Please take a look at the new ‘IMPACT’ tab! This page homes a detailed report of the amazing changes and impact the Inner Rehabilitation Project is having within Kenyan Prisons!

A ‘GALLERY’ page is under construction!! – new photos will be added frequently..

MEDIA COVERAGE’ Our aim is to spread the message about what is happening from ‘the inside out’. Interviews and coverage will be added!!

We are very excited to share that the The Mindful Leader Inmates within Naivasha Maximum Security Prison have been working creatively in order to spread their message of the life changing benefits of Mindfulness! Inmates have created an Anthem! The Song is being recorded this month by a Recording Company and is also having a video created!! Watch this space!!

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What has changed as a result of the intervention?

Since Dr Adarves-Yorno’s 2016 visit, Mindful Leader training has been incorporated into the prison’s formal education programme, with the support of the Officer in Charge. A fulltime course runs from Monday-Friday and there is also a shorter Wednesday afternoon course. Both are taught by inmates who are trained teachers and who participated in Dr Adarves-Yorno’s training workshops. A Self-Discovery and Mindfulness Handbook developed by Dr Adarves-Yorno and colleagues forms the basis for the ongoing training in the prison, with the idea that the Mindful Leaders’ groups will add contextual aspects to this handbook. The Mindful leader training has the enthusiastic support of the Director of Rehabilitation and Offender Management of the Kenya Prison Service. Continue reading →

As a result of Dr Adarves-Yorno’s work the Mindful Leader training has been incorporated into Naivasha prison’s formal education programme, supported by a small team of staff. The original 80 participants meet on a weekly basis and a further 80 trainees attend full and part time classes. Meetings and classes are coordinated by a core group of Mindful leaders. The University of Exeter Business School provides materials and equipment facilitated by the Africa Prisons Project. The impact of the intervention can be seen at individual, group and institutional levels, and is starting to manifest in wider society. Continue reading →

The Inner Rehbilitation Blog went life today! We will soon be posting letters, pictures and videos of inmates in the prisons of Naivasha and Langata to follow them through their personal mindfulness revolution.

In June 2015 Dr Adarves-Yorno visited Kenya to deliver training in person.  The initial scope of the training in Kenya was to consist of training the 6 senior managers that were on the UK course, supporting the building of a change agent network and helping one prison to start implementation of their change programme.  However, immediately following successful delivery of the first training session in Kenya the itinerary was changed in order to deliver more training across several prisons. Continue reading →