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I founded what we now call Prison Mindfulness Institute
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The Mindfulness Movement

I founded what we now callPrison Mindfulness Institute, it used to be calledPrison Dharma...

I founded what we now call
Prison Mindfulness Institute, it used to be called
Prison Dharma Network, in 1989 while I was
serving 14 years in a maximum security
federal prison hospital in Southwest Missouri

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I founded what we now call Prison Mindfulness Institute,
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it used to be called Prison Dharma Network,
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in 1989 while I was serving 14 years
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in a maximum security federal prison hospital
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in Southwest Missouri.
Duration
18 seconds
Views
23
Timestamp in Movie
00:50:44
Uploaded
May 27, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
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Movie Summary

Follow the emotionally compelling story of four main characters who reveal their personal hardships and explain how mindfulness transformed their lives.
How I got there is some things I have deep regrets about. - The Mindfulness Movement 00:05
How I got there is some things I have deep regrets about.
I ended up getting a big sentence for drug trafficking. - The Mindfulness Movement 00:05
I ended up getting a big sentence for drug trafficking.
When I first got locked up, - The Mindfulness Movement 00:10
When I first got locked up,
I developed this real passion - The Mindfulness Movement 00:09
I developed this real passion
And it grew while I was in but it really took off - The Mindfulness Movement 00:15
And it grew while I was in but it really took off
[exhales softly] - The Mindfulness Movement 00:06
[exhales softly]
We're just moving instead of sitting still - The Mindfulness Movement 00:08
We're just moving instead of sitting still
Angry, bitter, full of shame, - The Mindfulness Movement 00:09
Angry, bitter, full of shame,
Well if we want 'em to come out as better human beings, - The Mindfulness Movement 00:08
Well if we want 'em to come out as better human beings,
It really, really made this class very special today. - The Mindfulness Movement 00:05
It really, really made this class very special today.
Having somebody here that's been in our position before - The Mindfulness Movement 00:10
Having somebody here that's been in our position before
It's an inspiration and I just appreciate the fact - The Mindfulness Movement 00:10
It's an inspiration and I just appreciate the fact
[somber music] [helicopter blades thudding] - The Mindfulness Movement 00:07
[somber music] [helicopter blades thudding]
[gunshots blasting] - The Mindfulness Movement 00:05
[gunshots blasting]
[Gail] If you're comfortable closing your eyes, - The Mindfulness Movement 00:04
[Gail] If you're comfortable closing your eyes,
If you want to just focus on the book - The Mindfulness Movement 00:05
If you want to just focus on the book
I was appalled to find from 15 to 22 veterans a day - The Mindfulness Movement 00:08
I was appalled to find from 15 to 22 veterans a day
After working with a number - The Mindfulness Movement 00:09
After working with a number
I really have to offer this - The Mindfulness Movement 00:09
I really have to offer this
Noticing the mobility that we have, - The Mindfulness Movement 00:10
Noticing the mobility that we have,