Healing Trauma Inside San Quentin with Bessel van der Kolk and Licia Sky, co-founders of the Trauma Research Foundation
By James Fox, PYP Founder What happens when some of the world’s leading voices on trauma step inside a notorious prison? On April 10, San Quentin welcomed Dr. Bessel van der Kolk—psychiatrist, researcher, and author of the groundbreaking The Body Keeps the Score—along with somatic educator Licia Sky. Hosted by San Quentin Mental Health in collaboration […]
Showing Up Matters: Reflections from RISE25
By Nicole Hellthaler, Executive Director, Prison Yoga Project From May 28th through June 1st, I had the privilege of representing Prison Yoga Project (PYP) at the RISE25 Conference in Kissimmee, Florida. Hosted by All Rise—a national training, membership, and advocacy organization focused on improving justice system responses to substance use and mental health disorders—this conference […]
Prison Yoga Project at the 36th Annual Trauma Research Foundation Conference
By James Fox, Founding Director On May 14, Prison Yoga Project had the honor of presenting at the 36th Annual International Trauma Conference, hosted by the Trauma Research Foundation (TRF) in Boston. As a proud therapeutic alliance partner of TRF—founded by world-renowned trauma expert Dr. Bessel van der Kolk—we were invited to offer a workshop […]