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- How you are involved in Prison Dharma
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- My Prison Dharma Group or Organization
- I have volunteered with the 2 Vipassana groups at Soledad and I currently counsel inmates at the Santa Cruz County Jail as an MFT Trainee. I also counsel individuals and lead groups at Gemma, a women's transition program and soon at RISE, a new men's transition program in Watsonville.
- Tell us about yourself & your interest in prison dharma: (answer required) .
- Some years ago the combined emotions of anger and shame around our country's so-called correctional system motivated me to action. This coincided with beginning to practice Vipassana meditation and the beginnings of a personal transformation which eventually led me to a graduate program in Integral Counseling Psychology at the California Institute of Integral Studies. I've been blessed now with over a year of practicum experience at the jail and Gemma. The clients I serve inspire me and remind me that we are all interconnected beings. I'm fascinated by my studies in interpersonal neurobiology, the links between trauma and addiction, and how the thread of mindfulness weaves an infinite pattern in this sacred work.
I seek the middle way through the triple gems of Buddha, Dhamma & Sangha. They are truly my refuges as I balance my life as a mother of two girls (11 & 14 at this writing), a partner to my husband, a freelance designer, a student and a training therapist.
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Events
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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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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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Path of Freedom Webinar (Autumn)
September 9, 2013 at 7pm to September 26, 2013 at 9pm – Online
With Fleet Maull September 9 - 26 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 progr…
Organized by Carter (PDN Admin) | Type: webinar
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Welcome Julia!
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