February 2009 Blog Posts (7)

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Added by Nigel Dobson on February 27, 2009 at 12:17am — No Comments

NEW BOOK: Women In Prison: Women Finding Freedom

Based on the acclaimed success of the GOGI Campus Reentry Pilot Project, WOMEN IN PRISON: Women Finding Freedom explores the program’s tools for finding internal freedom.



The heartwarming stories of success are combined with tools the reader can immediately to improve their own lives. Prepare to be inspired, motivated and empowered.

WOMEN IN PRISON: Women Finding Freedom is for anyone looking for internal freedom. This book provides… Continue

Added by Getting Out By Going In on February 18, 2009 at 9:49pm — No Comments

Florida Prison Retreats

Post from KC Walpole:



Greetings:



I look at the photos from prison retreats we have had over the last decade from Coleman, Lawtey, Lowell and Gadsden and cannot help but think there must have been over 1,000 men and women that have sat with us in these federal and state prisons. Above is the group from Lowell CI on the 8th MBSR retreat that ended on the 8th of December. There would have been more in the photos except… Continue

Added by Kate Crisp (PDN Director) on February 12, 2009 at 12:30pm — No Comments

Homecoming & PTSD, Part 2

Part Two of Earlier Email By KC Walpole (reprinted with his permission):

Greetings:



There is a second and if you will, a mechanistic part of the equation that I am not sure if I can surface it in an accurate or compelling way but want to bring it up as an essential part of the equation.



In the last decade, there has been an incredible amount or research on the brain. Dr. Austen in his book Zen and the… Continue

Added by Kate Crisp (PDN Director) on February 6, 2009 at 11:36am — 5 Comments

Homecoming & PTSD

Email from KC Walpole of Gateless Gate in Florida (reprinted with his permission):



Greetings:



Hope everyone is well. bear with me as this is nothing more than a rambling. I am just exploring a thought and want to see if it has any validity.



Yesterday I spent the day at Lowell CI teaching Zen in the morning at the Annex and the afternoon at the Main. For who knows what reason, on the way back I was playing… Continue

Added by Kate Crisp (PDN Director) on February 6, 2009 at 11:30am — 2 Comments

Consciousness Bell: Firefox Add-On

from the Mozilla website:

"The Consciousness Bell is intended to introduce mindful awareness into everyday life.



A soft Tibetan bowl chime will play at random points throughout the day. When it does, take a few moments off. Stay still, and be mindful.



Notice your body. Your sensations. Your breath.

Where are you? What are you doing right now? What are you feeling?



After a few conscious moments, take a… Continue

Added by Kate Crisp (PDN Director) on February 2, 2009 at 4:26pm — 1 Comment

Kern Valley State Prison needs Buddhist Chaplain Volunteer for Inmate Buddhist Group:

from Julia Grace:

Our prison dharma program (Mind Without Borders -- Nalandaobdhi sangha, out of NYC) is working with a group of inmates at Kern Valley State Prison in Delano, CA -- near Bakersville, CA. This group was established a few years ago by a Vietnamese born Buddhist inmate. They recently lost their institutional Chaplain, under whose supportive guidance they were operating. They are temporarily being supervised by a Christian Volunteer Chaplain in order to be… Continue

Added by Kate Crisp (PDN Director) on February 1, 2009 at 11:28am — No Comments

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