Jo Tytherleigh is fundraising for The Prison Phoenix Trust

Yoga Aid 108 Sun Salutation Challenge

The Prison Phoenix Trust - Yoga Aid 2009

on 31/10/2009

Demo at The Yoga Show 2004!

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Members of the Prison Community at HMP Lewes

Raising money for

The Prison Phoenix Trust

Charity Registration No. 327907

The Prison Phoenix Trust brings hope and healing to prisoners with the disciplines of yoga and meditation, based on silence and the breath. The Trust trains and supports qualified yoga teachers for work in prisons - in substance misuse, anger management and education programmes. Prisoners are invited to practise daily in their cells and supported by 150 weekly classes in 87 prisons in the UK and Ireland. The PPT encourages them with correspondence, free resource books, CDs, and quarterly newsletters, and also works with prison staff and officers in 20 weekly classes.

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Jo Tytherleigh

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Raised: 129%

Target: £308.00
Raised so far: £397.00

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My story

We did it! Yippee! 8 men from HMP Lewes & me completed 108 sun salutations this morning. Followed by a very well earnt Savasana! Thanks for all your support...and feel free to keep it coming! Jo x

As many of you know I teach weekly Yoga classes at HMP Lewes both for inmates & staff. These classes & many others like them throughout the prison community are supported by the Prison Phoenix Trust.

PPT are a dedicated charity who offer the valuable resources of Yoga & Meditation through setting up classes, providing a letter writing service & offering Free books & CD's to prisoners around the country.

On 29th October during my classes at HMP Lewes my students & I will attempt to complete 108 Sun Salutations! Obviously my students will not be able to participate in the Yoga Show event itself, however this gives them an opportunity to feel engaged & involved in something very special.

Please support us in raising much needed funds so that PPT can continue their valuable work.

The main Yoga Aid Challenge takes place on Saturday 31st October at The Yoga Show.

I believe this sharing of Yoga with prisoners offers them an opportunity for freedom behind bars. The techniques help them to be present to and deepen a sense of responsibility for past and present actions which can help them shed the offending behaviour patterns that led them into crime. Silence and the breath are time honoured means - known to all religions. A daily practice of yoga and meditation calls for self-discipline and concentration, skills that many prisoners say they are not used to and which they become heartened to discover in themselves.

	Thanks to my students who donated their change from yoga classes! Donation by Jo Tytherleigh 10/11/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Hi Jo, I was shocked to realise that I had missed out you!! You get an extra pound for making sure the counting was done, however it was. Love, Sue Donation by Sue Bromage 02/11/09	£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid
	Jo, please let the guys know how impressive their two hours full on is and send my salutations. Love, Sue Donation by Sue Bromage 01/11/09	£32.00 + £9.03 Gift Aid
	All our best wishes for the challenge love from John & Bernadette Yoga Trading x Donation by Bernadette Gosling 31/10/09	£15.00 + £4.23 Gift Aid
	Hey there Jo, you did it - congratualtions!! Sorry this is late ....... xx Donation by gerry 29/10/09	£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid
	Good luck Jo, it's really inspiring what you're doing in prison with the inmates Donation by Evelyn 28/10/09	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	Good luck Jo, and everyone at Lewes! xxxx Donation by Sally Smith 27/10/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Good luck - Let the sunshine flow.. Donation by Kidda 21/10/09	£18.00 + £5.08 Gift Aid
	Yoga for inner freedom - just remind those guys to keep breathing! xx Donation by Tuesday 05/10/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Just wonderful what you are doing and I think the Prison Phoenix Trust is a very worthy cause Donation by Anna 04/10/09	£15.00 + £4.23 Gift Aid
	Donation by Heidi Prinsloo 17/09/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Go Jo xx Donation by Toby Prosser 15/09/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Yay! Go you! Donation by Jane H 14/09/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Enjoy the yoga x Donation by Caroline 12/09/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Best wishes for the day Jo, for you and everyone taking part. Love Eileen. Donation by Eileen Mary Palmer 08/09/09	£15.00 + £4.23 Gift Aid
	rock on! Donation by carlos riestra 04/09/09	£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid
	:) Donation by Ken Finn 04/09/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Go Girl ! xxx Donation by Anji Pawlicki 03/09/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Good luck with everything, I know how much you enjoy that class, I'm sure you'll manage all 108 sunnys. XXXX Donation by Kim Yashar-Bish 03/09/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Good luck darling, a worthy cause. Donation by John Tytherleigh 03/09/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Raise that energy ! Good luck to everyone involved and lovely thing to do Jo Donation by Trish Young 02/09/09	£10.00
	Much love to you Jo...xoxo Donation by Hope Lopez 02/09/09	£10.00
	Good luck, Jo dear! Donation by Amy Matthews 02/09/09	£15.00

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* Total raised online:	£385.00
Offline donations:	£12.00
Gift Aid plus supplement:	£98.72

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