Topic: anger management

Prisoners No Longer View Yoga as Something for ‘Sissies’

Prisoners No Longer View Yoga as Something for 'Sissies'

Dudes practicing yoga is not a big deal anymore. But how about the toughest, angriest, most violent guys around? Even the ones at San Quentin State Prison in California — home for some of the country’s most dangerous criminals. Yep, they’re downward dogging and savasana-ing right along with the rest of us. And they’ll tell you yoga isn’t just for sissies like they once thought. More »

If Yoga Can Keep Men Out of Prison, It Can Definitely Get You Out of Your Funk

If Yoga Can Keep Men Out of Prison, It Can Definitely Get You Out of Your Funk

Seven in 10 California prisoners end up back in prison within three years of their release, according to the video below from TIME. And while some inmates might seem beyond hope — “you name it, like I said, I’ve done a lot of different things,” admitted one inmate who’s in prison for his fourth time — the state is taking a slightly unorthodox route to getting them back on track: yoga. More »