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Prison Dharma: Freeing the Human Spirit
Buddhism in Canada Meditation Ontario Practice! Prison
HELP US TEACH MEDITATION AND YOGA TO PRISON INMATES IN CANADA AND HELP THEM TRANSFORM THEIR PRISON CELLS INTO PLACES OF HOPE, HEALING AND REHABILITATION. Find out how from Freeing the Human Spirit here. Teach Meditation or Yoga Freeing the Human Spirit relies on the generosity of volunteers in local communities to deliver our program.... Read more »
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Sister Elaine MacInnes on CBC “Sunday Edition” with Michael Enright
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Michael talks with Sister Elaine MacInnes, who has dedicated her life to teaching meditation to prisoners in an effort to understand and alleviate their pain. Now at the age of 89, she has handed over the reins of her charity, “Freeing the Human Spirit”, to the John Howard Society. http://www.cbc.ca/thesundayedition/shows/2013/10/06/this-week-on-the-sunday/ (Segment begins at 01:28:42) Further... Read more »
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Canadian prison dharma program expands under new leadership
Buddhism in Canada Meditation Practice! Prison
Sister Elaine MacInnes, the 90-year-old Catholic nun and Zen master who founded “Freeing the Human Spirit,” a prison dharma program in Ontario, has retired, passing the reins for the organization to the John Howard Society, who plan to roll it out across Canada. Here’s the full story, from the Toronto Star: http://www.thestar.com/news/crime/2013/09/05/prison_yoga_meditation_classes_to_expand_across_canada.html
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Inmates suing over Canada’s cut to non-Christian prison chaplains
Buddhism in Canada Chaplaincy Politics Practice! Prison
Non-Christian prisoners in Canadian jails have launched a legal challenge to Ottawa’s decision cutting non-Christian prison chaplains. Here’s the story in the Winnipeg Free Press: http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/canada/inmates-suing-over-ottawas-decision-to-cut-muslim-sikh-wiccan-chaplains-199015341.html
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Buddhas Behind Bars
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If you are reading this, chances are pretty good you could not possibly imagine what it is like to be a criminal. Unfortunately, many people find themselves in prison, their entire identity reduced to the worst mistake they ever made. But what happens to those people when they wish to change, to grow, and to... Read more »
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