Alabama

The anxiety of the long-distance meditator

Jeff Warren, New York Times: “You want to cultivate the crackling intensity of the ninja,” Daniel Ingram told me. Ingram…

December 18, 2012

At end-of-the line prison, an unlikely escape

Deep in the Bible Belt, an ancient Eastern practice is taking root in the unlikeliest of places: Alabama's highest security…

February 8, 2011

Meditation class helps lower violence at Alabama prison

Washington Post: Deep inside an overcrowded prison with a reputation for mayhem, convicted killers, robbers and rapists gather in a…

February 2, 2011

Meditations to calm the edgiest lawyers

Recently, an acquaintance presented me with a small book. It was devoted to meditation. Perhaps the individual in question did…

May 12, 2010

Prison inmates go Zen to deal with life behind bars

CNN: In his darkest moment, Kenneth Brown lost it all. His wife and kids, the housebroken dog, the vacation home…

October 9, 2009

The Dhamma Brothers

Yes!: East meets West in the Deep South. An overcrowded maximum-security prison—the end of the line in Alabama's correctional system—is…

November 25, 2008

School offers transcendental meditation for ADHD Students (WAFF, Alabama)

At Chelsea School in Silver Spring, 10 students with ADHD are trying transcendental meditation. The school is part of a…

June 4, 2004