S1 Trailer 22 A Shared Humanity: Jen Lindgren and the Prison Yoga Project

In this powerful episode of *The Inner Practice*, I sit down with Jen Lindren from the Prison Yoga Project to explore the profound human need for connection, healing, and belonging. Jen shares a moving story from a yoga session inside a correctional facility. After class, one participant found the courage to share a deeply personal experience. What happened next was simple yet transformative—another incarcerated individual responded with understanding and validation. In that moment, barriers fell away, and two people connected through a shared human experience. This episode invites us to look beyond labels, judgments, and past mistakes. It reminds us that beneath our different life stories, we all carry struggles, wounds, hopes, and a desire to heal. Regardless of where we come from or what we have done, our humanity connects us far more than it separates us. Join us for a conversation about compassion, vulnerability, and the healing power of being truly seen and heard. **Listen in and discover how connection can emerge in the most unexpected places—and how healing often begins when someone simply says, “I understand.”** If you want to know more about the Prison Yoga Project, check out https://www.prisonyoga.org/ Jen can be reached on IG @yellowbikesandyoga Send us Fan Mail Support the show If you enjoyed this show, make sure you like, subscribe, follow and download the episode or simply leave a comment.  I would love to hear from you!  Please feel free to share your thoughts, episode ideas or simply to say "hello"! This episode is sponsored by Jackie Vandertuin Therapy.  With over 30 years of practice as a Certified Athletic Therapist and professor of Athletic Therapy, coupled with her experience as a yoga therapist, Jackie Vandertuin MSc, CAT(C), will help guide you in the management and treatment of various disorders including:  low back pain, sprains, strains, anxiety and depression.  Reach out www.jackievandertuintherapy.com  for a free discovery call. If would like to be a guest of this podcast, please reach out to jackie@jackievandertuintherapy with a short bio of your story and how yoga has helped you in your journey of healing. If you are interested in sponsoring an episode or this podcast, reach out to Jackie Vandertuin at jackie@jackievandertuintherapy.com. Stay in touch at: Website:  https://www.jackievandertuintherapy.com Instagram:  jackie\_vandertuin\_therapy Facebook:  Jackie Vandertuin Therapy To support the show, feel free to buy me a coffee at https://buymeacoffee.com/theinnerpractice