Nithya Yoga Session for In-mates at the Ohio Prison

Life Bliss Foundation has served over 30 women twice a week since September 2008 at the Ohio Womens Reformatory, the largest Women prison in Ohio. This prison houses 2500 inmates, with a population increasing due to increased drug convictions, reduced probation options and longer sentencing. Two of the biggest coping factors in prison life are boredom and stress due to overcrowding. The 40 inmates invited to attend twice weekly Nithya Yoga Sessions are serving life sentences. Many of the women in the Nithya Yoga Sessions have also attended one or more yoga classes offered in the prison. However, after 10 weeks of doing Nithya Yoga, which includes the meditation technique called Life Bliss Meditation, women were reporting medical, mental/emotional, and spiritual changes in their lives. Some of the reports included lower cholesterol, lower BP, less heart palpatations, more positive outlook, ability to focus and stay focused, having a feeling of value to society, and the increased inner knowledge that they are not 'bad" people. These results are by-products in a group of women increasingly being able to maintain a yogic, blissful state in spite of their outward conditions. Through a dynamic meditation technique designed to clear negative energy patterns, intention and visualization, Nithya Yoga can offer rapid transformation of any individual. These women chose intentions of Wholeness, Fulfillment and Peace and with every inhale and exhale throughout the 90 minute session, they are focused on healing themselves and the planet. For more information visit www.Lifebliss.org or www.NithyaYoga.org. Below are some of the photos during the session!

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