https://community.prisonyoga.org/members/shawn-chereskin/activity/ Activity feed for Shawn. Sun, 31 May 2026 08:14:57 -0700 https://buddypress.org/?v=3.0.3 en-US 30 hourly 2 d8e6ae8552f56b31e1a7bb593cea78c4 https://community.prisonyoga.org/activity/p/1449/ Sat, 24 Apr 2021 22:17:33 -0700 274a29ab0e2885e55b47842d2c6d1886 https://community.prisonyoga.org/activity/p/1448/ Sat, 24 Apr 2021 22:00:21 -0700 What is next for me? I will continue to work on my own healing, using various avenues, and continue to resource myself so that I am able to show up, grounded and in my heart, to have some brave conversations….   Read more»

]]> 1365ea8bde0fdaa87bf36e879ad8c591 https://community.prisonyoga.org/activity/p/1432/ Wed, 21 Apr 2021 14:32:22 -0700 1. I’m only just learning how to truly take care of myself. I’ve always been a caretaker and a ‘helper’ and I’ve taken time to reflect on the why of this which is probably a much bigger answer. I often…   Read more»

]]> 52cbe14f9727dbcc9c8d861bc9367a2f https://community.prisonyoga.org/activity/p/1311/ Tue, 30 Mar 2021 13:46:55 -0700 f9e301366398b7817bf4bb6ed5ae6ad2 https://community.prisonyoga.org/activity/p/1310/ Tue, 30 Mar 2021 13:46:01 -0700 @nicole I know I answered this question during our time together on Saturday, but thought I’d answer here as well. While teaching, I have never encountered a situation where we weren’t allowed to sing, chant or hum, but I usually…   Read more»

]]> f5aa4acab097ab01f169978b4c5c947d https://community.prisonyoga.org/activity/p/1249/ Tue, 23 Mar 2021 17:03:39 -0700 I love these practices! I’ve been fortunate to experience many of them with friends, partners and some in group classes. Among my favorites is rubbing the solar plexus or breast bone. I offer this in my classes sometimes and it…   Read more»

]]> 32b4e479965009f6dff90aa130302c64 https://community.prisonyoga.org/activity/p/1229/ Wed, 17 Mar 2021 21:34:53 -0700 These practices came at a perfect time since I have been dealing with an issue with my partner the past couple of days that is creating conflict, giving me an opportunity to try them out. The practices (including the 5…   Read more»

]]> 687ccdd44de383ada105f768ad5f7914 https://community.prisonyoga.org/activity/p/1161/ Thu, 11 Mar 2021 19:08:19 -0800 I really loved these chapters. I love that they offer the foundations and opportunities to take action, providing something tangible to begin the work towards healing.  1. I believe that most of the practices offered in Ch. 10 could be…   Read more»

]]> 4f699f070556da3cbed1836878c591c5 https://community.prisonyoga.org/activity/p/1088/ Sun, 28 Feb 2021 19:06:41 -0800 @carriehoffman I’ve also been interested in offering yoga to the COs and staff of the prison where I teach. I think it may offer some support for all of the things you mentioned as well as less resentment towards the…   Read more»

]]> ee8799ed53b8f95f13dbee988460d3b0 https://community.prisonyoga.org/activity/p/1087/ Sun, 28 Feb 2021 18:52:00 -0800 @nicole Absolutely. I agree it is a huge distinction in the experience of black bodies vs. white bodies when encountering police bodies. And a reason it’s important to acknowledge why black parents feel genuine fear for their children’s live when…   Read more»

]]> f3fbafb8037a36a04c4df4dc538455d5 https://community.prisonyoga.org/activity/p/1086/ Sun, 28 Feb 2021 18:39:57 -0800 @nicole Looking back, I think it was just that…conscious effort to override the lizard brain. I am used to tapping into sensation when I’m feeling uncomfortable so I did just that. I had to ask myself in the moment why…   Read more»

]]> 233f23e6c4d852725e2a43a7678e8c40 https://community.prisonyoga.org/activity/p/1062/ Sat, 27 Feb 2021 00:02:21 -0800 The first time I witnessed a black person being arrested was just 6 years ago during the Ferguson protests over the killing of Mike Brown. I felt anger, rage, fear and helplessness. In my body I felt constriction, mostly in…   Read more»

]]> ec3bde1080f7bba58f68e2ed4cca4884 https://community.prisonyoga.org/activity/p/1010/ Wed, 24 Feb 2021 16:34:23 -0800 1. I did not enjoy this exercise. I thought back to several instances where my lived experience was not acknowledged or even believed. It was minimized as not being as bad as it was and compared to others who may…   Read more»

]]> bbb24a6cadb94b0bd5611b9f4d72b084 https://community.prisonyoga.org/activity/p/1001/ Mon, 22 Feb 2021 19:15:01 -0800 @carriehoffman I can relate to growing up in a family that went to church and viewed things from the lens of the white savior complex. Always giving of time and resources through charity, but never really doing anything to change…   Read more»

]]> c792d6464b2d698732d9ad8975e50b10 https://community.prisonyoga.org/activity/p/1000/ Mon, 22 Feb 2021 19:10:27 -0800 1. I grew up in Arizona in a very white area. My family moved there from rural Arkansas in the 60’s. We lived across the street from a reservation and I grew up thinking that this was ‘special’ for Native…   Read more»

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