Prison Phoenix Trust Ireland
Prison Phoenix Trust Ireland was set up in 2003 following many letters from prisoners in Ireland and Nothern Ireland asking for yoga classes.
Through our Irish Coordinator, Prison Phoenix Trust Ireland co-ordinates and brings together the experiences of teachers working in custodial institutions all over Ireland. There are currently 36 regular yoga classes in 12 of the prisons in Northern Ireland and the Republic. Five of these are for prison staff.
The Coordinator has been working in Portlaoise Prison since 2000, teaching yoga and meditation to political and other prisoners. She can be contacted at:
Prison Phoenix Trust Ireland
PO Box 161
Tullamore
Offaly
Ireland
Prison Phoenix Trust Ireland is grateful to the Prison Education Service of Ireland for theor support of Prison Phoenix Trust Ireland training events.
When I was in HMP Maghaberry I started doing yoga once a week. The teacher Mary was great at teaching me the basics. Before I came to Magilligan, I got your book Freeing the Spirit and your CD and for a few months now I have been using them. Honestly, it’s the best thing I have discovered. I am a much calmer person as well as being more flexible. My family have noticed the difference in me too.