Many inmates have landed in prison after an act of pure impulse, says Kate Crisp (aka Vita Pires), executive director of the Prison Mindfulness Institute, and a practice of attentive awareness can help them widen the gap between feeling and behavior. “When you’re aware of what’s happening, you can say, ‘Wait a minute, things could move a little slower here,'” she says.
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