Good news from Folsom, Old and New

I am so glad that I reached out in April when I was feeling all the doors closing around my prison work. All the prayerful responses seemed to have shifted the energy in a significant way.

After three months of no program, our class at Old Folsom is once again happening on Thursday afternoons. Many men are unable to come because of all the new restrictions, and it seems that one in three classes gets canceled; BUT we have the chi flowing again and those that can come are grateful.

PLUS, I have an invitation to begin a program in New Folsom (a higher security facility). AND …

This Wednesday and Thursday I am journeying down (four hours drive) to Avenal State Prison, and offering six sessions, on six different prison yards, and starting up six different practice groups. There is one man I know there who was a student in Folsom and was transferred — he got this ball rolling. Our plan now is for me to go there every couple of months to teach more of the movements of the Tai Chi Chih form and help develop these six practice groups with the help of the Chaplain.

Thank you so much for your prayers and please hold me in the Light this week as I begin a new adventure and open the doorway into this style of meditation to so many inmates.

May we all find and move from that peaceful core essence that quietly awaits our attention.

Chifully,

– Judy Tretheway

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Now this is dedication! Are there any teachers out there who can help with this TCC teaching program at Avenal State Prison in Central California? If you are moved to volunteer in this rewarding work, contact Judy Tretheway. Thanks!

– Pam Towne