Research

A growing body of research supports what we see every week in our classes: yoga and meditation have a real, measurable impact on people in custody.

1. Atkinson, T. (2025). The Warrior Behind Bars: An Analysis of Yoga and Meditation in Prison. Unpublished MA Major Research Paper, University of Ottawa.
2. Bilderbeck et al. (2013). Participation in a 10-week course of yoga improves behavioural control and decreases psychological distress in a prison population, Journal of Psychiatric Research.
3. Kerekes et al. (2017), Yoga in Correctional Settings: A Randomized Controlled Study, Frontiers in Psychiatry.
4. Duke University researchers (2013), Yoga on Our Minds: A Systematic Review of Yoga for Neuropsychiatric Disorders, Frontiers in Psychiatry.