Upcoming Training

Los Angeles
Registration form Here
March 17&18, 2012
WHERE:
Core Power, Sherman Oaks
START/FINISH:
Sat-Sun 11am - 6 pm
COST:
$195

Prison Yoga Project founder and director James Fox will lead a two-day, training drawing on his experience teaching yoga and meditation to incarcerated youth and adults, including nine years at San Quentin Prison. The weekend is intended for anyone interested in bringing yoga to underserved populations, particularly the incarcerated. It will include:

*practical information about working with prisoners and prison staff in their unique social and cultural environment
*strategies for establishing yoga programs in detention centers and rehabilitation facilities
*hands-on instruction in specific asana, pranayama and meditation practices that have proven effective with prisoners
*discussion on the benefits of yoga for emotional and psychological issues and the personal rewards of karma yoga

Yoga Service Conference at The Omega Institute
Registration Here or Facebook
May 18th, 19th, 20 2012
WHERE:
Omega Yoga Service Council Presentation
START/FINISH:
10:45-12:15 Breakout Group Workshops
3:45-5:15 Breakout Groups
COST:
$395

Omega Yoga Service Council Presentation Descriptions

May 19th - 10:45-12:15 Breakout Group Workshops

Incarcerated Teens and Adults - James Fox & Mary Lynn Fitton

Title: “Yoga on the Inside: Introducing the benefits of mindfulness-based practices to incarcerated teens and adults.”

Description:

Prison Yoga Project founder James Fox and Mary Lynn Fitton, founder of The Art of Yoga Project offer their best practices for teaching incarcerated teens and adults. Participants will gain an understanding of the common psycho-physiological profile of this specialized population and how to engage with the associated challenges in working with even the most resistant students toward transforming ingrained patterns of thinking and behavior.Hands-on instruction in specific asana, pranayama and meditation practices that have proven effective with prisoners will be shared.

May 19th - 3:45-5:15 Breakout Groups

Prisons - James Fox & Mary Lynn Fitton

Title: “Yoga Behind Bars: Challenges and Opportunities”

Description:

The Art of Yoga Project founder Mary Lynn Fitton and James Fox, founder of Prison Yoga Project discuss the challenges of teaching mindfulness practices in an institutional, prison setting. Along with strategies and rationale for establishing yoga programs in detention and rehabilitation facilities, practical information about interacting with prison staff in their unique social and cultural environment will be shared. As part of a discussion concerning the continuum of the current justice system, participants will explore approaches for effective collaboration with detention facility partners such as prison administration, probation, judiciary, mental health, and other service providers.