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May 24, 2011 News & Features » Cover Story

Sweat and Surrender 

A yoga teacher helps inmates at the Richmond City Jail find peace on the inside.

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Sweat drips from the ceiling. Sweat glazes the linoleum floor. Sweat beads on noses, trickles down arms, shines on tattooed backs. The single barred window is open as far as it will go, but the stingy breeze brings no relief. The…

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