Prison Mindfulness6 Apr 2023

Ep.13 Finding Freedom on the Inside (and Outside) with Carmen Alonso

In this episode, Carmen Alonso talks with John MacAdams about her experiences facilitating PMI's Path of Freedom program.

Connecting incarcerated folks with the outside community through each group taking PMI’s Path of Freedom course and writing to each other
Working in supermax and maximum security environments
Cultivating humility and patience as qualities necessary for effective service

CARMEN ALONSO Carmen Alonso is a licensed clinical psychologist with over 20 years of experience. She is dedicated to serving adults in both individual psychotherapy and group settings. Carmen has taught mindfulness-based interventions to alleviate stress and decrease suffering to a wide variety of groups, such as: • Patients with clinical depression and anxiety • Veterans with and without PTSD • Spanish-speaking populations •Medical residents • School personnel • Athletes • Police officers • Residents in maximum and medium security facilities (including men in the segregation unit in the most secure correctional facility in Wisconsin) Some of the mindfulness-based interventions Carmen has offered throughout the years are Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction, Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy, Path of Freedom, and Mindfulness-Based Resilience Training. She has also combined her mindfulness teachings with Tae Kwon Do, a martial art she has practiced for over 30 years, including nearly 25 years as the head instructor of the Choi Tae Kwon Do School at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. To Learn More About the Prison Mindfulness Institute, please visit www.prisonmindfulness.org

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