Essay About Jail Time And Law Judge Larry Standley

American Justice Dept Upheld Indian Yoga and Meditation
American Justice Dept Upheld Indian Yoga and Meditation
In the storm of life we struggle through myriads of stimuli of pressure,
stress, and muti-problems that seek for a solution and answer. We are so
suppressed by the routine of this every life style that most of us seem
helpless. However, if we look closely to ancient techniques we shall
discover the magnificent way to understand and realize the ones around us
and mostly ourselves. If only we could stop for a moment and allow this to
happen…
Let me bow to Indian Maharishi Patanjali with folded hands who helped in
removing the impurities of the mind through his writings on Yoga, impurities
of speech through his writings on grammar, and impurities of body through
his writings on Ayurveda.
The American justice Dept. have recently approved the power of yoga and
meditation vide a recent judgement in the American court.” Man Who Slapped
Wife Sentenced to Yoga, Its Anger Management, Says Judge.” First there was
house arrest. Now theres yoga. A judge ordered a man convicted of slapping
his wife to take a yoga class as part of his one-year probation. “Its part
of anger management,” County Criminal Court at Law Judge Larry Standley said
of the ancient Hindu philosophy of exercise and well-being. “For people who
are into it, it really calms them down. ” Standley, a former prosecutor,
said the case of James Lee Cross was unique. Cross, a 53-year-old car
salesman from Tomball, explained that his wife was struggling with a
substance abuse problem and that he struck her on New Years Eve during an
argument about her drinking. “He was trying to get a hold of her because she
has a problem,” Standley said after the court hearing. “I thought this would
help him realize that he only has control over himself.” The sentence came
as a surprise to Cross, who was told to enroll in a class and report back to
Standley on his progress. “Im not very familiar with it,” Cross said of
yoga. “From what I understand, it may help in a couple ways, not only as far
as mentally settling, but maybe a little weight loss.” Darla Magee, an
instructor at Yoga Body Houston in River Oaks, said she would recommend that
Cross take a basic yoga class emphasizing breathing and including a variety
of postures — forward bends, back bends and twists. “Yoga can help us to
get rid of many emotional issues we might have,” she said. “Its a spiritual
cleanse.” Prosecutor Lincoln Goodwin agreed to a sentence of probation
without jail time because Cross had no significant criminal history
Yoga which is one of the greatest Indian contribution to the world has got
vast potential in all fields. In Tihar jail India Yoga is experimented among
the inmates and found successful. Their criminal mentality is changed. This
study aimed at investigating the effect of Vipassana Meditation (VM) on
Quality of Life (QOL), Subjective Well-Being (SWB), and Criminal Propensity
(CP) among inmates of Tihar Jail, Delhi. To this effect the following
hypotheses were formulated. 1. There will be a significant positive effect
of VM on the QOL of inmates of Tihar jail. 2. VM will have a positive and
significant effect on