The Prison Phoenix Trust

All of our books are sent free, on request, to prisoners to help them on their spiritual journey. The books are available to the public at the prices shown inclusive of UK postage and packing to enable us to further our work with prisoners.

NEW summer 2008: Yoga Without Words by Sandy Chubb with illustrations by Korky Paul. This book is specially produced for inmates from abroad who do not read English and British inmates who do not read. The book is a colourful, pictorial story of how to rise above the misery of prison life by concentrating on the breath and using it with yoga postures, in relaxation and in seated meditation.

48 pages, paperback; £8.99

Wake Up and See - A book of readings about imprisonment, from a PPT evening in 2006 at HMP Wandsworth. This anthology of poetry and prose is illustrated with colour photographs taken in the prison.

72 pages, paperback; £6.00

Becoming Free Through Meditation And Yoga was written by PPT Director Sandy Chubb and Sister Elaine MacInnes. This is a handbook for prisoners on meditation and yoga, written for use in a cell - but it is an ideal, fully illustrated guide for anyone working at either discipline on their own.

104 pages, paperback; £8.20 (also available on tape, to prisoners only)

Freeing the Spirit..through Meditation and Yoga by Sandy Chubb & Sister Elaine MacInnes. This is a colourful light-hearted approach to meditation and yoga. It is fully illustrated with delightful cartoons by artist Korky Paul. It has been specially written for those who want an easy to read guide to daily practice. For inmates in Sweden, a Swedish translation exists.

100 pages, paperback; £12.00

Clearing the Head, Relaxing the Body...through Meditation and Yoga - A 75-minute CD to talk you through a yoga session, including postures and movements, relaxation, breathing exercises, and meditation.

£8.00

We're All Doing Time by PPT Patron Bo Lozoff who runs the Human Kindness Foundation in the USA. This is a manual on how to understand and improve your life. Its use of straightforward language, humour and common sense to explain yoga, mediation, prayer and spiritual exploration make this a constant lifeline for thousands of prisoners.

318 pages, paperback; £14.00 (also available on tape, to prisoners only)

Just Another Spiritual Book is a compendium of further writings by Bo Lozoff, with moving and thought-provoking letters to and from prisoners.

378 pages, paperback; £12

Lineage is a book of powerful stories about ordinary people on their spiritual journeys, in and out of prison.

136 pages, paperback; £10 (also available on tape, to prisoners only)

Prisoners in the US and Canada should get in touch with Bo Lozoff at Human Kindness Foundation, PO Box 61619, Durham, North Carolina 27715, USA to get hold of them.

Light Sitting in Light by Sister Elaine MacInnes, who is a Catholic nun, who studied and practised meditation in Japan and the Philippines for thirty years, achieving recognition as a Zen Master. This is both a manual and an introduction to meditation in the Christian context - a discipline of living oneness of body, mind and spirit.

130 pages, paperback; £7.20

Zen Contemplation by Sister Elaine MacInnes. An autobiographical journey into Zen and Christianity.

240 pages, paperback; £13.00

Nor Iron Bars - Three events were arranged to celebrate the 10th Anniversary of the Prison Phoenix Trust in 1998; readings by actors Jeremy Irons and Sinéad Cusack at Grendon Prison, a talk by Bo Lozoff and a talk on 'Imprisoned Spirituality' by Sister Elaine. All are contained in this beautiful book.

50 pages, paperback; £12.00