How a journalist found her calling teaching meditation in prisons | Compass | ABC Australia
April 8, 2025
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as posted by the channelCan meditation improve our wellbeing? Former journalist Joh Jarvis was a sceptic but in a desperate moment she tried Vedic meditation and it changed her life.
Joh’s experience took her on a journey of self-discovery that saw her moving to New York city. Now she teaches meditation to prisoners in America’s most dangerous jails, and it’s transforming their lives.
Is this ancient practice an answer to contemporary ills?
This is part of the Compass series “I Changed My Mind About”, which follows Australians grappling with deep questions and transforming their beliefs.
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