Episode 54: The Art of "Effortless Effort" Yoga with Bill Brown of the Prison Yoga Project
With Bill Brown
Bill Brown was 41 years old when he took his first yoga class, and the experience moved him to tears.
You’ll hear why in this conversation, as well as how Bill wound up directing an organization that brings yoga to thousands of incarcerated men and women around the world.
This is the second of three conversations in our Prison Yoga Project series; Bill expands on the group’s work (discussed last episode with founder James Fox) as well as his own compelling personal story.
Bill also talks about:
How yoga can help people with trauma and dissociation
Gaining trust when facilitating yoga classes in prisons and jails
How stress builds in the body over time and how yoga can help guys work through that
How yoga helped Bill deal with anger in a much healthier way
Using the force of the ground in your yoga practice
How Prison Yoga Project has scaled and has even begun working with corrections officers and other staff
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