Justice
Transformation Yoga Project (TYP) provides healing alternatives to the effects of mass incarceration on the individual, communal and systemic levels. Through the lens of Transformative Justice, our trauma-sensitive, mindfulness-based approach extends to those who are incarcerated, in reentry, in communities disproportionately affected by incarceration, and those working within the justice system. We envision a world where all people can discover the tools to heal from trauma and to create a meaningful impact in their communities.
Trauma-sensitive mindfulness-based programming is a cost-effective participatory intervention. Recent studies have shown that yoga and mindfulness programs positively impact individuals involved in the justice system. We prioritize sustainable access to yoga and mindfulness programs that support physical, mental, and emotional well-being.
Number of justice classes served in
7 counties so far this year
Number of Partnered
Facilities
Number of Participants so
far this year
Program offerings:
- Weekly Classes
- Staff and Professional Development
- Health and Wellness Programs for Staff
- Peer-to-peer vocational training
- 200 hour Certification: Yoga Teacher Training Lectures, Presentation and Workshops
We serve individuals, communities, and systems that are impacted by the legal system & incarceration
- Baylor Women’s Correctional Institution
- Institute for Community Justice
- Philadelphia Department of Prisons- Full campus (5 facilities)
- Philadelphia Federal Detention Center – partner with Heart 2Heart
- Philadelphia Juvenile Justice Services Center
- Montgomery County Correctional Facility-
- Montgomery County Youth Center
- Delaware County Juvenile Detention Center
- Chester County Correctional Facility
- Chester county Probation and Parole- WRAPP program
- SCI Chester
- SCI Graterford
- SCI Muncy
Program Highlights
- Participants in the Philadelphia Department of Prisons have shown reductions in depression as measured by the Center for Epidemiological Studies -Depression Scale.
- 89% of participants intend to use breathing techniques to reduce stress and anxiety as they need.
- 80% of participants are more relaxed/calm or less stressed immediately after practicing yoga.
- 100% felt the facilitator of the yoga class provided a safe space for the group to practice in.
- A Justice program for youth found improvements in emotional awareness & regulation.
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Brianne Murphy
Director of Justice & Reentry Services