While I always respected Yogi Bhajan as a teacher, and am grateful to him for bringing these teachings to US, I was always uncomfortable with the idolization and near-worship of him that can happen in our community. Over time, I came to see that my initial response was one of duality (i.e., was Yogi Bhajan good, or bad), and now that I have had time to sit with it I am now better able to hold both dualities at once: that the same man who was a Yoga Master and am so grateful to for sharing the teachings that have so transformed my life, also likely engaged in despicable behaviors with the women in his inner circles. When I first heard them several years ago- probably 2 years after I finished Teacher Training вЂ“ I was disappointed and it made me question my relationship to Yogi Bhajan and to the teachings of Kundalini Yoga. While this is the clearest and most direct accusation of abuse of power, rumors about Yogi Bhajan being sexually exploitive have been around for a long time. These allegations are the topic of many conversations within the Kundalini community right now, and I wanted to share some of my thoughts just so you know where we stand (Ramtin and I are on the same page) and because our process may help you process.Д«ut first, if youвЂ™re a survivor of sexual assault and are triggered by these conversations, the National Sexual Assault Hotline at 1-80 can provide support (even if your assault occurred a long time ago). Since the publication there are reports of other women coming forward. In the book, Premka reportedly describes incidents of Yogi Bhajan being sexually exploitive and manipulative of the women in his inner circle, among other abuses of power. (Yogi Bhajan is the man who brought the teachings of Kundalini Yoga from India to the US).

Our Response to the Allegations Against Yogi BhajanДЄs you may or may not have heard, thereвЂ™s a book out this monthВ by a woman called Premka that describes her time as a part of Yogi BhajanвЂ™s inner circle.

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