Dear Yoga Teacher--
We invite you to explore our yoga program
Apply to visit our classes at:
The Denver Women’s Correctional Facility
3600 Havana St, Denver, CO 80239
and/or
The Denver Regional Diagnostic Center
(men's facility)
10900 Smith Rd, Denver, CO 80239
The 1st step:
Tell us
(in a few sentences)
why you would like to teach yoga
to persons who are incarcerated
Also give us your credentials
(hours of teacher training,
name and location of TT program)
Tell us
(in a few sentences)
why you would like to teach yoga
to persons who are incarcerated
Also give us your credentials
(hours of teacher training,
name and location of TT program)
The 2nd step:
Select up to three dates
you’d like to visit our yoga classes.
Please select from the following classes and
list three specific dates to visit,
making the first date at least two weeks
from now
(that is, two weeks after you submit your specific dates)
You may visit the same class
on three different dates,
or you may choose
any other combination of classes
and dates that total
no more than three visits
Plan on arriving at the prison
30 minutes before
the scheduled class time
Women’s Prison:
Saturday 9-10 am;
Wednesdays 7:00-8:30 pm;
Saturdays 8:00-9:00 am
Men’s Prison:
Thursdays 1-2 pm
The 2nd step:
Select up to three dates
you’d like to visit our yoga classes.
Please select from the following classes and
list three specific dates to visit,
making the first date at least two weeks
from now
(that is, two weeks after you submit your specific dates)
You may visit the same class
on three different dates,
or you may choose
any other combination of classes
and dates that total
no more than three visits
Plan on arriving at the prison
30 minutes before
the scheduled class time
Women’s Prison:
Saturday 9-10 am;
Wednesdays 7:00-8:30 pm;
Saturdays 8:00-9:00 am
Men’s Prison:
Thursdays 1-2 pm
Later steps that we will help you complete:
After your visits are completed,
submit an application form
from the Colorado Department of Corrections (DOC)
that includes another background check
If your application is approved,
sign up for the 8-hour Basic Training in corrections protocols
After DOC Basic Training,
sign up for an orientation
to the prison where you’ll be teaching
Shadow more classes at the facility
Sign up to sub classes
After your visits are completed,
submit an application form
from the Colorado Department of Corrections (DOC)
that includes another background check
If your application is approved,
sign up for the 8-hour Basic Training in corrections protocols
After DOC Basic Training,
sign up for an orientation
to the prison where you’ll be teaching
Shadow more classes at the facility
Sign up to sub classes
And then?
Well, we call ourselves Yoga & Then Some!
How might you shape and be shaped by our program?
Looking forward to meeting and practicing yoga with you
and fellow yogis behind bars and beyond!
forms & guidelines
VOLUNTEER PROCESS IN THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS
VOLUNTEER GUIDELINES
AFTER YOUR VISIT - APPLICATION TO DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS (to be signed by program director)
VOLUNTEER GUIDELINES
AFTER YOUR VISIT - APPLICATION TO DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS (to be signed by program director)
Photos courtesy of public domain -- not actual photos from Colorado correction facilities
