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July 6, 2023 36 mins

In this episode, Rebecca Foster talks with Vita Pires, about her experiences bringing PMI's Path of Freedom training into prisons. 

  • Training “Inside” apprentices (facilitator training for incarcerated men & women)
  • Integrating laughter, movement & play into the classroom
  • The transformative power of social meditation “Inside”

REBECCA J FOSTER Rebecca Foster is a meditation teacher, conscious dance facilitator, and Hatha (traditional) & hasya (laughter) yoga instructor. She presently serves as a lead facilitator and mentor for the Prison Mindfulness Institute and offers courses in Mindfulness-Based Emotional Intelligence in the Men’s & Women’s Medium Security Correctional Facilities in Rhode Island. Over the last 15 years, Rebecca has taught a unique blend of mindfulness, movement, laughter, and play in diverse settings ranging from yoga studios to hospitals, prisons to universities, and pre-schools to nursing homes. She has also lived and worked in Africa, Asia and Latin America and currently resides in Providence.

To Learn More About the Prison Mindfulness Institute, please visit www.prisonmindfulness.org

 

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