Want
to help make a difference in your community? If you have gently used
paperback meditation or yoga books or magazines, we are seeking to
expand the library for prisoners at the Vancouver Island Regional
Correctional Centre (VIRCC) who are engaged in the Path of Freedom
program.
VIRCC is a maximum security remand centre for adult men
in Victoria. VIRCC has run mindfulness meditation courses in the past
and is now offering on a regular basis the Path of Freedom program. The
program, developed by the Prison Mindfulness Institute (formerly the
Prison Dharma Network), includes mindfulness meditation, emotional
intelligence skill building, communication skills, conflict resolution,
and various resourcing skills grounded in the context of
mindfulness-awareness practice. The program is presented in a
nonsectarian manner and is open to participants of any faith and/or
those who do not identify with a particular faith tradition.
Participants develop greater self-awareness, improved impulse control,
greater social awareness and relationship, communication and leadership
skills that will give them a new vision for their lives and how they
could contribute to their communities.
If you can donate
softcover books or magazines, or want to donate cash for the purchase of
books and magazines on our wish list, please contact books.prisoners@gmail.com.
Please note that hard-cover books cannot be accepted.
Thanks for considering this request!
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