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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.

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“I still find it hard to get in touch with my feelings. My gut tells me sadness is something I have a lot of. Today after my morning sitting I stopped and thought about how I feel about myself. My awareness shot to the memory of me as a little boy, and I felt a cocktail of sadness, feeling sorry, and maybe compassion for this little boy, who I realise is still within me. Sometimes I feel a vast space down inside my body that is so still. Anger can come back like a tidal wave and if I’m quick I observe it and the flames die very quickly and I feel like I’ve grown or maybe changed. This is so empowering.”

Frank, HMP The Mount

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New Career Vacancies at The Prison Phoenix Trust

Join The Prison Phoenix Trust as we expand our award-winning team supporting people in prison through meditation and yoga. To help support escalating numbers of people in prison, we are growing our small staff team with the addition of 3 new part-time roles in our Oxford office.  It is an exciting time for The PPT as recognition of the impact of our work grows and we move into a new phase of our development in the run up to our &hellip read more

Richard: ‘Yoga was a beacon of light in prison’

Here Richard shares his story for The PPT Winter Appeal, giving back to the charity that helped him in prison. Richard spent most of his early life in ‘the system’: growing up in care, his autism undiagnosed, he got into trouble, served time in detention centres and borstal, and eventually prison. But today the chaos and suffering that once surrounded him is in the past. With support from meditation and yoga, he is leading a meaningful life: he volunteers to &hellip read more

On sale: new festive cards by artists in prison

Support yoga and meditation in prison by buying festive cards designed for The Prison Phoenix Trust by artists in prison. We’ve chosen two great designs from scores of entries to this year’s competition. Andrew in HMP Moorland created the snowy scene and Lindsey in HMP Eastwood Park the yoga robins design. Place your order here. Mixed packs of 10 cards cost £7 (inc P&P). Payment can be by bank transfer to CAF Bank account 00029577, sort code: 40-52-40, putting reference &hellip read more

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