{"product_id":"9780999312551","title":"In the I: Easing through Life-Storms","description":"\u003cp\u003eNarrator teZa Lord sets the stage that breath is the focus as she recounts what actually happened in this illustrated nonfiction narrative. A deadly force-4 hurricane's eye (of Charley, in 2004) is rampaging right toward the sequestered lives of stressed-out, extremely angry, over-crowded, incarcerated teenage girls. The story revolves around the inmates of ABG's (Academy of Bowling Green's) experiences, girls who've been sentenced to lengthy stays in jail for mental-health or drug-related repeat crimes. Set almost entirely in their remotely located facility in central Florida, Lord is compelled to reach out as a volunteer to teach these so-called \"incorrigibles\" after her own situation shifted negatively at home.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTaking her lifelong skills of practicing yoga and meditation, Lord introduces ancient spiritual techniques to gangsta-rap loving \"bad-girls\" in lockup, those who volunteer each week for the yoga class. \"I do this because you're just like I was, once,\" teZa repeatedly says. On paper called \u003cem\u003eEmpowerment Classes\u003c\/em\u003e for the sake of government funding, we witness how in Lord's classes, she demonstrates the cultivation of self-empowerment in this most unlikely place, a State-sponsored institution, with its dangerous, ambivalent-to-consciousness population.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"In the I\" \u003c\/em\u003eis a step-by-step exploration (each chapter diving into a different aspect) of expanded thinking: \u003cem\u003edoing time doing yoga. \u003c\/em\u003e\"Miss T's yoga class\" is where the girls learn \u003cem\u003ethey\u003c\/em\u003e have (like everyone does) their own great source of \u003cem\u003einner power\u003c\/em\u003e, their inner \u003cem\u003e'I'.\u003c\/em\u003e The actual storm that Lord describes (Hurricane Charley) is a metaphor for the human condition of finding acceptance even in the middle of chaos and disappointment. Lord's work with hardcore repeat delinquents becomes a mirror of hope for all of today's angst-ridden society, many of whom are self-imprisoned by fear in a world filled with a barrage of very real conflicts.​\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Transcendent Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47029977940208,"sku":"9780999312551","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780999312551_p0.jpg?v=1763899240","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780999312551","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}