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| How yoga is helping prisoners stay calm |
| By bbc.co.uk - Tim Mansel |
| Published: 09/27/2013 |
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The precision of the poses is remarkable - and for Nick, a man in his early 40s, apparently effortless. We're in a small yoga studio above a pub in west London, daylight filtering in through slatted blinds. Nick holds Warrior 2 - arms stretched horizontally, one knee bent, one straight behind him. Then he offers to demonstrate a handstand, and lifts himself on the palms of his hands, knees and feet together. He is a model of balance and control. "That's six years in prison," he grins. Prison was Villa Devoto, in Buenos Aires, Argentina. "It was the worst place I had seen in my life," Nick says. "They don't have cells, they have open wings, where you can have anything from 100 to 400 people per wing. There were no beds so you'd literally be like sardines sleeping on the floor." He demonstrates this, lying on his side on his yoga mat, his head propped on his hand. Read More. |
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