Prison Yoga Project - Freedom from the Inside

Trauma informed yoga for self-empowerment and self-rehabilitation inside prisons internationally. Learning outcomes 1. This workshop will explore the complexity of multilayered trauma and the mental health issues of incarcerated people worldwide. ”Trauma on simmer” - traumatic stress in the confined, ongoing stressful environment of prison amplifies the negative effects of trauma Unless this unresolved trauma is addressed, the tendency to re-offend will remain. 2. The workshop includes a mixture of presentation and practical explorations on why and how we provide trauma-informed embodied practices as a means of self-empowerment, self- rehabilitation. 3. Prison Yoga Project is a global initiative that supports incarcerated adults and youth, prison systems, forensic psychiatry units, trauma exposed communities and survivors of crime with programs to promote rehabilitation, reduce recidivism, and improve public safety. Central to our work are the concepts of mindfulness based yoga, restorative justice and social activism.