Prison Yoga Project Community | Bill | Activity https://community.prisonyoga.org/members/pypcommdev/activity/ Activity feed for Bill. Tue, 04 Aug 2026 23:14:51 -0700 https://buddypress.org/?v=3.2.0 en-US 30 hourly 2 73a77afa34d9fedb912e15143ca93c25 Bill posted a new course. https://community.prisonyoga.org/?post_type=sfwd-courses&p=65794 Fri, 17 Jul 2026 16:12:42 -0700
Survival to Service: Breaking the Loop of Harm and Suffering

When life has been shaped by stress, trauma, incarceration, or the justice system, familiar reactions can take over before there is time to choose another response. From Survival to Service is a…

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Ten Weeks of Yoga, Lasting Change

Research from a women’s correctional facility reveals how trauma-informed yoga and mindfulness foster healing, belonging, and resilience. For more than 25 years, Paula Pierolivo Rodriguez…

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The Questions I Still Carry About My Uncle Brian

The following reflection was written by Prison Yoga Project Board Member Lindsey Athanasiou. At Prison Yoga Project, we often share stories that help illuminate the…

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Introduction to Prison Yoga Project

Thank you for choosing to support Prison Yoga Project. We recognize that every person who steps into this work brings their own lived experiences, identities,…

]]> e6c0877d4cf03aedee8efd8849e14f61 Bill posted a new course. https://community.prisonyoga.org/?post_type=sfwd-courses&p=50346 Thu, 22 May 2025 14:49:39 -0700
Building Resilience: A self-paced wellness program for professionals working in and alongside the criminal justice system

Stress is part of the job—but it doesn’t have to run your life. Working in correctional facilities, courts, reentry programs, law enforcement, advocacy, education, and…

]]> 35dc5ad127becabd10ab4dad7a4370d7 Bill replied to the topic "Yoga program introduction letter templates" - https://community.prisonyoga.org/activity/p/8095/ Mon, 28 Apr 2025 17:43:23 -0700 Hi Arliss, I just forwarded the comment on the Facilitator Resources Page over to Kayley so she or one of the Regional Coordinators can follow up. Just curious, where are you located?

]]> 0b22c73b280b1304d4362ef7a80e91c6 Bill posted a new post. https://community.prisonyoga.org/?p=41067 Mon, 01 Jul 2024 15:14:02 -0700
Transitioning Leaders at Prison Yoga Project

In May, we decided it was in the best interest of Prison Yoga Project (PYP) for Nicole Hellthaler to take on the role of Executive…

]]> 13 a20d926f75259feafe3b8cd00e65294a Bill posted a new activity comment https://community.prisonyoga.org/activity/p/5712/#acomment-5720 Wed, 03 Jan 2024 16:43:23 -0800 Hey Jennifer! I wan to make sure we follow up with you. Can you send and email to me (bill@prisonyoga.org) and I will connect you with the best folks to talk with. We have run 200-hour YTT programs inside, so we have some insight to share and would love to support your work to bring programs to your youth.

In reply to - Jennifer posted an update in the group Youth

Hello! I’m new to the group and new to working in the justice system. I coordinate educational and vocational programs for youth in our facilities in Oregon. I am […]

]]> ad1eeafc4c2d7a5f39354c9fbd0dff17 Bill posted a new activity comment https://community.prisonyoga.org/2022/12/05/why-yoga-journal-has-partnered-with-prison-yoga-project/#comment-112 Fri, 01 Dec 2023 17:26:57 -0800 b3e4026275106382c2b838e8c31af216 Bill replied to the topic "LGBTQ+ Resources" - https://community.prisonyoga.org/activity/p/4254/ Fri, 16 Dec 2022 00:50:41 -0800 Linking to a Sentencing Project report on Incarcerated LGBTQ+ Adults and Youth.

 

https://www.sentencingproject.org/policy-brief/incarcerated-lgbtq-adults-and-youth/

]]> 278ec4c023d291843daa4775bea6afe1 Bill replied to the topic "LGBTQ+ Resources" - https://community.prisonyoga.org/activity/p/4253/ Fri, 16 Dec 2022 00:49:13 -0800 Attaching an article from the LA Times on transgender housing requests in California prisons.

 latimes.com-California-prisons-grapple-with-hundreds-of-transgender-inmates-requesting-new-housing-1.pdf

]]> 512b7f3020c7cd23de4c2f472932d415 Bill posted a new topic "LGBTQ+ Resources" - https://community.prisonyoga.org/activity/p/4252/ Fri, 16 Dec 2022 00:47:18 -0800 A place to share resources and links that might be helpful for facilitating programs for LGBTQ+ folx.

]]> 03cccfa235c36445313c10e435e2c0c3 Bill posted a new activity comment https://community.prisonyoga.org/aiovg_videos/20-years-of-service-with-prison-yoga-project-founder-james-fox/#comment-98 Mon, 24 Oct 2022 17:17:07 -0700 a0830a0807709247537153904e99fd71 Bill posted a new activity comment https://community.prisonyoga.org/2022/08/30/calling-all-book-lovers-september-book-club-opportunities%ef%bf%bc/#comment-95 Tue, 27 Sep 2022 17:44:53 -0700 7f343882236f486e765535bbfe1cddb0 Bill posted a new post. https://community.prisonyoga.org/?p=28238 Tue, 27 Sep 2022 17:25:42 -0700
Sign the #EndTheException Petition to Finally Abolish Slavery in the US

A recent article from the Guardian, ‘Slavery by any name is wrong’: the push to end unpaid labor in prisons, talks about the injustice of…

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Book Club: The Master Plan by Chris Wilson

Chris Wilson’s The Master Plan: My Journey From Life in Prison to a Life of Purpose provides a window into the multiple layers of trauma…

]]> 0 8dffba0cf5fc2a4e5077cabd05696bec Bill posted a new topic "Important Resource and Links" - https://community.prisonyoga.org/activity/p/3875/ Thu, 11 Aug 2022 20:07:50 -0700 This is things

]]> 1467db42b273c2d4d1448689519576d2 Bill posted a new topic "Welcome Letters" - https://community.prisonyoga.org/activity/p/3874/ Thu, 11 Aug 2022 20:00:16 -0700 Is there a template for a welcome letter?

]]> ba043e016625f64c83cc2856eb893b5b Bill posted a new activity comment https://community.prisonyoga.org/2022/07/14/my-why/#comment-92 Tue, 26 Jul 2022 16:35:48 -0700 33104110c3f089f0887b402b9d9b08e1 Bill replied to the topic "Book - Best Practices for Yoga int he CJS" - https://community.prisonyoga.org/activity/p/3095/ Sun, 20 Mar 2022 04:35:06 -0700 Hello! That excerpt from the book should have been linked as a PDF. Somehow that must have been broken when we made some updates recently. I have it fixed now. 

]]> 9ab114d6edf3851d02f15d7438b71319 Bill posted a new activity comment https://community.prisonyoga.org/2021/12/30/reflecting-on-2021s-achievements-as-i-look-forward-with-hope-to-a-new-year/#comment-82 Wed, 05 Jan 2022 15:31:38 -0800 4e30b9b4db5d879b37ddd4634693e21a Bill posted a new post. https://community.prisonyoga.org/?p=20128 Thu, 30 Dec 2021 19:06:21 -0800
Reflecting on 2021's achievements as I look forward with hope to a New Year

Before I get into our plans for 2022, I want to acknowledge some of our accomplishments from 2021. While we’re all too aware that the…

]]> 3 60d3a054e4b155e0744165c7b4bb0719 Bill posted a new post. https://community.prisonyoga.org/?p=19956 Fri, 17 Dec 2021 18:07:43 -0800
Training Incarcerated and Formerly Incarcerated People as Yoga Teachers

For those who may not know me, I am Prison Yoga Project’s Program Director in New Hampshire where I’ve been leading programs since 2018. One…

]]> 0 1ada754b51a04631d66e88240507cabe Bill posted a new post. https://community.prisonyoga.org/?p=19905 Thu, 09 Dec 2021 17:31:47 -0800
Demonstrating the Impact and Importance of Our Work

For those who don’t know me, my name is Nicole Hellthaler, and I am PYP’s Assistant Director. I live in Little Rock, Arkansas, where I…

]]> 0 eceef19bb9ab46e750622ccae8237cf0 Bill posted a new video. https://community.prisonyoga.org/?p=19829 Sat, 04 Dec 2021 18:29:53 -0800 Life after Death: Buddhist Sangha on Death Row with Tibetan Buddhist Chaplain Susan Shannon

We are honored to be hosting Susan Shannon the Buddhist Chaplin practicing on Death Row in San Quentin States Prison. Susan will be joining us…

]]> 706c7db89af7504833900a59e7bb88a0 Bill posted a new video. https://community.prisonyoga.org/?p=19694 Mon, 29 Nov 2021 22:13:59 -0800 Bessel van der Kolk 4-Week Workshop – 5th Week PYP Study Group

Collectively Rooted’s 4-Week workshop with Bessel van der Kolk has wrapped up, and we hope you’ve enjoyed the series! Join James, Josefin, Nicole, Bill, and…

]]> 712480ddbaf7b1364dae642977a83565 Bill posted a new video. https://community.prisonyoga.org/?p=18349 Sat, 02 Oct 2021 18:55:27 -0700 Healing Harm: The Intersection of Women x Healthcare x Incarceration with Lawyer and Human Rights Activist Cynthia Chandler

Join us as we host Cynthia Chandler while discussing the history of forced sterilization and eugenics in the United States, women’s healthcare, and how our…

]]> 33615ae3b2368b5a89f5394aa727c9d2 Bill posted a new video. https://community.prisonyoga.org/?p=17992 Fri, 24 Sep 2021 20:00:11 -0700 The Invitation: The Leap of Beginning with Kristin Varner

Join us as we speak with Kristin Varner, yoga facilitator and lawyer, as we discuss the unpredictability of facilitating in a post-pandemic world and how…

]]> e68301a4b3ccd30220ff19615ee2cdfd Bill posted a new post. https://community.prisonyoga.org/?p=17469 Fri, 17 Sep 2021 02:14:59 -0700
Explore Trauma with the van der Kolk, Levine, and Porges - 25% off

If you’re interested in learning more about trauma and trauma healing from masters in the field, we have two exceptional opportunities for you: The Master’s…

]]> 0 f97ebc94bbe9713ab0b5614def355bfa Bill posted a new video. https://community.prisonyoga.org/?p=17468 Fri, 17 Sep 2021 01:49:17 -0700 Healing Harm: with Executive Director of Prison Yoga Project Bill Brown

Bill Brown, C-IAYT, is the Executive Director of Prison Yoga Project (PYP), a non-profit organization that supports incarcerated people worldwide with trauma-informed yoga and mindfulness…

]]> 4dda07a294c26822fc629f2cf5c9fbda Bill posted a new video. https://community.prisonyoga.org/?p=17466 Fri, 17 Sep 2021 01:47:01 -0700 FUTURES: Youth Advocacy and Disability Rights with Ohio Program Director Rebecca Cervenak

Rebecca has decades of experience working within the youth justice system as a non-profit attorney and a  court appointed advocate working within the school-to-prison-pipeline advocating…

]]> 08b36ae89a839dadfc79cd0a9f2a0ef2 Bill posted a new video. https://community.prisonyoga.org/?p=17464 Fri, 17 Sep 2021 01:44:39 -0700 FUTURES: Disrupting the School-to-Prison Pipeline with Ali + Atman of Holistic Life Foundation

Join us for our next episode of Futures, where we discuss disrupting the school-to-prison pipeline with yoga and mindfulness. Ali and Atman are the founders…

]]> 85fa548547136b1935f3809a7c00d8bd Bill posted a new video. https://community.prisonyoga.org/?p=15659 Thu, 12 Aug 2021 17:42:17 -0700 FUTURES: Teaching Yoga Remotely, During a Pandemic, to System-Impacted Youth, in the South with Susan Weigel

Join us as we speak with Alabama Program Director Susie Weigel, as she speaks of her experience and journey of becoming a facilitator for PYP.…

]]> 7fc0c5bbcb6c8b9975edc6cac48ffb70 Bill posted a new video. https://community.prisonyoga.org/?p=15658 Thu, 12 Aug 2021 17:38:33 -0700 FUTURES: Bringing Yoga to Youth Correctional Centers with Psychiatrist, Kris Kaliebe MD

Join founder, James Fox as he interviews Psychiatrist Kris Kaliebe MD about bringing Yoga to Correctional facilities. Kris’s work as a psychiatrist includes trauma-focused therapies,…

]]> 5c164bda220f2c7ffb39f4a6e43c3f94 Bill posted a new topic "Additional "Additional Resources"" - https://community.prisonyoga.org/activity/p/2073/ Fri, 30 Jul 2021 23:14:42 -0700 Hi Friends! Got a resource – a website, book, video, podcast – you’ve found illuminating? Please share it here.

]]> db90b5eb6c6d93ad577635349c6bebbf Bill posted a new topic "Introductions" - https://community.prisonyoga.org/activity/p/2067/ Fri, 30 Jul 2021 18:42:26 -0700 Hello! We’d love to get to know you. Say as much or as little as you’d like. Also, if you haven’t already done so, we invite you to complete your profile, uploading a profile image and a cover photo. Look…   Read more»

]]> e0118cdadc7578d1ab8939bb35c04968 Bill posted a new video. https://community.prisonyoga.org/?p=14756 Mon, 26 Jul 2021 20:54:04 -0700 FUTURES: Gibran McDonald, PYP Youth Facilitator

Please join us on our Youth Justice Series, FUTURES, as we spend the morning with the founder of PYP, James Fox, and special guest Gibran McDonald.…

]]> d6bef6f7060629f8a6397a0801086942 Bill posted a new course. https://community.prisonyoga.org/?p=13631 Mon, 28 Jun 2021 22:22:03 -0700
Change from Within: A Healing Centered Approach to Working with Youth

This training will give you a solid foundation for understanding adolescents’ anatomical, physiological, and emotional development. It will also provide an introduction to the juvenile…

]]> 106028faa25d376633a1669c1612a8bf Bill posted a new video. https://community.prisonyoga.org/?p=13151 Sun, 20 Jun 2021 23:25:55 -0700 b78bd4f0a91e87f41981800c3d5c3d11 Bill posted a new video. https://community.prisonyoga.org/?p=13148 Sun, 20 Jun 2021 23:16:28 -0700 ca53be5298cb70bd364d4f7e77010b18 Bill posted a new video. https://community.prisonyoga.org/?p=13147 Sun, 20 Jun 2021 23:15:22 -0700 cb340987e69304a1b8dbbd7bc5b025bd Bill posted a new video. https://community.prisonyoga.org/?p=13146 Sun, 20 Jun 2021 23:14:29 -0700 02e1616719547d48794131967a7cd402 Bill posted a new video. https://community.prisonyoga.org/?p=13144 Sun, 20 Jun 2021 23:10:18 -0700 Restarting After COVID

In this webinar, we will share a medical science perspective on COVID-19 and examples of yoga practices designed to address its lasting symptoms, including the…

]]> d21f35327944ec5acb5b7c3f58cc072d Bill commented on the post, Teaching Series with James Fox https://community.prisonyoga.org/?p=12 Tue, 01 Jun 2021 22:23:55 -0700 0657bce99a84da188460930a407b090f Bill posted a new video. https://community.prisonyoga.org/?p=12529 Tue, 01 Jun 2021 14:29:51 -0700 Prajna Teaching Series with James Fox: Karma Yoga

Prajna Teaching Series: Insights, practices, and skills shared by Prison Yoga Project Founder, James Fox Prajna (praj-nah) is the Sanskrit word for a state of…

]]> a18fa2912a396f197526fa6c7106c514 Bill posted a new video. https://community.prisonyoga.org/?p=12528 Tue, 01 Jun 2021 14:26:48 -0700 Healing Harm: Creating a Holistic Support Network in Dorchester County, MD Jails

Join us as Director Joseph Hughes and Sue Radcliffe share their experience creating a holistic support program for people in Dorchester County Jails; both people…

]]> b6689f307f2042d91b9deb677f4775e5 Bill posted a new post. https://community.prisonyoga.org/?p=12394 Fri, 28 May 2021 19:06:13 -0700
“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…

]]> 0 b274b32ca29f1263cb5cd863b1780686 Bill posted a new post. https://community.prisonyoga.org/?p=12268 Tue, 25 May 2021 21:10:54 -0700
Yoga helps Las Cruces Public Schools students, staff relax, get moving, think more clearly

We appreciate how holistic this approach sounds, offering yoga not just to the students, but to the staff and families as well. And professional development…

]]> 0 e6db16b1b3950db2d215ff9e73df5acb Bill commented on the post, Digital Interview Series with Director of Corrections and a Mental Health Therapist https://community.prisonyoga.org/?p=9 Mon, 24 May 2021 21:29:12 -0700 9270b9bcfe7b73c55ee319db189f990e Bill posted a new post. https://community.prisonyoga.org/?p=11954 Thu, 20 May 2021 16:27:03 -0700
Trinity Commons Speaker Series with Dr. Bessel van der Kolk

Jessica Mingus, Director of Programs for the Lineage Project, moderated a conversation for the Trinity Commons Speakers Series on May 13th with world-renowned trauma expert…

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