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EPISODE · Dec 19, 2023 · 29 MIN

"That Yoga Class is No Joke" - Bringing Yoga to Prisons Worldwide with James Fox

from Guys Talking Yoga · host Derek Vanderwarker

James Fox is the Founding Director of Prison Yoga Project, which he started in San Quentin and grew to 17 states and beyond. In part one of a three-part series on prison yoga, James tells Derek about the program's origins (he started in a single juvenile detention center); the unique challenges and opportunities involved; and the story of a participant whose rehabilitation and parole was inextricably linked with the yoga practice he learned while behind bars. James also talks about: How yoga helped him get over back pain from running How Prison Yoga Project scaled through word of mouth, teacher training, and their book How men and women in prison tend to react to first trying yoga The trauma-informed approach they've developed The role yoga played in a parole hearing for a participant serving a life sentence Links: Prison Yoga Project is doing their annual fundraising drive. You can donate to the program directly here: https://prisonyoga.kindful.com We'll be back with two more episodes focusing on yoga in prisons in the coming weeks.

James Fox is the Founding Director of Prison Yoga Project, which he started in San Quentin and grew to 17 states and beyond. In part one of a three-part series on prison yoga, James tells Derek about the program's origins (he started in a single juvenile detention center); the unique challenges and opportunities involved; and the story of a participant whose rehabilitation and parole was inextricably linked with the yoga practice he learned while behind bars. James also talks about: How yoga helped him get over back pain from running How Prison Yoga Project scaled through word of mouth, teacher training, and their book How men and women in prison tend to react to first trying yoga The trauma-informed approach they've developed The role yoga played in a parole hearing for a participant serving a life sentence Links: Prison Yoga Project is doing their annual fundraising drive. You can donate to the program directly here: https://prisonyoga.kindful.com We'll be back with two more episodes focusing on yoga in prisons in the coming weeks.

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