"Inner peace day", Italian Sahaja Yogis teaching meditation in jail

 The 21 March 2016, from a maximum security jail, from Lanciano (Abruzzo region) the Italian Sahaja Yogis celebrated the "Inner peace day" along with the prisoners and all jail staff, teaching them sahaj meditation. 

Rai1 is the main tv channel in Italy and they did this video. 

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Reduction of sentences for courses of yoga in Indian jails

Summary of an article published in various national newspapers on January 25, 2010.

In India, several kinds of yoga have been taught since more than 10 years and their positive effect is widely recognised. The authorities decided to encourage prisoners to follow this kind of courses, giving them summaries. A pilot program is just starting in the center of India.

“For three months of courses of yoga, prisoners may get 2 weeks of remission” declared last Thursday the General Inspector of jails from Madhya Pradesh State, Sanjay Mane. “The yoga is good to control the anger and to reduce the stress” added him. When a prisoner has been following courses of yoga and is going to be released, he will get a remission. This, like for having made a success of the examinations. "

About 400 prisoners signed already for this program tested in the jail of Gwalior.

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TV documentary about sahaja yoga as help for the prisoners

European forum : the rehabilitation of the inmates in Europe on Arte, French-German channel , November 19 2005.

The recurrence, which solutions ?

Arte broadcasted a documentary on the rehabilitation of inmates in 3 European countries. The journalists just went to a jail where Sahaja Yoga is taught : in Helsinki .
And they filmed P. , an inmate who has been practising Sahaja Yoga since January 2004 . P. arrived in this jail in 2001. He was feeling very bad before meeting Sahaja Yoga.

The introducer of the documentary :
“As every Saturday evening, we present you our European Forum. To put somebody in jail is one thing. To prevent his recurrence is another thing.”

After the documentary in Czech Republic and the one in France, now, we go to Finland..........

The introducer:
“.If there is is a Paradise for rehabilitation of prisoners, no doubt that’s Finland. The way of Scandinavian people is simple : to bring closer step by step inmates to normal life.”

Commentaries :
“In this jail we are going to visit, there are 340 inmates. This jail of Helsinki is the second one from Finland for the number of prisoners. Tree quarters of the inmates were already condemned. But the jail is doing a lot for rehabilitation.
The surroundings of this jail seem to be peaceful. In some parts of the jail, the inmates have a little freedom.
P. is living in a cell which is staying opened the whole day. Studies and meditation, that’s how he is spending his time.
P. was recommended to us by the Administration as a model. A model because the jail permetted him to make a discovery : yoga. Yoga changed completely the life of P. “

P. :
“We are several inmates practising yoga together. We are meditating together once a week, on Sundays morning. And every Wednesday, somebody is coming from outside to teach us.”

Commentaries :
“P. is condemned for life. With the laws of Finland, he may be released after 14 years of jail. And even before with a presidential pardon.”

P. :
“That’s quite well here. We can choose among many activities.”

Commentaries :
“P. prepared his bachelor in jail. He is following University courses with teachers coming in the jail.
There is also the possibility to work in the jail. The work is furnished by factories.”

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Article : The feminine section of a jail in Roma

Courses of Sahaja Yoga in the feminine section of the prison of Latina near Roma.

The initiative is supported by the regional Guarantor of the rights of the prisoners Angiolo Marroni.
Mr Marroni said : " This initiative can help the prisoners to go beyond the difficulties of the prison world while facilitating their social reintegration.
On one side, we try to help the prisoners to overcome the difficult effects of the prison world and on the other hand to contribute to their civil, psychological and spiritual reconstruction.”

It is the objective of the course of meditation Sahaja Yoga that will begin in the next days in the feminine district of the prison of Latina.
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The experience of Latina is the second after that begun successfully last December in the prison of Velletri. In Latina, in particular, the course of yoga will last approximately one year and will be managed by volunteers of the national association Sahaja Yoga. They are recognized by the ministry of employment and the social policies, registered on the national register of the associations of social advancement. They developed for years activities of social voluntary service on the national territory.

Ufficio Stampa.

Article : Prison looks to yoga for redemption

By Web Editor. December 6th, 2005

(ANSA) - The power of yoga could stretch to the reform of criminal personalities, or so a prison in Velletri near Rome is hoping.
The Velletri jail will soon be offering yoga classes to its inmates in a year-long experiment aimed at helping the prisoners find inner peace and aiding their social rehabilitation.
“We think these classes will help the prisoners for their social, psychological and spiritual recovery,” a local government official responsible for prisoners’ rights, Angiolo Marroni, told ANSA.

“If the prisoner can attain a sense of inner harmony, serenity and peace, as well as greater self-knowledge, then social reintegration after jail can only be easier,” he said.

The courses will be given by experts in a popular method of meditation known as Sahaja Yoga, which was founded in India 35 years ago.The prisoners will be taught by volunteers belonging to the worldwide non-profit organisation Sahaja Yoga International.

Marroni stressed that the inmates would not be forced to attend the classes but he said he was confident that many would be interested in the offer.
Yoga, which originated in India more than 5,000 years ago, is taught in many prisons around the world. According to yoga associations, some 100,000 prisoners in 15 countries currently take part in such classes.


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Article : yoga will transform prisoners life

YOGA WILL TRANSFORM PRISONERS LIFE IN JAIL
Indian article published in a newspaper from mumbai.

Nashik reporter: "In one of the critical moments in life which made you to do crime & you are in jail. But it will not last longer. After you will be free from jail, you will be labelled as prisoners in the world. But what will be surely helpful in changing the view of the people"...

...So this were the quotes of a newspaper editor, who came for the ceremony where the prisoners practising Sahajayoga gave realisation to the new coming prisoners.

As a part of rehabilitation & transformation different programs are conducted in jail, for example poetry and yoga classes. Now sahaja yoga has entered the jail. Nashik district Sahaja yogis taught the process of Sahaja yoga to prisoners for 2 hours everyday.

"We learned an art of living. We understood the process of cleansing of our mind & body. We were sleepless whole night. Desire of revenge was burning within, but now, we became peaceful, we can sleep well, anger is no more...And we are freed from addictions"...this is the heartfelt agreements made by some of the prisoners.

By catching the same string, the chief editor said ...you're very lucky that you got your realisation through sahaja yoga even though you are in jail.

The balance in life is achieved by the process like sahaja yoga. Jails will be no more there if the community understands this yoga. And it will prosper the lives definitely.

Furthermore, he said that there are many people with obstructive mind & criticism in their tendency. But when they pass through such process of mind...peace... & experience realisation, then complete transformation is seen in their lives.

The jail superintendent said that all prisoners are under stress all the time in jail...are always burning with revenge in their mind. To make their life easy & sahaj such process is carried out, which made peace in prisoners...gave them self-discipline & productivity in jail is increased.

Sahaja yoga is practised by millions of peoples in about 80 countries all over the world. The person ascends with the cleansing of his mind and body.


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Article : Yoga for Police and Prisoners

Indian article published in Mumbia in 1998.

A yoga camp was held for the Western Railway police constables recently, teaching them simple yet effective techniques for dealing with day-to-day stress. Also, a session of Sahaja Yoga was conducted in the Mumbai Police Commissioner's office.

In fact, one such session was arranged in the Nasik jail in Maharashtra with the permission of the Chief Jail Superintendent. He readily agreed to the idea of a Sahaja Yoga program for inmates. The technique of Sahaja Yoga was taught to prisoners for two hours, everyday, during these sessions.

"Yoga techniques are equally effective for police and inmates, alike. These help clear distractions from the mind, and help them pass through a process of self-realisation, resulting in a complete transformation in their lives.
According to jail superintendents, all prisoners often harbour revengeful feelings in their mind. On several occasions, they vent their anger on fellow inmates, following which violent clashes take place. Sahaja Yoga can give them a new perspective, give them self-discipline, and also increases productivity in jails.


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