This page includes links to sites with valuable information about sexual abuse and other forms of abuse which commonly occur in situations where there are strong imbalances of power. In most cases of abuse, survivors require many years before they feel safe enough, strong enough, to mention what happened to them. Survivors who are not believed, who are attacked in various ways, suffer additional layers of trauma. Healing can only occur in an environment of trust, understanding, and compassion.
Resources:
Religion and Sexual Abuse Project
Yoga International – How to Respond to Sexual Abuse….
Defector, “What the Guru Left Behind” – about Swami Satchidananda
The New Yorker, “Yoga Reconsiders the Role of the Guru…” (subscription may be required)
The Revealer, “The Guru-Disciple Relationship & the Complications of Consent”
Sojourners – What is Spiritual Abuse? And How do We Heal from it?
Yoga Journal (on Yogi Bhajan & Kundalini Yoga)
The Conversation, “When Sexual Assault Victims Speak Out, Their Institutions Often Betray Them”
Podcast and YouTube:
J. Brown Yoga Talks, “Integral Yoga Exposed”
Abuse and Cult Dynamics in Yoga: A Conversation with Matthew Remski
Interruptor Podcast, “A Bad Taste of Saffron” (about Sw. Satchidananda)
Surviving Satchidananda Podcast
Book (2024):
Related:
Larry Nassar, U.S. Women’s Gymnastics
Blog posts by Integral Yoga teachers:
Diana Meltsner (2022)
Diana Meltsner (2023)
Brianna Patten (August 2024)
Brianna Patten (October 2024)
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