Sensitivity is equated with weakness. Feelings are for women. It's OK to express happiness or anger, but it's not OK to feel fear or sadness. This gets exaggerated in prison.
When I teach a new group of students, I introduce some yoga philosophy, but I don't overload them with information. Just enough so they understand th… - James Fox
When I teach a new group of students, I introduce some yoga philosophy, but I don't overload them with information. Just enough so they understand th…
- James Fox
The code that most prisoners live by is an extension of the masculine roles they were taught growing up, how they were conditioned about what it mean… - James Fox
The code that most prisoners live by is an extension of the masculine roles they were taught growing up, how they were conditioned about what it mean…
Since the late 1970's, the main focus of prisons has been punishment, not rehabilitation. It's hard to believe, but you would be hard-pressed to find… - James Fox
Since the late 1970's, the main focus of prisons has been punishment, not rehabilitation. It's hard to believe, but you would be hard-pressed to find…
I teach that the foundation for our practice is being able to go inward and disconnect from the busyness of our thoughts, that focusing the mind on b… - James Fox
I teach that the foundation for our practice is being able to go inward and disconnect from the busyness of our thoughts, that focusing the mind on b…
There's often an assumption you're more privileged if you belong to a family with people who have made a success. - James Fox
There's often an assumption you're more privileged if you belong to a family with people who have made a success.
It is the absence of hope, which equals the despair that is the punishment. - James Fox
It is the absence of hope, which equals the despair that is the punishment.
Ninety percent of what most yoga teachers do is teach asana practice. While asana discharges stress and so forth, it was never intended to be a stand… - James Fox
Ninety percent of what most yoga teachers do is teach asana practice. While asana discharges stress and so forth, it was never intended to be a stand…
Childhood is so important. Without a loving one, you're vulnerable throughout your life. We're all the things our parents are - the good and the not … - James Fox
Childhood is so important. Without a loving one, you're vulnerable throughout your life. We're all the things our parents are - the good and the not …
You will surely smile with me when I say, 'Thank God one can still recognise self-pity as such and not give it any greater dignity than just that. - James Fox
You will surely smile with me when I say, 'Thank God one can still recognise self-pity as such and not give it any greater dignity than just that.
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