Director Cynergetics' Mind'Scape program helps support prisoners and those on probation and parole to bring about positive behavioral changes to atone for their crimes, and enables them to know the essence of who they are and build a life that adds value for themselves and others. Healing Works was awarded a general operating support grant. Jeri Darling High Tor Alliance is a research, educational and networking resource for individuals, groups and organizations. We exist to support and promote the search for effective practices that integrate soul and spirit into the working life of organizations, communities and society. The Lineage Project offers mindfulness practices to help at-risk and incarcerated youth understand and respond responsibly to the underlying stress and pain that causes violent behavior.
Mindfulness is the ability to see clearly the truth of one s inner and outer experience.
The use of mindfulness meditation is particularly appropriate as a stress reduction technique for this population because it offers a harmless, accessible avenue to relaxation. It allows youth to explore alternative ways of responding rather than reacting to potentially threatening or stressful situations, thus reducing the habitual reliance on violence and aggression. Most pieces come from a stable of 30 national social-change advocacy groups, including Council for a Livable World. Center for Defense Information, Union of Concerned Scientists, Business Leaders for Sensible Priorities, National Urban League and the Fellowship of Reconciliation. This project has provided a vast new outlet for these social-change partners, allowing their important messages which challenge popular notions of greed, prejudice, pride, fear and mistrust to reach a much wider audience.