Mexican Prisons Turn to Kundalini Yoga (CNN News Story - Watch the Video)

August 29, 2008

Here is cool news report by CNN about Inmates at prisons

in Mexico (the country Mexico, not " New Mexico " , USA) being taught

Kundalini Yoga as a form of rehabilitation. These teachers as you might

recognize in the video stand out with the white turban and clothing and

are a product of the teachings of Yogi Bhajan. Its really cool that people

are making an effort like this to make an impact and change these people's

lives.

What also stands out in the video is the actual Mexico

prison system supporting this type of project! One of the prison official's

remark was very valid when she said, " If we just keep them here,

just punishing them, they won't leave here with a different spirit, another

mentality. That would be a dis-service to society " . This seems

quite contrary to what is happening in America where a

huge percentage of the population are in jail.

The system is seriously messed up and our culture/society here in America

doesn't seem to help the situation. It seems to be partially driven by

companies who profit off of the system, and would lose money if people

" got well " and changed.

" While 1 out of every 142 Americans is now actually

in prison, 1 out of every 32 of us is either in prison or on parole from

prison, according to yet another report on Americans behaving badly from

the Bureau of Justice Statistics.

This means that 6.7 million adult men and women -- about 3.1 percent of

the total U.S. adult population -- are now very non-voluntary members of

America's " correctional community "

You can watch the video online at:

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