Interviews METHOD CARE

QUESTION 1: As a participant in the Método CARE classes, what impact has this had on a personal level in your opinion?

➔ Men

Alejandro: "Well, to think things through better, more calmly and to have the best response possible".

Ariel: "It has helped me control my emotions".

Dyan Smaily: "It has really helped me in learning to control my anger, and now my physical health is great, no tension, no cramps, it has helped me to breathe slowly to control my mental disorder, I'm a less explosive person now, I don't feel that anxiety to do bad things to people anymore".

Erwin: "Honestly, Método has impacted me so much because it has helped me to control anger, stress, anxiety".

Nixon Bantes: "It has made me feel much better about my health, the pain has gone away, I really feel at peace, we keep busy, we've stopped thinking about bad things, it calms us down".

➔ Women

Britany: "The experience I have had doing the yoga classes is peace of mind, knowing and recognising my emotions".

Mercedes/Lesly: "I've felt great as my body feels more relaxed and I've slept better".

Marisabel: "It has helped me a lot because it has not been easy for me to express feelings, but I have loved learning how to and doing so. Learning CARE changed my soul, helped my heart to express itself with emotions and I love everything so much. I want to carry on learning and to value myself more because I am not made of stone, I am worth more than I think and if other people are bad, I am not them, I am me".

➔ Young Men

Allan: Sometimes in our lives we don't learn many things, it gives us the opportunity and we try to take advantage of it, in this class we relax and learn about the afterlife, so I am grateful for the help they give us, we change our emotions and our learning approach and the way we think, just for a moment we feel relaxed and they show us that it can be done.

Briam: Well, these classes have been very pleasant for me, it has helped me have personal and emotional control so that I don't make the mistakes I made before. It also helps my physical and mental state. I like it because they treat us with respect and generosity.

QUESTION 2:How has the CARE Method impacted your physical health?

➔ Men

Alejandro: "In the exercises, to improve body health".

Carlos A: "In avoiding pain, which we didn't know we would be able to alleviate with this method".

Erwin: "The impact on my health has been very noticeable, as it has helped me with my sciatica problem".

Estuardo: "It has made an impact because I have realised that my muscles are developing in a great way, my muscles have grown and I feel wonderful".

➔ Women

Dalia: "Well, I feel like my body feels more relaxed when practising the exercises".

Mercedes/Lesly: "I am more flexible".

➔ Young Men

Carlos: I feel more agility in my body and it reduces bone and muscle pain.

QUESTION 3: How has the CARE Method impacted your mental health?

➔ Men

Alejandro: "Relaxing the mind to be more serene, calmer and more concentrated".

Carlos A: "In the calmness of my thoughts, in my thinking, and the same mental calmness helps my headache".

Erwin: "It has helped my mental health a lot, as I have stopped my impulsive aggressive behaviour".

Estuardo: "Now I think differently, I think more positively than ever".

➔ Women

Dalia: "I can freely express my emotions".

Kimberly: "Positively, it has helped me find my inner peace and self-esteem".

Mercedes/Lesly: "I have managed to think calmly and steadily".

QUESTION 4: Has anything in your life changed since practising the CARE Method?

➔ Men

Alejandro: "Yes, better communication with others".

Ángel: "It has helped me improve my behaviour".

Estuardo: "Now I'm staying calm, relaxed, with lots of enthusiasm".

➔ Women

Kimberly: "Yes, my desire to continue learning and my inner peace and feeling all of my emotions".

Mercedes/Lesly: "Yes, even though I am deprived of my freedom, I have visualised positive things waiting for me outside".

QUESTION 5: Would you have liked to have known about the CARE Method before you went to prison? What would have changed?

➔ Men

Alejandro: "Yes, to analyse things better and to be in peace and unity with yourself".

Dylan Smaily: "Yes, I would have liked to have known about the CARE project so that I wouldn't have done so many bad things before I was deprived of my freedom".

Erwin: "Yes, I would have really liked to have known about this method, as it makes you have a different way of thinking".

Javier Alexander: "Yes, I would have liked to because since I was little it's seemed like I was always angry".

Luis Fernando: "Yes, I would have liked to, because that way I can be at peace with the community".

➔ Young Men

Rudy: Yes, I would have liked to put the CARE method into practice before I was deprived of liberty, because I would have invested my time in the course, not in bad things, and it would have changed many attitudes.

Nixon Bantes: The truth is that I ask the authorities to please support the CARE project, as it helps us to be calm inside the prison, to be at peace with our friends, please, in this centre it is necessary for CARE to be here every week, giving its class, as it is necessary for everyone.