Podcast: “How They See Us” from Hidden Brain
I had never heard the term “stereotype threat” before but the concept makes perfect sense and helps me to better understand the impact of explicit…
“The Cost of Calling My Mom From Prison”
Here’s an interesting recent article from the New York Times by John J. Lennon, currently incarcerated at the Sullivan Correctional Facility in New York State.…
Racial Disparities in Youth Incarceration Persist
The Sentencing Project recently released a new report on youth incarceration. The findings are frustrating, but sadly not surprising: Black and American Indian youth are…
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…
October Conference Appearances
“We’re here to make the world’s embodied wisdom accessible to everyone. That’s what TEC is all about: changing the world, one body at a time.…
PYP-UK Wins Grant for Books for Incarcerated People
The Prison Yoga Project received some really good news this week. But, before getting to that, I think it’s important to provide some context. The…
Chanda Williams Speaks to Inside Edition and Voice of America About the San Quentin COVID-19 Outbreak
Inside Edition and Voice of America recently spoke with PYP’s Chanda Williams about the COVID-19 outbreak that sickened 2,170 of the people incarcerated there, almost…
Welcome to our new Community Website!
We’ve long dreamed of a place where the Prison Yoga Project community, our Sangha, can gather. We have facilitators working worldwide to bring yoga and…