I am new here as well.
Hi I am brand new here. I have never worked or volunteered in prisons or with prisoners. So why am I here you might ask. Well it is not that easy to answer. Prison reform, prisoner rights, and compassion for people, have always been a part of me. I have worked behind the scenes and in donation areas. Now I find I am ready to do more. Not sure what that will be but I am looking forward to learning, helping, and sharing dharma. I have been a buddhist for about 10 years now and I am passionate about the benefits of meditation. I look forward to getting to know you all and any advice on direction or what you have enjoyed I would appreciate hearing about.
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Permalink Reply by Kate Crisp (PDN Director) on -
Welcome Tracie! Please feel free to ask any questions here!
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Permalink Reply by Carter (PDN Admin) on -
Hi Tracie,
If you are interested in prison reform and Dharma, there are many ways to get involved - from offering to facilitate a meditation group in a prison to becoming a pen-pal. My personal belief is that prisoners empowering themselves with Dharma practice can have an unseen effect that over time may result in profound changes to the system - not to mention the profound changes it will surely have to the prisoner who is meditating!
Warmly,
Carter - PDN Staff
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PMI's FREE Post-Release Community Meditation & Yoga Class
April 1, 2013 at 4:30pm to July 1, 2013 at 5:45pm – Institute for the Study & Practice of Nonviolence
Prison Mindfulness Institute's FREE Post Release / Community Meditation and Yoga class at the Institute for the Study & Practice of Nonviolence: Every MONDAY, 4:30 - 5:45 with Richard Sylvester a…
Organized by Carter (PDN Admin) | Type: class, -, every, monday!
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Path of Freedom Webinar (Spring)
May 6, 2013 at 7pm to May 23, 2013 at 9pm – Online
With Fleet Maull May 6 - 23 Six Sessions, (Mondays & Thursdays for three weeks) Hope you can join us! Hours for the training are: 7-9pm Eastern 5-7pm Mountain Time 4-6pm Pacific This program is…
Organized by Carter (PDN Admin) | Type: facilitator, training, webinar
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Prison Yoga Teacher Training
June 29, 2013 at 11am to June 30, 2013 at 6pm – California Institute of Integral Studies
The Prison Yoga Project (PYP) in collaboration with the Insight Prison Project is offering a special training at San Francisco’s California Institute of Integral Studies (C.I.I.S.) for yoga teachers…
Organized by jennifer@insightprisonproject.org | Type: yoga, facilitator, training
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Yoga of Recovery Certificate Courses
August 4, 2013 to August 14, 2013 – Yoga Farm, Grass Valley, CA, USA
Yoga Alliance certification CEUs available Yoga of Recovery is the first comprehensive course to combine Ayurveda and Yoga with traditional recovery tools to offer a more holistic mind, body, spirit…
Organized by Durga Leela | Type: certificate, training, course
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