Prison Mindfulness Podcast for those bringing mindfulness and transformational contemplative practices to underserved populations. Our nonprofit focuses on teaching mindfulness in prisons, jails, and all those impacted by the criminal justice system.
Episode Highlights:
35 Years of Prison Dharma – Gary Allen shares his decades-long experience bringing Buddhist teachings to incarcerated individuals.
•Correspondence-Based Dharma – The power of personal letters and structured courses in reaching prisoners.
•Anger & Patience – Why teachings from Shantideva on patience and anger are essential in prison.
•Chall...
In this episode, Susan Shannon, a seasoned Buddhist practitioner, and chaplain, shares her journey of transformative prison ministry, including her work as a Buddhist chaplain on death row at San Quentin. She discusses her adaptable teaching approach, focusing on universal Buddhist principles like the Four Noble Truths and dependent arising, which foster deep transformation among incarcerated individuals. Susan highlights the impor...
From the Teaching Mindfulness Summit April 24.
Christopher Germer, Ph.D., is a clinical psychologist and lecturer on psychiatry (part-time) at Harvard Medical School. He co-developed the Mindful Self-Compassion (MSC) program with Kristin Neff in 2010 and they wrote two books, The Mindful ...
In this episode, Chia-Ti Chiu talks with Vita Pires about her work with Lineage Project.
CHIA-TI CHIU (she/her) Chia-Ti has been working with the Lineage Project since 2009. As a senior teacher, she shares embodied awareness practices with youth in detention centers, alternate-to...
In this episode, John MacAdams talks with Garth Smelser about his experiences working with both incarcerated individuals as a chaplain and as a mindfulness trainer for corrections professionals.
JOHN MACADAMS John MacAdams, CMT-P, is an IMTA certified professional mindfu...
In this episode, Martine Batchelor talks with Vita Pires about her experiences working with those in prisons and teaching Secular Buddhism.
MARTINE BATCHELOR Martine Batchelor was a Buddhist nun in Korea for ten years. She studied Son Bu...
In this episode, Matthew Hahn talks with cohost John MacAdams about his experiences with mindfulness while incarcerated and his work post-incarceration as a facilitator for Mindful Prisons.
MATTHEW HAHN Matthew is a member of the Boundless Freedom Project Sangha and a program faci...
In this episode, Richard Shankman talks with Vita Pires about his experiences teaching meditation in California prisons in the 1970s and how that has influenced his work to date.
RICHARD SHANKMAN Richard S...
In this episode, Jonah M. David talks with John MacAdams about his experiences volunteering and facilitating creative arts workshops in men's and women's prisons.
JONAH M. DAVID Jonah facilitates mediation and mindfulness workshops inside and outsi...
In this episode, Trime Persinger speaks with John MacAdams about her work as a prison chaplain with the Oregon Department of Corrections.
TRIME PERSINGER Trime has practiced meditation for 35 ye...
In this episode, Bill Brown talks with Vita Pires, about his work with the Prison Yoga Project.
BILL BROWN, C-IAYT, Bill is the Executive Director of Prison Yoga Project, a non-profit organization that seeks to create a cultural shift toward ...
In this episode, Micah Anderson speaks with Fleet Maull about his experiences working with incarcerated youth through the Mind Body Awareness Project.
MICAH DAVIS ANDERSON Born in Connecticut, Micah spent several of his teen years in ...
In this episode, Liz Richardson talks with Fleet Maull about her new play, Unconfined.
In this episode, Lama Justin von Bujdoss talks with Vita Pires about his experiences working as a chaplain for the New York City Department of Corrections.
JUSTIN VON BUJDOSS Lama Justin von Bujdoss is an American...
In this episode, Gabriella Savelli talks with Fleet Maull about her work with the International Association for Human Values.
GABRIELLA SAVELLI Ms Savelli became Director of the IAH...
In this episode, Jared Seide talks with John MacAdams about his work as the Executive Director for the Center for Council.
JARED SEIDE Jared Seide is author of the book, “Where Compassion Begins: Foundational Practices to Enhance Mindf...
In this episode, Rebecca Foster talks with Vita Pires, about her experiences bringing PMI's Path of Freedom training into prisons.
REBECCA J FOSTER Rebecca Foster is a meditation teacher, conscious dance facilitator, and Hatha (tr...
In this episode, Kalen McAllister speaks with Fleet Maull about Laughing Bear Bakery, and the resources and opportunities it gives those who are formerly incarcerated.
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In this episode, Roshi Fleet Maull talks with John MacAdams about his time incarcerated and the creation of the Prison Mindfulness Institute (Prison Dharma Network).
FLEET MAULL Fleet Maull, PhD is an author, meditation teacher, mindset coach, social entrepreneur and peacemak...
In this episode, Venerable De Hong talks with Vita Pires about his work with the Engaged Buddhist Alliance, providing programs in facilities and through correspondence courses.
VENERABLE DE HONG Ven. De Hong has taught Buddhist Psychology and Mindfulness Meditati...
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