From Incarceration To Leadership: Nicole B’s Journey With Prison Yoga Project
Last fall, I found myself standing beside Jen Lindgren who teaches yoga inside the prison where I was once incarcerated. We were at a public…
Clarity, Community, and the Refusal to Look Away
As of last week, Prison Yoga Project’s 10th cohort of Yoga, Social Justice, and Leadership—our 200-hour virtual yoga teacher training—is officially underway. Our first live…
Yoga as a Path to Freedom: The Journey of Tien Nguyen
I often say that yoga found me when I needed it most. My name is Tien Nguyen, and I am a yoga facilitator with Prison…
The Quiet Work of Changing a Culture of Violence
Earlier this month, The New Yorker published a powerful and painful article titled “A Year of Convulsions in New York’s Prisons”. It recounts the killing…
At Pendleton, Yoga Is Community
When people hear “Prison Yoga Project,” they often imagine straightforward yoga classes in prisons. But for those of us facilitating these sessions, the reality is…
Healing the Body, Healing the Heart: Lessons from Yoga and Restorative Circles in Mexican Prisons
Prison Yoga Project is deeply grateful for the leadership and vision of Luisa Pérez, who has guided PYP–Mexico for the past eight years. As she…
Behind the Scenes: Creating PYP’s First Graphic Novel
At Prison Yoga Project, we love to share stories of impact—how yoga is reaching people in prisons and jails, and how it’s reshaping communities. Today’s…
Healing Trauma Inside San Quentin with Bessel van der Kolk and Licia Sky, co-founders of the Trauma Research Foundation
What happens when some of the world’s leading voices on trauma step inside a notorious prison? On April 10, San Quentin welcomed Dr. Bessel van…
From Inner War to Inner Peace: Yoga for Men in Norrköping, Sweden
Giving back—doing something for others and, at the same time, for myself—is the driving force behind the free trauma-adapted yoga class I offer once a…
What Prison Taught Me About Hope
Where Do You Find Hope? I have been teaching trauma-informed yoga with Prison Yoga Project (PYP) at Richard J. Donovan (RJD) Correctional Facility for the…
