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- Tell us about yourself & your interest in prison dharma: (answer required) .
- I am a Zen student. Several years ago I worked at a home for boys in Virginia, several of whom were referred by courts. The problem of freedom also applies to others whose behavior is affected by mental illness, and who struggle to live "out in the world". This hits close to home with my family--one member is confined and another is "on parole". I have been in a chaplaincy program, and am studying to become a Zen Buddhist priest. I believe the experiences of men and women who have been imprisoned and who find dharma are extremely valuable for all of us. They study the question of spiritual freedom from experience of knowing a lot about being not-free. Shattered delusions. I used to be afraid of prisons, but I have visited San Quentin, as well as the women's and juvenile jails in San Francisco. My old fear was simply that I'd get stuck inside somehow. Not rational. Or a projection of my inner prison. I have been in recovery for 36 years, also, which is another angle on being trapped in behavior that can kill you or get you jailed. Thanks for your work and practice.
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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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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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Welcome Kogan!
We're glad you found us. This is a wonderful online community, we hope it serves you. I've just returned from a brief visit to San Francisco Zen Center. Lovely place. I am happy you are challenging the walls of your "inner prison".
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