Abstract

International research provides support for yoga as a wellbeing intervention in prison. Until recently, no systematic research had been undertaken in Australia to assess the effectiveness of a yoga program, or consider the challenges of implementation. In 2017, the authors, in partnership with Australian Capital Territory (ACT) Corrective Services and the Yoga Foundation, introduced a pilot yoga program at the Alexander Maconochie Centre in the ACT. This paper draws on comments from the prisoners who participated in the program and the yoga teacher, as well as the perspectives of a prison psychologist and the lead author, both of whom also participated in the program. The paper reflects on the lessons learnt from developing and delivering a prison yoga program and advocates for the expansion of such programs in Australian prisons.

Details

Title
Lessons in Flexibility: Introducing a Yoga Program in an Australian Prison
Author
Hopkins, Anthony  VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Bartels, Lorana  VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Oxman, Lisa
Pages
47-61
Section
Articles
Publication year
2019
Publication date
2019
Publisher
Queensland University of Technology
ISSN
22027998
e-ISSN
22028005
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
DOI
https://doi.org/10.5204/ijcjsd.v8i4.1046
ProQuest document ID
2328194357
Copyright
Copyright © 2019. This work is published under http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 (the “License”). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.