Teaching yoga to convicts in Norway made them more aggressive.

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Yoga has been used effectively in India to rehabilitate prisoners.

Since Yoga has been introduced in Indian jails prisoners are managing their emotions better and have become less aggressive.

Prison authorities in India have agreed to an early-release scheme for convicts who regularly practise the exercises.

But teaching yoga in prison in Norway made some prisoners more aggressive.

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