Breaking The Stigma Of Yoga & How To Reach A New Audience In Prison with Rory Bradshaw

Give Me Strength with Alice Liveing

Alice Liveing

Fitness, Personal Journals, Health & Fitness, Society & Culture

4.8 • 1.4K Ratings

🗓️ 17 October 2023

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

Rory Bradshaw is a yoga teacher aiming to bring transformation and well-being to every prison in the UK. With his sensitive approach, Rory is able to teach men with a variety of needs, abilities and personalities and provide yoga classes that are accessible to all. Whilst many of the men first try yoga in the hope of having more time out of their cells or because they want to heal a physical pain they are experiencing, they end up discovering the potential of yoga to transform their mental, emotional, physical and spiritual experience. In this episode, Rory discusses with Alice how he is working with men in prisons to break the stigma within yoga and how he has broken down the barrier to entry to make it all-inclusive. If you want to find out more about Rory, you can visit his website here. We would love hear from YOU! Email us at [email protected] and you might be featured on the podcast. Listen by clicking ‘Play’ on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever it is you’re listening now. Make sure to Subscribe or Follow, Rate and Review to help others find the podcast. Give Me Strength is an Insanity Studios Production. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Peloton has loads of supermotivating classes. I did an invigorating cycling class just this morning,
0:06.8	but Peloton is also indoor running on the tread, and an app for yoga in the park,
0:12.2	dance cardio in the kitchen or boxing, well, we're over your fancy. I'm now trying a Peloton
0:17.6	sleep meditation. I wonder how long it takes to... Peloton, for anyone, anywhere. Internet
0:24.6	connection and Peloton all access membership required age, height and weight restriction supply,
0:28.2	see 1peloton.co.uk.
0:37.7	Hi, I'm Alice Living, best-selling author, personal trainer and host of Give Me Strength,
0:43.0	where we discuss the positives of living a stronger life, physically and mentally,
0:47.2	with the hope to inspire you to do the same. Welcome to Give Me Strength.
0:51.2	My guest today is Rory Bradshaw, who I came across online and just knew he'd be the most amazing
0:59.7	guest for the podcast. Rory is a yoga teacher who supports the well-being of men across multiple
1:05.0	wings at a UK prison by teaching in-person yoga classes and creating video and audio content
1:10.8	that is broadcast directly into cells. Rory's ambition is that every member of the UK prison
1:16.8	population will have access to yoga as a way of rehabilitating prisoners. Rory, welcome to Give Me
1:22.5	Strength. How are you doing today? Hey, I live thanks to Heavenly. I'm doing good. It's a beautiful
1:28.0	sunny day in October. I'm so happy to have you on. When I came across your Instagram, I remember
1:33.0	just thinking, wow, I didn't even know that teaching yoga in prisons was a thing and it really
1:38.9	peaked my interest because I am particularly interested in people that are kind of in the
1:43.5	health of well-being space, but doing things a little bit differently, or maybe working with
1:47.8	my Neurotized groups, or in that space, I think it really fascinates me and I'm really keen to
1:53.8	get to know how you got into that. But I guess I wanted to start by asking you the first question,
1:58.4	which is about something that I read on your website. When I had a little look at you and I did
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