Project Mindful Movement 2013-Present:
Project Mindful Movement came about in Dec 2013, by offering yoga and mindfulness to the inmates at Coconino County Detention Center. Each week we conduct mindfulness and yoga classes with the inmates at CCDC with the intention to inspire positive change by working through and coaching on topics such as: triggers, addiction, resentment, stress and anger, to name a few. Approximately 7.3 million, 1 in 31 adults are under some sort of correctional supervision in the United States. Sixty percent of inmates return to a correctional facility within 3 years in this country. Approximately 11,000 people are booked into the Coconino County Detention Center in Flagstaff each year: 87 percent being men and 13 percent women, with a re-incarceration rate of 60-70 percent. Many inmates struggle with addiction, anxiety, stress, anger, PTSD and have been victims of abuse and/or violence. Our mission is to have a positive impact on the inmates at CCDC by increasing critical thinking skills, creating a less reactive mindset, cultivate compassion and improve inmates health by lessening their dependence on substances. We provide inmates with education, practice, coaching and roots of theory on mindfulness, asana (yoga) and pranayama (breathing). Our classes are accessible to all levels of experience, formatted in a way they can be easily integrated into an inmates daily life... not only inside the detention center, but outside of it.
Project Peaceful Warrior 2015-2016:
In 2015 yoga and mindfulness breathing classes were held at the Veterans and Military Affairs Department on NAU campus. Our classes integrate yoga and mindfulness tools geared towards relaxation, stress reduction, self-awareness and PTSD. Approximately 30% of the men and women who have spent time in war zones experience PTSD, as well as 20 to 25 percent have had partial PTSD at some point in their lives. Being able to mindfully address stress and trauma through yogic and mindfulness techniques help address avoidance symptoms. Avoidance can create detachment from an individuals feelings and emotions. Project Peaceful Warrior helps bring the individual back into their body and create a safe environment to work through emotions and feelings.
Project Wellbeing 2021:
In 2021 we provided free breathing exercises and mindfulness meditations via a podcast to reduce stress and increase mental and physical health to frontline workers in our community. We are happy to announce we have partnered with Northern Arizona Healthcare to provide these meditations and techniques to their staff.
Project Mindful Movement 2013-Present:
Project Mindful Movement came about in Dec 2013, by offering yoga and mindfulness to the inmates at Coconino County Detention Center. Each week we conduct mindfulness and yoga classes with the inmates at CCDC with the intention to inspire positive change by working through and coaching on topics such as: triggers, addiction, resentment, stress and anger, to name a few. Approximately 7.3 million, 1 in 31 adults are under some sort of correctional supervision in the United States. Sixty percent of inmates return to a correctional facility within 3 years in this country. Approximately 11,000 people are booked into the Coconino County Detention Center in Flagstaff each year: 87 percent being men and 13 percent women, with a re-incarceration rate of 60-70 percent. Many inmates struggle with addiction, anxiety, stress, anger, PTSD and have been victims of abuse and/or violence. Our mission is to have a positive impact on the inmates at CCDC by increasing critical thinking skills, creating a less reactive mindset, cultivate compassion and improve inmates health by lessening their dependence on substances. We provide inmates with education, practice, coaching and roots of theory on mindfulness, asana (yoga) and pranayama (breathing). Our classes are accessible to all levels of experience, formatted in a way they can be easily integrated into an inmates daily life... not only inside the detention center, but outside of it.
Project Peaceful Warrior 2015-2016:
In 2015 yoga and mindfulness breathing classes were held at the Veterans and Military Affairs Department on NAU campus. Our classes integrate yoga and mindfulness tools geared towards relaxation, stress reduction, self-awareness and PTSD. Approximately 30% of the men and women who have spent time in war zones experience PTSD, as well as 20 to 25 percent have had partial PTSD at some point in their lives. Being able to mindfully address stress and trauma through yogic and mindfulness techniques help address avoidance symptoms. Avoidance can create detachment from an individuals feelings and emotions. Project Peaceful Warrior helps bring the individual back into their body and create a safe environment to work through emotions and feelings.
Project Wellbeing 2021:
In 2021 we provided free breathing exercises and mindfulness meditations via a podcast to reduce stress and increase mental and physical health to frontline workers in our community. We are happy to announce we have partnered with Northern Arizona Healthcare to provide these meditations and techniques to their staff.
