The winner of our first ‘Favourite Yoga Charity’ award is The Prison Phoenix Trust (PPT), which has been featured in OM in recent months. Its team works tirelessly to bring yoga and meditation to people in prisons across the UK, people who would otherwise have no chance of accessing classes. For many, it is a way to learn stress-busting techniques and coping mechanisms that are invaluable in such a constrained, high-stress environment. Many prisoners have reported that the PPT’s work — and the impact of yoga and meditation generally — have been life changing.
PPT director Selina Sasse with Paul, a former prisoner introduced to yoga by the charity
“We’re absolutely thrilled,” says director Selina Sasse. “It's a real tribute to the hard work and skill of yoga teachers working in prisons. Enormously grateful to everyone who voted for The Prison Phoenix Trust and excited about how this will help us to raise the profile of our charity at quite a tough time in prisons.”
It’s a great time for the charity to be recognised as well — it has just celebrated a staggering 35 years of making yoga and meditation accessible to people in prison. And, the PPT’s work is now perhaps more important than ever with so many people and communities experiencing challenges and hardship.
“Lots of people who practice or teach yoga know from our own experiences how it helps us cope with life's challenges and connect to the better parts of ourselves and each other,” says Sasse. “Once we know this we want to share it with people who have the most need of the transformative power of yoga.”
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