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Award-Winning Author Doug Carnine's Latest Book Proves That Mindfulness And Meditation Can Transform The Lives Of Prisoners

01-18-2018 04:02 PM CET | Arts & Culture

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Author Doug Carnine

Author Doug Carnine

An article on the PsychCentral website by Janice Wood, entitled "Meditation Can Foster Transformation In Prisoners," presented some sobering facts. According to the article over 80% of those incarcerated have been the victim of some form of crime or suffered some kind of abuse. Trauma also plays a key role in higher rates of recidivism and is associated with adverse mental and health conditions.

These findings clearly demonstrates the need for effective ways to reduce the effect of trauma on this segment of the population.

According to the same article, a study published in 'The Permanente Journal' demonstrated that prisoners who used a transcendental meditation technique for just four months had "a 47 percent reduction in total trauma symptoms over the course of the study."

Doug Carnine, PhD, author of 'Saint Badass: Personal Transcendence in Tucker Max Hell,' has witnessed the life-changing benefits meditation and mindfulness produce for everyone, including those who are incarcerated in jails and prisons. 'Saint Badass: Personal Transcendence in Tucker Max Hell' is a story spanning seven years’ worth of letters and Carnine’s growing friendships between Roy Tester and three other prisoners. .

In their own words, the prisoners describe the crises they face including disabling illness, a brain tumor, a prison gang attack, family betrayal, medical abuse and harsh punishments for mild offenses. Each prisoner in his own way achieves transcendence through his crisis using mindfulness, meditation and the blessings of kindness. Readers are stunned to see the destructive forces of an abusive childhood, a criminal adulthood, and a life without parole in prison result in their incongruously continuous acts of kindness. Their voices are raw and honest, and at times inspiring.

"What surprised me was how the kindness of the prisoners triggered kindness in the prison guards and nurses," Carnine stated. "I’d flown from Oregon to Arkansas and was talking to Roy through a four-inch bullet proof glass when a burley, tough crew-cut sargent walked up and asked me to try to get Roy to eat more because he was wasting away. Roy’s kindness lead a nurse to resign in protest over a doctor’s cruel treatment of Roy. Society does not realize how much guards and nurses benefit them being more kind. For example bolstering the resilience of guards might reduce their suicide rate, which is 39% higher than the average for other occupations."

Another of Carnine’s books, 'How Love Wins: The Power of Mindful Kindness', follows in the same vein. Most of us recognize that being kinder and more present would not only improve our own lives and the lives of our loved ones, but also strengthen our communities. Numerous scientific studies have confirmed that both living mindfully and being kind to others offer a host of benefits -- from stronger relationships to longer life. Yet even if we truly care and are motivated to change, we find that old habits keep us from achieving our goal of increasing our kindness and improving our relationships.

In 'How Love Wins', Carnine offers another path. In this simple but powerful guide, leading the reader through a 12-step process of transformation, opening a toolbox of skills and techniques that anyone can use to live more fully in the moment and be more kind to themselves and others. A lay Buddhist minister who has worked with prisoners and hospice patients, Carnine provides a clear path that will enable almost anyone to build a mindfully kind life -- and make it stick.

Carnine was recently named one of 50 great writers you should be reading in the ‘50 Great Writers You Should Be Reading’ Book Awards'. He was chosen from a field of hundreds of authors through a public voting process.

Readers and reviewers have praised his work. Geri Larkin, Founding Teacher of Still Point Zen Buddhist Temple and author of 'Stumbling Toward Enlightenment' said, “Saint Badass isn’t simply about the transformative power of sincere spiritual practice. It demonstrates the impact of our practice on our environment and the people around us. These men have many reasons to be filled with hate, to be violent, and to be completely shut down given the lives they are leading in the bowels of the hell realm of our society, our prisons. And yet. They transform. One of them glows in the dark, I swear. Reading the book gave me hope.”

Duana Welch, PhD, author of 'Love Factually: 10 Proven Steps from I Wish to I Do' stated, “This powerful book takes any of us from a life of 'me' to 'we,' from isolation to connection and love. In a world where kindness is so needed yet so little understood, How Love Wins is a must-read.”

Doug Carnine is available for media interviews and can be reached using the information below, or by email at dcarnine@uoregon.edu. Both books are available at online retail book outlets. More information is available at his website.

Douglas Carnine, a professor emeritus from the University of Oregon, began his pursuit of scientific research, instructional design, Buddhism and martial arts when he was 21. His academic career focused on teaching at-risk students and led to him receiving the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Council for Exceptional Children.

After retiring, working with men convicted of murder and serving as a hospice volunteer made him curious about the importance of kindness. After reviewing the research on kindness, he decided to devote his writing and his advocacy to making the importance of mindful kindness more prominent. The resulting project is his website, Feedkindness.com, along with his books, ‘How Love Wins’ and ‘Saint Badass.’

PO Box 1613
Shallotte, NC, 29459
http://feedkindness.com

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