YOGA AND MEDITATION

Incarcerated people

By

Estefania Valls Urquijo

Method

CARE Method

The CARE method is specifically designed for men's and women's prisons.

Developed WITHOUT PROFIT.

CARE Method that is available to any Public or Private Institution that works with Prisoners and wants to implement it.

It trains prisoners as facilitators of the CARE Method and turns them into positive leaders of change.

It is an effective learning and rehabilitation tool within the Penitentiary Centers.

CARE Method trains incarcerated people as facilitators of Yoga and Meditation, transforming them into positive liders, and multiplying the opportunities of rehabilitation inside prison centers.

T-shirt – uniform

We suggest the use of t-shirts as a tool for identity and belonging to a positive transformation group within prisons.

Statistics of people benefited in GUATEMALA between 2014 and 2022

Men Penitentiary

24 young boys between 18 to 25 years old

2 years

1 hour per week = 96 hours

96 hours + 1000 hours

TOTAL: 1,096 hours

High Security Men’s Penitentiary

*25 adults between 20 to 45 years old

5 years

1 hour per week = 240 hours

240 hours + 640 hours

TOTAL: 880 hours

Currently 2 weekly classes

Led by a private teacher as a facilitator

*15 students between 20 to 40 years old

Women Penitentiary

15 women between 25 to 50 years old

5 years

* 9 women between 30 to 45 years old

4 years

1 hour per week = 360 hours

360 hours + 100 hours Honduras
460 hours + 80 hours Colombia

TOTAL: 540 hours

Penitentiary Center Women minors

20 women between 16 to 21 years old

1 year

1 hour per week = 640 hours

Penitentiary Center Men minors

20 young boys between 16 to 24 years old

1 year

1 hour per week = 720 hours

TOTAL HOURS
100

OUR ACHIEVEMENTS

TOTAL BENEFICIARIES
10

494

TOTAL BENEFICIARIES

383

Men

111

Women

861

TOTAL CLASSES HOURS

110

GRADUATE STUDENTS from the first level of YOGA and HEALTH CARE

96

Male Students

14

Female Students

13

Facilitators

CORE FOUNDATION

A non-profit foundation, working to rehabilitate and reinsert those deprived of liberty

WE BELIEVE IN SECOND CHANCES!

Yoga

The methodology of this course is based on the HATHA YOGA technique, simplified and adapted so that students can start in the practice of yoga, from basic and efficient postures and exercises. The base course lasts one year, after which they will move on to medium Yoga levels, in a safe way. The methodology seeks that they can replicate these exercises in their daily life, without the need for specific equipment or a lot of space, and thus their practice is part of their lives in prison. The practical exercises are accompanied by a theoretical framework, where they are given psycho-social tools.

Meditation

This course will study the traditions of yoga, including guided meditation and its emphasis on non-violence. It will also immerse students in meditation, through philosophy and ethics. In this class we explore the inner or mystical life as it is articulated in the life and practice of various traditions that include meditation as a method of seeking inner peace.


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