Prison Yoga Project Community | Susie | Activity https://community.prisonyoga.org/members/susie-weigel/activity/ Activity feed for Susie. Sun, 12 Apr 2026 07:45:32 -0700 https://buddypress.org/?v=2.15.0 en-US 30 hourly 2 e49eba0b82a623de28659612f8d30286 Susie posted a new activity comment https://community.prisonyoga.org/activity/p/844/#acomment-864 Sat, 12 Dec 2020 11:08:48 -0800 What a great idea!  We have similar issues at Tutwiler (conflicts with work, etc.), so I’m wondering if we can try something similar this Spring.

In reply to - Sonia posted an update

Due to the huge success of this yoga festival that we arranged a few months ago, the prison has decided to schedule another one on Saturday 5th of December so that more people are able […]

]]> dae87ebaa81678edbb707b9b4675b6e6 Susie posted an update in the group Alabama: https://community.prisonyoga.org/2020/10/26/pyp-al-virtual-se […] https://community.prisonyoga.org/activity/p/851/ Wed, 02 Dec 2020 14:23:44 -0800 https://community.prisonyoga.org/2020/10/26/pyp-al-virtual-sessions-grant-win-and-covid-19/

In case you missed it, here is a little info about our virtual classes and the related grant at Julia Tutwiler Prison for Women. While we had a brief pause (as noted in the blog) due to COVID, classes resumed in November and all is going well so…

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]]> 0 7e9e7c35193fc12ebcdb4f70dcd0c123 Susie posted a new post. https://community.prisonyoga.org/?p=5251 Mon, 26 Oct 2020 23:46:20 -0700
PYP- AL Virtual Sessions, Grant Win, and Covid-19

Prison Yoga Project–Alabama (PYP-AL) was just nearing completion of its second round of 12-week yoga offerings at Julia Tutwiler Prison for Women when COVID-19 circumstances…

]]> b9eafa61958b69fca9de6f9ec3241a9a Susie posted an update in the group Alabama: PYP-Alabama is proud to have been awarded a grant from […] https://community.prisonyoga.org/activity/p/510/ Tue, 01 Sep 2020 17:18:25 -0700 PYP-Alabama is proud to have been awarded a grant from the Central Alabama Community Foundation in support of adapting it’s programs at Julia Tutwiler Prison For Women to a virtual format. See the announcement here:https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=310178570276933&extid=65E2FRPOabTfUZ87

]]> 0 066cdf68d42e23891d06bd2e664a07f4 Susie replied to the discussion Introductions in the forum Prison Yoga Project Foundational Training: Yoga Through the Lens of Trauma and Incarceration https://community.prisonyoga.org/forums/discussion/introductions/#post-1835 Thu, 20 Aug 2020 15:44:24 -0700 Reply to Introductions

Hi, I’m Susie Weigel, and I’m the Alabama Program Director for the Prison Yoga Project. I’ve lived in Alabama my entire life (well, I lived in Germany once for 6 months, but that’s a blink by comparison, really). I’m originally from Huntsville, Alabama, but I’ve lived in Auburn since 1994. I taught high school English and college German…

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]]> 6953cb6fff7d31c16472bac342b0927a Susie started the discussion Inter-generational issues related to poverty, incarceration, and race recidivism in the forum Section Two - Race, Gender, Class, and Incarceration https://community.prisonyoga.org/forums/discussion/inter-generational-issues-related-to-poverty-incarceration-and-race-recidivism/ Thu, 20 Aug 2020 15:28:35 -0700 Inter-generational issues related to poverty, incarceration, and race recidivism

This is an article regarding a horrific crime involving some people I know from my high school years. I meant to attach the article to my quiz response in section two regarding redlining’s long term effects. In my quiz response, I outline my experience in an Alabama school district (predominately black) that was a product of white flight. I… Read more

]]> 863408c0714e608269774480ccf7817d Susie and Jen are now connected https://community.prisonyoga.org/activity/p/125/ Fri, 24 Jul 2020 12:51:28 -0700 0 7006dbcbe2f605a71c412dcb873ea396 Susie and Bill are now connected https://community.prisonyoga.org/activity/p/121/ Fri, 24 Jul 2020 12:32:29 -0700 0