Illustrating how Yoga can be and is being used in prisons as a powerful method of prisoner reform and rehabilitation, Bound to be Free: The Liberating Power of Prison Yoga is grounded in the Integral Yoga teachings of Sri Swami Satchidananda, who was a renowned Yoga master, a spiritual guide to thousands worldwide, and one of the first Yoga teachers to bring the timeless teachings of Yoga into US prisons. Through talks that Swami Satchidananda gave in prisons, from interviews with other Yoga teachers who have taught and are teaching in prisons, with a look at some of the highly successful prison Yoga programs being carried out in the US and abroad, and with personal stories of prisoners whose study and practice of Yoga have brought peace and self-transformation, this book offers a wide-ranging view of the benefits of Yoga to incarcerated populations and demonstrates how those benefits impact society in general. 5 1/2" x 8 1/2" / 232 pages. Paper