The Prison Phoenix Trust

© illustrations Korky Paul

The Prison Phoenix Trust encourages prisoners in the development of their spiritual welfare, through the practices of meditation and yoga, working with silence and the breath.

We offer personal support to prisoners around the UK and the Republic of Ireland through teaching, workshops, correspondence, books and newsletters - and to prison staff too. We work with people of any faith, or of none, and honour all religions. We are a registered UK charity.

"Since an early age, I never knew how to deal with all my trapped emotions or how to recognise them. Just sitting still and looking inside has transformed my whole Being. Once I gained some freedom with meditation, I was able to write to my wife, the first contact I had had in more than a year"

Yoga Show 2010

The Yoga Show is happening again at the end of October, and planning is starting now for the PPT's part in it.

PPT on prison radio

The CD that is often sent out to prisoners, called Clearing the Head, Relaxing the Body, is being played on the radio/TV station in HMP Bure, every Thursday, at noon. We're hoping to get in more prison radios if we can.

PPT research

The PPT is developing a research project with the Department of Experimental Psychology at Oxford University,
to measure the benefits of yoga and mediation for prisoners. Preparation is under way, and we hope to begin work in prisons in April 2011.