Prison Guards in Afghanistan Use Yoga
Recently retired male supermodel, Cameron Alborzian, obtained a meeting with Major General Phil Jones. Cameron and Jones talked about a more tactful and passive way of getting the Afghan insurgents to lay down their arms. Cameron talked with Jones about using yoga as a way to connect with the prisoners and also calm them. While the idea might seem a bit outlandish, Alborzian has gotten numerous meetings with senior operatives, base representatives and even Afghan ministers to discuss implementing his practice.
Oddly enough the idea of practicing yoga with prisoners caught the eye of Vice Administrator Robert Harward, who is an avid yoga practitioner and recently oversaw detention facilities in Afghanistan. The project has also opened doors at Afghan prisons where Alborzian taught guards at detention centers nonreligious basic yoga poses. Cameron also claims to have secretly taught a Taliban commander to meditate and soothe his mind.
While the idea of ending a decade of war in Afghanistan with yoga may seem unlikely, many analysts say it’s as good of an idea as any.
Read the original article from The Wall Street Journal.