Outsideinc.com receives over 3.5 million unique visitors a month; we are honored to…

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…

Symposium on Yoga Therapy and Research: Attend Virtually!

Brought to you by the International Association of Yoga Therapist, this weekend long symposium will be filled with educational content. Our Executive Director, Bill Brown,…

Open Prisons: Trust-Based Incarceration

In this article we see new and successful ways of working with incarcerated populations rooted in dignity. There is still more to be understood with…

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…

Addiction, Recovery, and Yoga

The following facts come from the article, “Online only: Report finds most U.S. inmates suffer from substance abuse or addiction” which references a report from…

Reading through the lines: The correlation between literacy and incarceration

This article shines light on the school to prison pipeline and one of the factors adding to the struggles of youth; illiteracy. Read the whole…

UMass Dartmouth Awarded Grant for Creation of Transformative Justice Center

” The Center will serve as a research hub for Transformative Justice scholars and practitioners, coordinate with the Certificate Program, and be a resource for…

Prison Yoga Project Selected by Stand Together Foundation as One of the Most Transformative Nonprofits in the Country

Prison Yoga Project joins a highly selective community of nonprofits working to break the cycle of poverty. Prison Yoga Project is proud to announce it…

Trauma Research Foundation recommends 'Freedom From the Inside'

We are honored to be among such great company! Check out all of the books that Trauma Research Foundation recommends as well as purchase our…

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…

Prison Yoga Project Marked a Major Milestone This Year

It’s nice to have a reason to celebrate, and this year marks an important milestone for Prison Yoga Project. In June, we began operating as…

Acknowledgment: the First Step in Healing

I wish you well as 2021 begins to give way to a new year. May you be happy. May you be healthy. May you be…

Yoga for Incarcerated Populations - Register for Accessible Yoga Asana Class, Workshop & Community Forum (Online)

Yoga for Incarcerated Populations – Accessible Yoga Asana Class, Workshop & Community Forum (Online) Organized around a monthly theme, their monthly programs offer professional education…

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…