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The Yoga Lifestyle: Conversations On TransformationAcupuncture, Kundalini Yoga & Daily Discipline — with Dr. Kartar Singh KhalsaDr. Kartar Singh Khalsa’s journey moves from Boston finance to acupuncture, Kundalini Yoga and decades of deep healing work. A single class in Harvard Square opened the path, eventually leading him to New Mexico, where he helped build a renowned integrative clinic and immersed himself in ashram life, seva, and community healing.In this conversation, he shares how acupuncture, Kundalini Yoga, cleansing and daily practice all work through one principle, moving energy. We explore his 1,000-day sadhana, seva work in Japan after the Kobe earthquake, and simple ways to begin (or return to) a daily practice wi...
2025-11-1923 minThe Yoga Lifestyle: Conversations On TransformationLeadership, Sacred Business & Singing from the Soul — with Sat Hari SinghIn this episode, Sat Hari Singh reflects on a lifetime of walking the spiritual path through music, business and community. From a simple childlike realisation “I am here too” to becoming the CEO of Yogi Tea Europe and the Guru Ram Das Centre in Germany, he shares how his guiding principle has always been the same: follow the soul, serve, and let the Guru work through you.He speaks about recognising the divine presence during a time of deep heartbreak, how that moment changed everything, and why real leadership starts with being a good stud...
2025-11-1240 minThe Yoga Lifestyle: Conversations On TransformationCourage, Identity & Spiritual Discipline — with Sarabjit Kaur KhalsaIn this episode, Sarabjit Kaur Khalsa shares her journey from a young girl seeking spirituality in the U.S. to becoming a Kundalini Yoga teacher and pioneer in Spain. She speaks about facing fear, embracing her spiritual identity, and finding courage to walk her path openly at a time when difference wasn’t easily accepted.Through stories of transformation and deep insight, Sarabjit reflects on equality, the power of discipline, and the shift from religion to spirituality in the Aquarian Age. She reminds us that love is the ultimate solution and it begins with learning to love yo...
2025-11-0534 minThe Yoga Lifestyle: Conversations On TransformationHow Chanting and Breath Can Heal, Balance, and Awaken the Infinite Within — with Mata Mandir SinghIn this conversation, Mata Mandir Singh Khalsa, musician, Naad Yoga teacher, and long-time Kundalini Yoga practitioner, shares the profound science of sound and its power to transform body, mind, and spirit.He recalls his early years of study and teaching, the discovery that sound could heal, and his personal experience using mantra, fasting, and meditation to restore health. We explore how chanting influences the vagus nerve and brain chemistry, why the human voice is the most powerful healing instrument, and how simple sounds like Sa and Om can elevate our frequency and bring peace.Mata...
2025-10-2930 minThe Yoga Lifestyle: Conversations On TransformationTeaching Teens Kundalini Yoga, Seva & Lifelong Learning — with Japjeet Kaur KhalsaIn this conversation, Japjeet Kaur Khalsa shares how she was called to Kundalini Yoga, why authentic markers like bana, daily sadhana, and tuning in to lineage mattered from her very first class, and how the Miri–Piri principle, spiritual and worldly balance, is woven into school life. We explore MPA’s Continuing Education programmes for alumni and adults, the transformational 40-day seva at the Golden Temple, and the power of learning by transmission, teens absorbing what adults actually live.She offers practical guidance for parents (devices, leading by example), for teachers (short, fun kriyas; breath-based options; Celestial Comm...
2025-10-2235 minThe Yoga Lifestyle: Conversations On TransformationDevotional Music, Kundalini Yoga & Fatherhood — with Hansu JotBorn in Hamburg to a Taiwanese mother and German father, Hansu Jot was introduced to mantra as a child through his mother’s Buddhist practice. Years later, a single Har Har meditation opened the doorway to Kundalini Yoga — a practice that brought the depth and transformation he had been seeking.In this conversation, Hansu Jot shares how Naad, the universal sound current, became the foundation of his spiritual and creative path. He reflects on the art of composing as a channelled process, the balance between devotion and daily life, and how fatherhood has deepened his relationship with soun...
2025-10-1530 minThe Yoga Lifestyle: Conversations On TransformationKundalini Yoga for Awareness, Addiction & the Art of Balance — with Dr Mukta Kaur Khalsa (Director of SuperHealth)In this episode, we sit down with Dr. Mukta Kaur Khalsa, counselling psychologist and Director of SuperHealth, to explore how Kundalini Yoga and conscious living can help us find equilibrium in a world of overload.From her first class with Yogi Bhajan in 1970s Los Angeles to her decades of work in addiction recovery, Mukta shares how awareness, breath, and nervous-system care can transform emotional pain into resilience. We discuss stress, parenting in the digital age, the loneliness epidemic, and why self-discipline and compassion go hand in hand.About Dr Mukta Kaur Khalsa...
2025-10-0844 minThe Yoga Lifestyle: Conversations On TransformationThe Science of Kundalini Yoga — with Dr. Sat Bir Singh Khalsa (KRI Director of Research)Dr. Sat Bir Singh Khalsa has practised Kundalini Yoga since 1971 and pioneered biomedical research on yoga for insomnia, PTSD, anxiety disorders, performance anxiety, schools and workplaces. In this conversation, he shares how to speak about yoga in scientific language (stress regulation, autonomic nervous system, HPA axis, mindfulness) so it lands with CEOs, clinicians, and the public, without losing its yogic heart.We cover evidence-based kundalini protocols (e.g., Shabad Kriya for sleep, Kirtan Kriya for cognition), how to bring yoga into schools and workplaces, why research motivates practice, and essential safety for teaching general classes vs. patients.
2025-10-0134 minThe Yoga Lifestyle: Conversations On TransformationKundalini Yoga, Naad & the Power of Chanting — with Siri Sadhana Kaur (Teacher, Trainer, Musician)Kundalini Yoga met Siri Sadhana Kaur at exactly the right moment — and it “married all her worlds”: embodiment, mantra, and music. In this conversation, the UK-based teacher, trainer and musician shares how chanting dissolves the noise of the mind, connects us to Naad (the sound current), and brings peace home.We explore Japji Sahib, the shift from performer to authentic mantra voice, discernment and boundaries in spiritual life, and the stillness found in the desert. Siri Sadhana’s journey is a reminder that when we sing, listen, and let the heart lead, everything changes.
2025-09-2432 min
YOGA-Portraits#3 Simran Wester über den Yogi Bhajan Skandal, Kindheitstrauma und den Mut zur BefreiungSie lebte im Ashram, war Vorstand von 3HO – dann kam der Bruch.Was passiert, wenn ein spirituelles Lebenswerk ins Wanken gerät?In dieser besonderen Folge von YOGA-Portraits spreche ich mit Simran Wester – einer Frau, die das Kundalini Yoga in Deutschland über Jahrzehnte mitgeprägt hat. Simran war 20 Jahre lang im Vorstand von 3HO Deutschland e.V., leitete Ausbildungen, lebte im Ashram in Hamburg und war tief in die spirituelle Praxis eingebunden.Doch mit der Aufdeckung des Missbrauchsskandals um Yogi Bhajan begann für sie ein radikales Innehalten. Sie verließ die Organisation, kehrte auch dem Sikhi...
2025-04-131h 00
this is emotionartHargobind: the visionary behind Hot Yoga HotelThis is a conversation with Hargobind. Healing Healer. We talk about all kindsa stuff... cult-like upbringings, community, living purposefully, building your own fairytale, self improvement, low pressure vs high pressure life. Yea, super interesting worldviews and ideas. Thank you for sharing your viewport for a minute Hargobind! Enjoy! Music and Audio by Buddy Anderson … check him out on Spotify @fromanothamistaReferences:Casa Om hot yoga retreats: https://www.casaom.com/ - Mexico: - Potomac:...
2025-02-231h 15
Trust Me: Cults, Extreme Belief, and ManipulationPhilip Deslippe & Stacie Stukin - 3HO,Kundalini yoga, & Yogi BhajanToday our guests are historian Philip Deslippe and writer Stacie Sutkin, who together have done investigative reporting on 3HO (“happy, healthy, holy organization”), Kundalini yoga, and Yogi Bhajan. They’re going to tell us how they got started writing about 3HO, both interacting with Kundalini yoga in different ways, who Yogi Bhajan was and whether he had any credibility in the Sikh religion (spoiler: he did not), and how he began to get white Americans to believe he was the ultimate spiritual authority, rapidly expanding and profiting off of the money and property of his followers. They’ll tell...
2025-01-241h 33
IndoctriNation3HO's House of Fallen Cards w/Jules Hartley (From The Archives 2020)This episode from the archives originally aired in 2020
After four successful years of working on TV shows and films in New York City, Jules Hartley thought it would be a good idea for her to move to LA.
A couple of years into her Hollywood journey, she discovered Kundalini yoga as taught specifically by Yogi Bhajan and the Golden Bridge Yoga Studio in Hollywood. She was instantly hooked and began what turned into a seven and a half year stint as a hardcore and fanatical member of what is now The Rama Yoga Institute, 3HO, and their brand of Sikhism.
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2025-01-011h 09
The Story Isn’t Over: History from the MarginsThe Truth About 3HO Boarding Schools | Deslippe & Stukin★ Join the Ramblings of a Sikh YouTube Channel ★ ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ ★ Buy this podcast a coffee ★In this episode, we are joined by Stacy Stukin, a Los Angeles-based journalist, and Philip Deslippe, a PhD candidate in the Department of Religious Studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara. They discuss their comprehensive investigative work on the abuse within the 3HO organization and its associated boarding schools. The conversation addresses various forms of abuse, including physical, emotional, and sexual abuse, offering a deep dive into the troubling practices within 3HO’s boarding schools. Stukin and Deslippe share insights from their years of research, highlighting the rigorous process of evidence collection and analysis. This episode sheds light
2024-10-191h 23
IndoctriNationHappy, Holy, Hell w/Stacie Stukin & Phillip DeslippeReturning guests, Stacie Stukin and Phillip Deslippe are joining the show once again to speak about their newest investigative piece on the troublesome boarding schools of the 3HO community.
Stacie Stukin is an arts and culture journalist from Los Angeles. She was a contributing editor at Yoga Journal and has also written about yoga for the Los Angeles Times and Time Magazine. Over the years, she’s had the opportunity to write about Kundalini Yoga as taught by Yogi Bhajan, including a majorly impactful article for Los Angeles Magazine about the sexual misconduct allegations against Yogi Bhajan and the subsequent re...
2024-07-171h 11
Generation Cult3HO Reparations with Philip and StaciePhilip and Stacie wrote about a recent reparations program meant to address complaints made for decades against 3HO (Happy, Healthy, Holy Organization), led by the late Yogi Bhajan, who started Kundalini Yoga. Join us for a discussion with these two writers about the second generation of 3HO. The children of those who joined the organization felt like they were screaming into a void about the abuses they had suffered, especially when they were sent off to boarding schools in India. The complaints reached a crescendo in 2020, and 3HO offered a reparations program to its former se...
2024-06-2448 min
Generation CultBONUS: *Season 2 Rebroadcast* No Horses in India with NarangkarWe're rebroadcasting an episode from 2019 to remind you about a guest from Generation Cult's first episode of Season 2. Narangkar is an artist who grew up in 3HO (Healthy, Happy Holy Organization), which is connected to Kundalini Yoga and Sikh Dharma. Narangkar and her two sisters navigated a troubling childhood during their time within the group that included neglect, child-swapping, violence and a traumatizing stay at a harsh boarding school in India. *This episode contains disturbing descriptions of child abuse and death. It serves as a companion to the next episode coming up on Generation Cult...
2024-06-2154 min
The Classical Ideas PodcastEP 296: 3HO's Boarding Schools with Stacie Stukin and Philip DeslippeThis episode discusses the article "3HO's Boarding Schools Were a Living Hell" from Baaz News with the authors Stacie Stukin and Philip Deslippe. Read: https://www.baaznews.org/p/3hos-boarding-schools-abuse-yogi-bhajan?utm_medium=web Visit Stacie Stukin online: https://www.staciestukin.com/ Visit Philip Deslippe online: https://philipdeslippe.com/ Read Stacie Stukin in Los Angeles Magazine: https://lamag.com/featured/yogi-bhajan Read Stukin and Deslippe "How Siri SIngh Sabib Yogi Bhajan Created an Empire": https://www.baaznews.org/p/yogi-bhajan-siri-singh-sahib-expose
2024-04-2448 min
Your Daily Tune-InSession 115: Surrendering our Minds to Our HeartsSat Nam & welcome to Your Daily Tune-In!
NEW TO KUNDALINI?
Download your free pdf of the tune-in & tune-out mantras
TODAY'S DEVOTIONAL
"A person who is pure cannot become poor. Do not measure everything with money. Measure everything with grace." - Yogi Bhajan
TODAY'S PRACTICE
Long deep breathing seated in easy pose with hands in lotus mudra in front of the heart & eyes open gazing at the thumb tips.
"There is a universal force that keeps the Creation in motion: the force of love, the force of service. When we flow with love and service in o...
2024-01-1913 minYour Daily Tune-InSession 94: 38/40 Days of Alternate Nostril BreathingCURRENTLY 50% OFF… ***THE KEEPING UP... DIGITAL COURSE***
Sat Nam & welcome to your daily tune-in!
NEW TO KUNDALINI?
Download your free pdf of the tune-in & tune-out mantras
TODAY'S DEVOTIONAL
"May you be inspired too reach to new heights & greater depths of character & consciousness; may you always be the light in dark places; may you continue to serve through your presence; and may you always be you - the Grace of God - the Adi Shakti." - Yogi Bhajan
TODAY'S BREATH
"Alternate nostril breathing is extremely helpful when we feel off-center but still must function in the everyday world. For i...
2023-12-2912 minYour Daily Tune-InSession 87: 31/40 Days of Alternate Nostril BreathingCURRENTLY 50% OFF… ***THE KEEPING UP... DIGITAL COURSE***
Sat Nam & welcome to your daily tune-in!
NEW TO KUNDALINI?
Download your free pdf of the tune-in & tune-out mantras
TODAY'S DEVOTIONAL
"Give us your victory, your glorious heart. Radiance river & courageous giver. The reign of sovereignty has only just begun. Ek ong kar fills the palaces of peace in the catacomb fractals of your incredible mind. The sound of cosmic salutations ring everywhere to be heard by those who are ready" - Guru Jagat
TODAY'S BREATH
"Alternate nostril breathing is extremely helpful when we feel off...
2023-12-2212 minYour Daily Tune-InSession 80: 24/40 Days of Alternate Nostril BreathingCURRENTLY 50% OFF… ***THE KEEPING UP... DIGITAL COURSE***
Sat Nam & welcome to your daily tune-in!
NEW TO KUNDALINI?
Download your free pdf of the tune-in & tune-out mantras
TODAY'S DEVOTIONAL
"Blames & claims are the worst way to live. Live & let live is the best way to keep going." - Yogi Bhajan
TODAY'S BREATH
"Alternate nostril breathing is extremely helpful when we feel off-center but still must function in the everyday world. For instance, we may be scheduled for an important interview or business endeavor only to find our...
2023-12-1512 min
The Stina LifeClosing Karmic CyclesMany of us are wrapping up karmic cycles and contracts that have followed us for lifetimes. This eclipse season, followed by the 11/11 portal and new moon in Scorpio, was a clearing out of the old cycles of energy and bringing in a fresh chapter, as well as a new version of you.
We will also touch upon the new energies that have been pouring in since the 11/11 portal and discuss the ascension symptoms you may be experiencing in this next phase.
To learn more about kundalini yoga, follow:
2023-11-1535 min
J. Brown Yoga TalksPhilip Deslippe - "The Truth About Yogi Bhajan and 3HO"You are listening to the free version of J. Brown Yoga Talks. To hear the rest of our conversation, please subscribe to podcast premium at: https://www.jbrownyoga.com/premium. Philip Deslippe, author of From Maharaj to Mahan Tantric, talks with J about his research into the real story behind Yogi Bhajan and the yoga empire he created. They discuss Philip's time as a Kundalini teacher, 3HO, the role of students in editing and elevating teachers to master status, legitimizing something by deferring to a false antiquity, value calculations within corrupted traditions, the life and s...
2023-11-1351 minYour Daily Tune-InSession 5: Alternate Nostril BreathingSat Nam & welcome to your daily tune-in!
TODAY'S DEVOTIONAL
"Ultimately, everything has a rhythm. Your negativity has a rhythm. Your neurosis has a rhythm. And your enjoyment & fulfillment have a rhythm. How do we relate to our momentary life with more energy, more wherewithal, more compassion, more human beingness & more fun? Take it one step at a time, or one breath. at a time, & you will naturally begin to find a rhythmm that creates more peace in you and your life." - Invincible Living
TODAY'S BREATH WORK: Alternate Nostril Breathing
BENEFITS
2023-10-0111 minYour Daily Tune-InSession 4: Alternate Nostril BreathingSat Nam & welcome to your daily tune-in!
TODAY'S DEVOTIONAL
"Decide what kind of life you actually want. Then say 'no' to everything that isn't that"
TODAY'S BREATHWORK
Alternate Nostril Breathing
BENEFITS
"Alternate nostril breathing is extremely helpful when we feel off-center but still must function in the everyday world. For instance, we may be scheduled for an important interview or business endeavor only to find ourselves nervous or irritable. This technique can help us calm down and be more effective in our communication.
When we...
2023-09-3012 min
The Science Witch PodcastWho's in Bloom- LotusSo Mote That Con 2023
In this episode of Who’s in Bloom, Anjel discusses the lotus flower, its phylogenetics, habitat, and culinary uses and also goes into a digression about how the Lotus is related to Yoga. Content Warning for mentions of sexual abuse, as Anjel shares their connection with Kundalini Yoga and how they are sorting through it’s problematic past to find what still resonates.
Lotus
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2023-09-2916 min
Uncomfortable Conversations Podcast The Untold Stories of the 3HO Kundalini Yoga CommunityEpisode 65: Shabd Singh {Born and raised in 3HO 1987 - 2016}Shabd Singh was born and raised in 3HO Herndon, VA in 1987. His parents are Gurutrang Singh and Gurumata Kaur. He attended MPA from 1999-2005, was in the Eugene, Oregon ashram from 2006-2012, and taught at Miri Piri Academy in India as an economics teacher from 2012-2014.
It’s been a slow but gradual disconnect from 3HO, and he fully disconnected in 2016. In 2017 he became politically active with Democratic Socialists of America and began to work in progressive politics eventually working on the Bernie Sanders 2020 Presidential Campaign.
He now lives in Washington DC with his wife Su...
2023-09-073h 09Uncomfortable Conversations Podcast The Untold Stories of the 3HO Kundalini Yoga CommunityEpisode 63: Siri Whitecrow (1972 - 1988, Anchorage, Alaska)Siri Whitecrow, was born Elias Seneca Whitecrow in 1972 in Juneau, Alaska. His mom, Sat guru Kaur, joined 3HO with his older sister, Siri Kaur, in 1976 and his name was changed to Siri Singh Khalsa.
His early life was spent between two different ashrams in Anchorage, Alaska, then in 1979 he was sent to Española New Mexico at 7 years old, living with two different families. In 1981 he was sent to the newly (not yet) established India program GNFC, initially being sent to the girls school because he was so young and only in 3rd grade.
After f...
2023-08-232h 15Uncomfortable Conversations Podcast The Untold Stories of the 3HO Kundalini Yoga CommunityEpisode 61: Ravi Singh {Chicago/New York City - 1973 - 1999} - Evolving Kundalini YogaRavi Singh began practicing Kundalini Yoga in 1973 and lived in the 3HO ashram in Chicago, IL. In 1974 he moved to New York City to be a writer and continued to practice Kundalini Yoga and began teaching. In the late 70's I had a brief stint as a resident of the 3HO ashram in Brooklyn, NY. He attended every Summer and Winter Solstice gathering from 1976 to 2000 and before 1999 would typically teach Kundalini Yoga at those events.
In 1999 he discovered that YB had propositioned one of my students at Women's Camp. That was when the floodgates opened and the...
2023-08-112h 06
Coffee And CultsEpisode 51- 3HOEpisode 51- 3HO
Join us as Sam tells Jon the story of Yogi Bhajan and 3HO- a cult stemming from a Kundalini Yoga class that suddenly became Sikhism. In this episode, we educate and arouse, discuss what to do on a diagonal and announce a REAL LIFE exciting career possibility for Jon.
Also: some totally chill things for a cult leader to say, a promise of a new voice for Sam and quite a large amount of despair.
CW: Possible guilt, SA, CSA, pregnancy loss, homophobia.
Also some very sporadic sounds of Jon's Dog.
Contact @coffeeandcults or coffeeandcults@gmail.com
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2023-06-041h 30
The Story Isn’t Over: History from the MarginsThe Shocking Truth about Yogi Bhajan: Evaluating his Life & Legacy | Philip Deslippe & Stacie StukinOlive Branch Report - https://bityl.co/H9AV Deslippe & Stukin: How "Siri Singh Sahib" Yogi Bhajan Created An Empire - https://bityl.co/H9AQ Yogi Bhajan Turned an L.A. Yoga Studio into a Juggernaut, and Left Two Generations of Followers Reeling from Alleged Abuse - https://bityl.co/HAzn From Maharaj to Mahan Tantric: The Construction of Yogi Bhajan's Kundalini Yoga - https://bityl.co/HAzq Yogi Bhajan, yoga guru and founder of 3HO, ‘more likely than not’ sexually abused followers, says report - https://ytube.io/3awS 00:00 - Teaser ...
2023-05-311h 46Uncomfortable Conversations Podcast The Untold Stories of the 3HO Kundalini Yoga CommunityEpisode 58: Guru Kartar Kaur (Rue) Born and Raised in 3HO: 1997 - 2016; Mexico City, MXGuru Kartar Kaur (she now goes by Rue) was born into 3HO in Mexico City in 1997 to her parents, Guru Hans Kaur Khalsa and Siri Simran Singh. A couple months after she was born, Rue and her sister, Partmatma Kaur, were brought to New Mexico by her parents, to attend the Summer Solstice where she met YB and received her spiritual name from him.
Rue’s parents were originally raised catholic but later converted to Sikhism and joined the 3HO community through her maternal grandmother, Hari Kaur Khalsa, who first became a member of Babaji’s Ashram; the...
2023-04-142h 02Uncomfortable Conversations Podcast The Untold Stories of the 3HO Kundalini Yoga CommunityEpisode 56: The Lasting Impact of 3HO After Childhood - Darci Larocque Part Two: (1976 - 2022)This is a follow up conversation w/ Darci Laroque to share the lasting IMPACT of childhood neglect, abandonment, and survivalist 3HO training to breed "spiritual-warriors" that she, and other children of 3HO/Kundalini Yoga, "Sikh Dharma" received.
Hint: It's NOT Healthy, Happy, or Holy. It's communal abandonment disguised as consciousness.
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2023-03-122h 33Uncomfortable Conversations Podcast The Untold Stories of the 3HO Kundalini Yoga CommunityEpisode 55: Darci Larocque (1971 - 2020 Dorchester, MA, Espanola, NM and Los Angeles Ashrams)Darci Larocque, was born Darci Clack in 1971. Her father joined 3HO in 1974 in the New Haven Ashram. Her mom and father were divorced and at the age of 5, she started visiting the ashram in Dorchester, MA, where her father had moved. One day in first grade catholic school, her dad and a friend in full Bana showed up in the middle of a school day and took her.
Darci was taken to the Dorchester ashram and even though her mom had full custody, her father wouldn’t give her back. It was the 1970s - her mom, th...
2023-03-053h 19
Uncomfortable Conversations on Predators in Business, Community and CultureThe Predators in My Body - Dismantling the False Identity "running" MeAs a child survivor of a religious yoga cult, and the current host of the Uncomfortable Conversation Podcast: The Untold Stories of the 3HO/Kundalini Yoga Community, Gurunischan shares why she started this new podcast platform and how LISTENING has helped her discover the predators in her body — the false cultural conditioning that led to a firmly rooted identity in appropriation and “Otherness”.Links mentioned in episode:Uncomfortable Conversation Podcast: The Untold Stories of the 3HO/Kundalini Yoga CommunityEpisode: 39:Episode 40: Our Shared 3HO Identity of “Exceptionalism” and “Otherness”Episode 4...
2023-01-2351 minUncomfortable Conversations Podcast The Untold Stories of the 3HO Kundalini Yoga CommunityEpisode 50: Jules Hartley Part 2 (2011 - 2018 - Joined 3HO in Los AngelesPart Two with Jules Hartley.
We go into detail of her personal story of emotional/psychological abuse from her Teacher Tej Kaur (Los Angeles; Nine Treasures), other 3HO experiences including White Tantric Yoga for both Winter and Summer Solstice, Los Angeles, as well as the highly "coveted" position and privilege of volunteering at the SSS Cabin to serve the subtle body of YB and the "WTY Facilitators" who were the live in-person representatives of the Mahan Tantric himself.
Lots of details and stories revealed in this episode.
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Jules Hartley joined 3HO...
2022-09-162h 26Uncomfortable Conversations Podcast The Untold Stories of the 3HO Kundalini Yoga CommunityEpisode 49: Jules Hartley (Amrita Kaur - Los Angeles, CA - 2011 -2018 )Jules Hartley joined 3HO in 2011, changed her name to Amrita Kaur, and actively participated as a Kundalini Yoga teacher, worked for White Tantric Yoga (Health&Humanology), Golden Bridge Yoga, Nine Treasures Yoga, and performed work exchange for KRI and 3HO, and did seva (selfless service) at the RaMa Institute as well as the Guru Ram Das Ashram in LA through the end of 2018.
She grew up in San Diego and Northern Virginia, and then went to college in New York City where she began her career as an actress and producer in the film & TV industry. Upon...
2022-09-142h 16Uncomfortable Conversations Podcast The Untold Stories of the 3HO Kundalini Yoga CommunityEpisode 48: Siri Om Singh; Mexico City, Mexico (Started KY 2006 - 2021)Siri Om was born Ivan Sanchezin Mexico City in 1971, graduated from the National University of Plastic Arts with a degree in Graphic Communication. Being a restless seeker of answers and in the midst of incessant alcoholism and deep depression he begins taking regular kundalini classes in February 2006. Making great changes in his life, he takes his practice to the next level with TT at RaMa Mexico City in 2009. By 2010 he dedicates himself to teaching Kundalini classes, and by 2017 he graduated as a Level II teacher. During those years teaching kundalini classes and along with his work as a graphic...
2022-09-032h 46Uncomfortable Conversations Podcast The Untold Stories of the 3HO Kundalini Yoga CommunityEps.47 - 3HO Reparations Claims and ConcernsThe deadline for the Independent Healing and Reparations Program of Sikh Dharma (3HO/KY/SSSC) is coming up on August 19, 2022. The protocol and eligibility is available for all to read below.
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This episode discusses basic eligibility guidelines and the importance of legal representation vs. just using the independent facilitator process on your own.
Listen to shares from several second generation voices from the 1970's - 2000's and how they've decided to move forward towards filing their reparations claim.
2022-08-1046 minUncomfortable Conversations Podcast The Untold Stories of the 3HO Kundalini Yoga CommunityEpisode 46: The Ram Das Puri Land Purchase Story with Gigi Kaur; (GuruGun Kaur - 3HO member from -1971 - 1983)Guru Gun Kaur, simply goes by Gigi, joined 3HO in 1972 at Mendocino Summer Solstice.
She became devoted to the practice of yoga, cleansing and detoxing from her young adult years during the time of sex, drugs and rock and roll; moving away from the “negative” lifestyle, while rapidly moving toward her new found faith and “conscious” family, led by Yogi Bhajan.
For the next 12 years she immersed herself in the Sikh tradition of sacred music, Kirtan and her faith as a sacred devotion. She was arranged to be married in 1974 and soon after in 1976, YB influenced h...
2022-06-221h 44Uncomfortable Conversations Podcast The Untold Stories of the 3HO Kundalini Yoga CommunityEpisode 45: Kartar Diamond (In 3HO from 1974 - 1995; Los Angeles, CA)Kartar Diamond was Born in 1961 and grew up in the San Fernando Valley area of Los Angeles County with a Reform Jewish upbringing. First exposure to 3HO was about 10 years old. She started practicing Kundalini Yoga at age 14.
She took Sikh vows at age 19. She had a semi-arranged marriage at age 20, which lasted 2 years. She dropped out of college before marriage and worked as a secretary for a 3HO chiropractor for 10 years. Married again in 1986 at age of 25. She continued to work until the end of her pregnancy and had her son in 1991.
Her 2nd...
2022-06-102h 01
IndoctriNationChief Management Authority w/ Satpavan Kaur Khalsa pt. 2Sat Pavan Kaur was born into the 3HO community and Sikh Religion. She spent her childhood moving around to various 3HO communities.
At the age of 8, she was sent to India with 120 other children to go to boarding school leaving her family back in the US.
At 16, she would be taken out of school and join YBs personal staff.
In the last couple of years, she has left the Cult but stayed within the greater Sikh community. She is one of the many women that was abused by Yogi Bhajan. She has had to unravel her life, the good, the...
2022-05-111h 11
IndoctriNationThe Chaos & Contradiction of 3HO w/ Satpavan Kaur Khalsa pt. 1Sat Pavan Kaur was born into the 3HO community and Sikh Religion. She spent her childhood moving around to various 3HO communities. At the age of 8, she was sent to India with 120 other children to go to boarding school leaving her family back in the US. At 16, she would be taken out of school and join Yogi Bajan's personal staff.
In the last couple of years, she has left the Cult but stayed within the greater Sikh community. She is one of the many women that was abused by Yogi Bhajan. She has had to unravel her life, the good...
2022-05-042h 12Uncomfortable Conversations Podcast The Untold Stories of the 3HO Kundalini Yoga CommunityEpisode 43: Mark Bailey (Abuse from ex-3HO Member - 1996 - 1999) ”The Predatory Patterns We Weave”Mark Bailey left home at a young age and lived as an artist on the fringes of society. From the ages of 15-18 experienced psychological manipulation and abuse from a member of 3HO while a student for Summit School for the Arts in Chisago City, MN before it was shut down in 1999.
He settled down after a serious accident in 2006 and spent the next decade painting pictures while learning to manage two chronic illnesses. Since 2014, Mark has worked primarily as a writer. He summarizes news reports for a nonprofit information service, writes articles for the cr...
2022-01-081h 57Uncomfortable Conversations Podcast The Untold Stories of the 3HO Kundalini Yoga CommunityEpisode 42: Predators and the Predatory Formula of 3HO/Kundalini Yoga CultureDiscussing Predators and the "wise-man" predator formula and grooming behavior that is infused throughout all aspects of 3HO/Kundalini culture, "The Teachings", the Aquarian Academy and a false sense of safety in these spaces.
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BARE NAKED TRUTH: Breaking the Silence Barrier Spoken Word Burlesque Spectacular w/ GuruNischan on December 21, 2021.
You can Online Stream + 8 day replay of this special event happening on the d...
2021-12-201h 07
Fractional CMO ShowResilience and Reverse-Engineering - Armen Mardirousi - Fractional CMO Show - Episode #005Nothing you do will be easy at first, but that’s not a bad thing! Entrepreneur and Fractional CMO, Armen Mardirousi, joins host Casey Stanton to discuss the importance of setting clearly defined goals. Listen to learn about why and how to break them up into smaller pieces. Armen also shares his experience on how to face many of the problems that Fractional CMOs confront every day. Takeaways: The importance of being resilient cannot be understated, especially when it comes to business. The first year of just about anything is difficult. Embrace the grind and...
2021-12-0139 minUncomfortable Conversations Podcast The Untold Stories of the 3HO Kundalini Yoga CommunityEpisode 41: Our Shared 3HO Identity of ”Exceptionalism” and ”Otherness”Today's episode I share my experience of being unravelled the last few months in my sense of IDENTITY, the challenge of "otherness" that we perpetuate as real, the lie of 3HO "exceptionalism" and its roots in white supremacy; and all things indoctrination, hidden in plain sight., including, NO BANGS ALLOWED!
Break free with me...and let's discover what's hidden in our layers of SELF.
2021-11-291h 23Uncomfortable Conversations Podcast The Untold Stories of the 3HO Kundalini Yoga CommunityEpisode 39: Shanti Oshan (Started Practicing Kundalini Yoga in 2014- 2021)Shanti Oshan, previously known as Shanti Karam Kaur has been practicing Kundalini Yoga since 2014 but became deeply involved when she met her teacher in 2019, Isa at a Sufi retreat in Southern California. This is when she vowed to seek Truth through the guidance of God’s voice no matter what. She started Teacher Training in Oceanside, CA and dove headfirst into her path, going to the Sat Nam fest, Summer Solstice, followed by Winter Solstice. Last March, she went to the Espanola Ashram to be a farm intern on Khalsa Family Farms, and I wound up getting caught in th...
2021-08-313h 20Uncomfortable Conversations Podcast The Untold Stories of the 3HO Kundalini Yoga CommunityEpisode 36: Narangkar Glover (Born and raised into 3HO;1974 in Hartford, CT)Narangkar is an artist and advocate for 3HO second generation adults. She lives in Oregon with her husband and two cats.
Narangkar was born and raised in 3HO in the 70’s. Her parents are the Gurujohns who headed the Hartford CT ashram in the 70’s & 80’s. She a big extended family in 3HO as well: 2 aunts & uncles, one set of grandparents, 5 cousins plus 1 aunt born in 3ho. And 2 sisters. Narangkar & her big sister were child-swapped when they were 7, sent to live in Ram Das Puri to live with strangers. In 1983 they got sent to India for boarding school...
2021-07-283h 15
Stories of Hope in Hard TimesNeed a Proven Stress Reliever? Try Kirtan KriyaDid you know that some meditations are proven to reduce stress? Today Christian Yoga Instructor, Katy Willis, teaches us the Kirtan Kriya.If you would prefer to watch today’s episode as see the techniques Katy teaches, watch the YouTube version here:Episode Discussion PointsKaty tells us how she got into Yoga and Meditation and how it helps herKaty teaches us the interactive and proven method of the Kirtan Kriya meditationHow the chants in this particular meditation relate to Jesus Christ and ChristianityHow our mind is uniquely wired and our Savior can help us...
2021-06-3027 min
Uncomfortable Conversations Podcast The Untold Stories of the 3HO Kundalini Yoga CommunityEpisode 34: Laurel Guruatma Khalsa (Joined 3HO in 1979-2020)Today’s guest is Guruatma Khalsa, now Laurel, has been in 3HO since 1978 until 2020. A native Chicago girl, just stepped into her 69th year, 43 of which were totally immersed in the 3HO/Sikh Dharma Community.
She attended her first KY class in Madison, Wisconsin in 1978 and received her spiritual name in March of '79. For a short while she lived in the Des Moines, Iowa country ashram where she met her future (first) husband. They attended Summer Solstice together and she was invited to come live in Houston TX to be in charge of the Children's Program ...bec...
2021-06-101h 42
Small Battalion with Sandra Battaglini09 - Prayer of the Soul - SMALL BATTALION with Sandra BattagliniPrayer of the Soul
In this episode Sandra discusses a foundational prayer of kundalini yoga, called Japji with Joanna Baron, a kundalini yoga teacher and founder of the Baroness Institute - a magical leadership institute that helps the individual to experience high magic, synchronicity, and inner majesty. They also delve into allegations of sexual misconduct by Yogi Bhajan, who brought kundalini yoga to the west in the 1960s.
REFERENCES:
https://ncov2019.live/ https://www.3ho.org/kundalini-yoga/mantra/naad-yoga-how-mantra-works/japji-song-soul
https://www.3ho.org/kundalini-yoga/mantra/naad-yoga-how-mantra-works/yogic-living-japji-meditation-soul
2021-05-2149 min
secret lowlands06: INNER + OUTER TRANSITIONS, accessing AUTHENTICITY with Carolina RavaioliSpiritual fuck ups and practises, perfectionism, struggles & all things human with @upsidedown_caroliCarolina is a yoga teacher, dancer, healer and overall amazing multidimensional person.Find Carolina at @upsidedown_caroli& https://www.carolinaravaioli.it/Things mentioned in the episode:Human Design:https://www.myhumandesign.com-Self Love Meditation:https://www.3ho.org/3ho-lifestyle/authentic-relationships/yogi-bhajan-love/kundalini-yoga-creating-self-love-https://ww...
2021-05-191h 24Uncomfortable Conversations Podcast The Untold Stories of the 3HO Kundalini Yoga CommunityEpisode 32: Bibi Bhani Khalsa (1970-2020; Phoenix, AZ)Bibi Bhani Khalsa joined 3HO in 1970 in Columbia, Maryland. She landed in Phoenix, AZ the following year and has lived there ever since except for a brief time in Heber, AZ.
She is a musician who has made several recordings over the years. She spent time in LA and Espanola under YB's direction. She taught Kundalini Yoga for many years, but never transitioned to become a teacher trainer. She has two children who both went to school in India. She decided to leave 3HO and Sikh Dharma last summer after learning of the widespread corruption and criminal...
2021-05-172h 37Uncomfortable Conversations Podcast The Untold Stories of the 3HO Kundalini Yoga CommunityEpisode 30: Simona aka Dharma Devi (Joined 3HO in Italy; 2000 -2019)Today's guest is Simona, aka Dharma Devi, a professional yoga and meditation teacher, as well as a dance educator. She's been practicing yoga and meditation since she was 9 years old.
She entered the Kundalini Yoga community in 2000/2001, and even though the red flags were quite red, she didn't listen to her intuition, and started her path within the 3HO/Kundalini community anyway.
She graduated from KY TT in Rome,Italy in 2003, and as an Associate Teacher Trainer officially in 2012. During this time frame, she alsa graduated as a Shakti Dance Instructor, which is a technology th...
2021-05-023h 22Uncomfortable Conversations Podcast The Untold Stories of the 3HO Kundalini Yoga CommunityEpisode 29: GuruNischan Kaur Khalsa (Born into 3HO 1977; Phoenix, AZ)GuruNischan Kaur Khalsa was born and raised in the 3HO Kundalini Yoga community in 1977 in the Phoenix, Arizona area. Navigating a challenging early childhood with lots of chaotic changes, including her mother leaving the Dharma in 1978, custody battles and despicable communication between fighting parents, among other things.
She grew up resilient, feisty and full of positivity to give to the world that she thought was the "power of her light", rather than recognizing these symptoms as deeply rooted trauma patterns.
At age 19 she lived and worked in the Johannesburg, S.A. 3HO Ashram, and later...
2021-04-302h 37
Your Weekly WooBONUS: MeditationJoin Julie Haesche as she guides you through a meditation that will enhance blood flow to the brain that will enhance focus, memory, and mood.
Kirtan Kriya is a mediation technique used in Kundalini yoga, which is intended to stimulate the senses and parts of the brain. It involves a combination of chanting, finger movements and primal sounds. These sounds are: Saa. Taa. Naa. Maa. Translated as infinity, life, death, rebirth, this mantra is chanted repeatedly.
Practicing this meditation is both a science and an art. It is an art in the way it molds c...
2021-04-2008 minUncomfortable Conversations Podcast The Untold Stories of the 3HO Kundalini Yoga CommunityEpisode 25: Olivia Taglioli (brought into 3HO in Italy at age 6; 1985 - 2010)Today's guest is Olivia Taglioli. Originally born in Italy and lived there until 1998.
At age 6 years old, her mom announced that Olivia was to receive her spiritual name, Atma Kaur, from Yogi Bhajan, whom she met in the summer of 1985 in Spain.
From then on, under her mom's guidance and sometimes insistence, she began practicing Kundalini Yoga and later Sat Nam Rasayan, and other 3HO lifestyle practices.
She met Guru Dev (Master of Sat Nam Rasayan) in 1990 at age 11. She attended her first European Yoga Festival in Loches, France in 1992 at age 13; Also the...
2021-03-242h 13Uncomfortable Conversations Podcast The Untold Stories of the 3HO Kundalini Yoga CommunityEpisode 24: Kewal Wright (Joined 3HO in 1996 -2013)Kewal came into 3HO in the late 90’s. She met and became a student of Yogi Bhajan when she was 20 years old and spent the majority of her 20s and 30s working in the 3HO community. She was one of the founding owners of Yoga Yoga, opening and managing multiple yoga centers and living in Guru’s Grace Ashram in Austin, Texas. Later she became the director of Yoga Phoenix, the 3HO yoga center in Phoenix, Arizona, and was the assistant director of 3HO Foundation of Arizona.
Kewal was a KRI teacher trainer as well as doing work f...
2021-03-171h 45
Finding Your Right Mind — with Vanessa PotterAwaken your mind with Kundalini Yoga: How to regulate your nervous systemEpisode 3 in my self care series has me talking to Prakashjot Kaur about Kundalini Yoga. This is a modality that took me by surprise when I tried it, in particular I loved the all encompassing approach to health and wellbeing. This is a practice that allows the mind and body to talk to each other using kriyas (asanas or postures) mudras (hand poses) pranayama (breathing techniques) and mudras (hand poses) along with meditations. This really is a joined-up system for life. Tune in and find out how KY can help balance the nervous system and awaken your senses.
2021-03-1348 minUncomfortable Conversations Podcast The Untold Stories of the 3HO Kundalini Yoga CommunityEpisode 23: Gurunam Atwal (Born in 3HO 1989; Eugene, OR)Gurunam Atwal was born and raised into 3HO in Eugene, Oregon in 1989. Her parents are Sarbjit Singh Atwal, a Punjabi Sikh who was raised on a farm in the Punjab and her mother, Simrit Khalsa, who joined 3HO in her early 20s while taking Kundalini Yoga classes in Seattle.
Gurunam and her brother Hargobind Atwal, both attended Miri Piri Academy for several years. During summer breaks, she worked at the 3HO owned, Golden Temple Enterprises as a temp worker.
After graduating MPA, she attended the University of Oregon in International Studies with a focus on Peace...
2021-03-101h 58Uncomfortable Conversations Podcast The Untold Stories of the 3HO Kundalini Yoga CommunityEpisode 21: Dev Dharm Singh Khalsa (born in 3HO 1992; Alaska)Dev Dharm Khalsa was born & raised in Anchorage Alaska to his parents Guru Bandhu Singh & Hari Atma Kaur Khalsa, both 3HO Kundalini Yoga practitioners. Shortly after the Anchorage, Alaska Ashram (run by the Nirvairs) closed.
At the age of 13, he left Alaska to attend Miri Piri Academy in Amritsar, India. He spent five years at MPA before returning to the US for college & professional life. He is currently a freelance videographer & photographer specializing in environmental conservation & government.
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2021-02-231h 37Uncomfortable Conversations Podcast The Untold Stories of the 3HO Kundalini Yoga CommunityEpisode 19: SatHanuman Singh Khalsa (Joined 3HO in 1972)Uncomfortable Conversations: The Untold Stories of the 3HO Kundalini Yoga Community
SatHanuman Singh Khalsa started practicing Kundalini Yoga in 1972. He was one of the 13 original members of the Baba Siri Chand Ashram (founded by Yogi John Twombly and wife Soorya Kaur). He started teaching KY in 1972 and continued until 2007 after relocating to Portland Oregon in which he continued his interfaith work and lecturing at schools from Florida, New England and Portland Oregon on Sikhi! . His daughters are Sat Pavan Kaur and Siri Swami Kaur who are both married to son's of our community.
He worked a...
2021-02-102h 46
Inspired Artist PodcastGuruNischan - RECLAIMING SEXUAL PLEASUREIn this LONG-awaited episode I welcome GuruNischan to the podcast. GuruNishan grew up in 3HO (the Kundalini Yoga community started by Harbhajan Puri, aka "Yogi Bhajan"). She is now hosting her own amazing podcast called "Uncomfortable Conversation: The Untold Stories of the 3HO Kundalini Yoga Community." This is the vivacious bio from her website https://www.gurunischan.com||
"My name is GuruNischan. (I didn't make that up:) But I'm NOT your GURU.
I'm a Soul Provocateur. An Alchemist. A Breath Trainer. A Teacher of the sensory system. I will seduce you into experiencing more of y...
2021-02-051h 00Uncomfortable Conversations Podcast The Untold Stories of the 3HO Kundalini Yoga CommunityEpisode 18: Mani Niall (Mani Singh Khalsa 1972-1985)Episode 18: Mani Niall (formerly Mani Singh Khalsa 1972-1985) was introduced to 3HO at the age of 12 when he attended the wedding of his sister at the Mendocino, CA Solstice.
He moved into an ashram at the age of 15 in Sedona, AZ as well as lived in other Ashrams: Cave Creek, AZ, Tucson, AZ, Salem Oregon, Portland, OR and then Los Angeles from 1979-1985. He left 3HO in 1985.
Mani has been a baker, private chef, two-time bakery owner/operator and chief cupcake froster, has written four cookbooks, and currently resides in Oakland, CA...
2021-02-052h 38Uncomfortable Conversations Podcast The Untold Stories of the 3HO Kundalini Yoga CommunityEpisode 17: Michelle Melito (Born 1982; Denver, CO )Michelle Melito is a second generation of 3HO. She was born in Colorado in 1982 to Darshan Singh and Kaur. She has two older second generation siblings who were Saraswati Kamal and GuruMantra. At the age of 2 her family moved to the Espanola Ashram. At age 5 her family left 3HO and her parents divorced.
She grew up in Albuquerque where she suffered parental neglect and other heavily traumatic experiences. At age 15 she turned back to the only “good thing” she thought she knew: 3HO and Yogi Bhajan. In 1999/2000 she attended Miri Piri Academy in India, and also lived with Yogi...
2021-01-281h 24Uncomfortable Conversations Podcast The Untold Stories of the 3HO Kundalini Yoga CommunityEpisode 15: Nirinjan Kaur Khalsa (Born 1988 in Vancouver, BC)Nirinjan Kaur Khalsa was born and raised in 3HO in 1988 in Vancouver British Columbia (born to her mother, father and 14 year older sister (a practicing 3HO Sikh/Kundalini Yoga oriented family).
She took KY teacher training in 2001 at her mother’s Teacher’s Training in Vancouver(GuruRaj Kaur Khalsa) TT, and then decided she wanted to go to MIri Piri Academy in India for 10th, 11th, and 12th grade, graduating in 2006.
She released her first musical album “Aquarian” in 2007, made as mantra music to accompany the Kundalini practice of morning Aquarian Sadhana.
Over the next...
2021-01-182h 24Uncomfortable Conversations Podcast The Untold Stories of the 3HO Kundalini Yoga CommunityEpisode 14: Jyoti MaEpisode 14: Jyoti Ma is a Siddha yogini and Shakta Tantra practitioner. Before she transited into her spiritual life, she worked as a professional psychotherapist, specializing in traumatic stress and addiction treatment.
This intersection of her clinical and yogic experience led to her seeing and counseling seekers who had left groups/communities led by fake gurus/charismatic leaders. She’s consulted with and helped many who left such communities, including people who left 3HO over the past 20 years.
She has an extensive background in treating complex trauma and specifically with group think dynamics. She has a we...
2021-01-142h 45Uncomfortable Conversations Podcast The Untold Stories of the 3HO Kundalini Yoga CommunityEpisode 12: George Craig McMillian aka Kirantana Khalsa (Joined 3HO 1971 Hari Shabd Singh))George Craig McMillian also known as Kiriantana Khalsa, who met Yogi Bhajan in 1971, at 22 years old, and became one of his first bodyguards.
He has many stories to share including moving on from 3HO to teach Kundalini Yoga in war-torn countries including Bosnia, Palestine and Egypt.
Kirantana is also a musician, recording artist, published author, and a devout Amritdhari-Udasi Sikh
Song Credit: Pacing the Cage by Bruce Cockburn
2020-12-311h 55
IndoctriNationFacilitating Abuse w/ Stacie Stukin & Phillip DeslippeStacie Stukin is an arts and culture journalist who grew up in Los Angeles. She was a contributing editor at Yoga Journal and she’s also written about yoga for the Los Angeles Times and Time Magazine. Over the years, she’s had the opportunity to write about and practice many different forms of the practice including Kundalini Yoga as taught by Yogi Bhajan. This past July, she wrote a comprehensive investigative piece for Los Angeles Magazine about the current sexual misconduct allegations against Yogi Bhajan and the subsequent reckoning within the 3HO community.
Philip Deslippe is a Ph.D. cand...
2020-12-301h 02Uncomfortable Conversations Podcast The Untold Stories of the 3HO Kundalini Yoga CommunityEpisode 11: SiriNirongkar Singh Khalsa (Mother joined 3HO 1976 when he was 9yrs old)Siri NirongKar Singh Khalsa (now goes by Siri) was born in 1967 in the Boston area. He’s 53 years old currently. His mother converted to 3HO Sikhism in 1976, (he was 9) then moved into ashrams in Los Angeles, New Mexico, Oregon. 1981 went to India and attended boarding school. (GNFC).
He graduated from India 1985, went on to work for Akal Security, Bodyguard to Yogi Bhajan, went back to India and ran the school for a few years, came back to the states and while employed as a paramedic I was involved in caring for Yogi Bhajan until his death.
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2020-12-303h 38Uncomfortable Conversations Podcast The Untold Stories of the 3HO Kundalini Yoga CommunityEpisode 10: Siriji Lamenzo (Born and raised in 3HO as Siri Sunderta Kaur Khalsa in 1976)Today's guest is Siriji Lamenzo, born Siri Sunderta Kaur Khalsa in 1976 in Hartford, CT. Most of her family on her mom's side are all in 3HO. Grandma, 3 aunts, and lots of cousins. She has 2 older sisters who also were born and raised in 3ho and “swapped”, sent to India etc.
She was sent to India in 1983 at age 7. Went to GNFC and GRD, came home in 1991. She did all the usual 3HO things--children's camp, India, etc. She never felt any connection to 3HO. And never got into doing yoga or meditation.
She removed herself...
2020-12-271h 59Uncomfortable Conversations Podcast The Untold Stories of the 3HO Kundalini Yoga CommunityEpisode 9: Ximena Saling (Joined 3HO at age 16; 2002-2020)Ximena was born and raised in Mexico City. In 2002, at age 16 she moved into an ashram and adopted the 3ho lifestyle. She married into 3HO after meeting her ex husband at summer solstice in Espanola, New Mexico.
She began teaching KY in 2004 and has been a part of the Aquarian Academy and reached professional level, as well as served as "SSS cabin Manager" for multiple years at Summer and Winter solstices and co directed KYC for the last 3 years as well as a Staff member at MPA in 2015.
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"Nothing arrived Live version" by V...
2020-12-241h 50
IndoctriNationHidden Darkness Behind a White Robe w/ Stacie Stukin & Phillip DeslippeStacie Stukin is an arts and culture journalist who grew up in Los Angeles. She was a contributing editor at Yoga Journal and she’s also written about yoga for the Los Angeles Times and Time Magazine. Over the years, she’s had the opportunity to write about and practice many different forms of the practice including Kundalini Yoga as taught by Yogi Bhajan. This past July, she wrote a comprehensive investigative piece for Los Angeles Magazine about the current sexual misconduct allegations against Yogi Bhajan and the subsequent reckoning within the 3HO community.
Philip Deslippe is a PhD candidate in t...
2020-12-2353 minUncomfortable Conversations Podcast The Untold Stories of the 3HO Kundalini Yoga CommunityEpisode 6: Marc Pootmans (30 year student of Kundalini outside of 3HO)Marc was initiated into an oral tradition of Kundalini from India about 30 years ago from his teacher, Dennis in Canada. He shares his story of learning about how his teacher and Har Bhajan Singh Puri (Yogi Bhajan) knew each other before 3HO even was started.
2020-12-151h 08Uncomfortable Conversations Podcast The Untold Stories of the 3HO Kundalini Yoga CommunityEpisode 5: Dharam Khalsa Lietz (Born and Raised in 3HO; 1986)Dharam was born and raised in 3HO and went to school in India for 10 years. He shares a vulnerable story of his childhood and the transformation and authenticity that 2020 has been for him. He still consider himself a Sikh and a part of the 3HO community.
2020-12-131h 53Uncomfortable Conversations Podcast The Untold Stories of the 3HO Kundalini Yoga CommunityEpisode 4: Meeri Bylund (Born and Raised in 3HO Meeri Peeri Singh Khalsa)Meeri Bylund is an artist and designer who resides in Santa Fe New Mexico with his husband Blake and dog Charlie. Meeri was born and raised "Meeri Peeri Singh Khalsa" in 3HO and survived physical, emotional and spiritual abuse directly from Yogi Bhajan when he was a teenager. Now he wants to shed light on those abuses as well as provide support for others.
2020-12-111h 14Uncomfortable Conversations Podcast The Untold Stories of the 3HO Kundalini Yoga CommunityEpisode 3: Gnosis Rena Garcia (formerly GuruRattan Kaur Khalsa; Born and Raised in 3HO)Gnosis Rena Garcia (formerly GuruRattan Kaur) was born and raised in the 3HO Los Angeles Ashram. She attended school in India at MPA from ages 12-18, graduating in 2006 . She is a Certified Therapeutic Hypnotist and teaches Breath-work and Meditation currentyl.
2020-12-111h 13Uncomfortable Conversations Podcast The Untold Stories of the 3HO Kundalini Yoga CommunityEpisode 2: Tej Steiner (1970-1988)Tej became involved with 3HO in 1970 while living in Toronto, Canada, becoming the Canadian Director of 3HO and Sikh Dharma. In 1988, he left both organizations when he found out about YB’s sexual involvement with his Secretariate staff. He’s founder of The Heart Circle Network and teaches the Heart Circle model internationally within organizations and businesses. His latest book is, Waking Up with Everyone Around Us.
2020-11-251h 16
The Story Isn’t Over: History from the MarginsHistory, Politics and 3H0 | Shabd SinghShabd has been someone who I’ve been following for a while and inspired me to start my own podcast, so it was great to get to know a bit more about him and I cannot thank him enough for taking the time out to talk.
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In this episode, we get to know a bit more about Shabd and his upbringing near Washington DC in Northern Virginia, amongst the 3HO community, his parents, who are both converts to Sikhi through 3HO, his background including his mixture of J...
2020-11-112h 01
IndoctriNation3HO's House of Fallen Cards w/Jules HartleyAfter four successful years of working on TV shows and films in New York City, Jules Hartley thought it would be a good idea for her to move to LA.
A couple of years into her Hollywood journey, she discovered Kundalini yoga as taught specifically by Yogi Bhajan and the Golden Bridge Yoga Studio in Hollywood. She was instantly hooked and began what turned into a seven and a half year stint as a hardcore and fanatical member of what is now The Rama Yoga Institute, 3HO, and their brand of Sikhism.
The yoga and meditation lifestyle given by Yogi...
2020-11-111h 07
Third Eye Science#64 Integrate the LightRight now, we are experiencing the most amplified, extraordinary influx of Light that we have ever had in our lives, on this planet or in this dimension. ever. We are in a portal of profound energetic amplification of Light energy. The eclipse portal, the upcoming eclipse on Summer Solstice on Jun 21, the intensified solar flares, and the amplification of energy coming from other dimensions are resulting in this global uprising and heightened transformation. I believe that everything we are perceiving on a personal and collective level is in exact alignment with the planet and the energy of the Cosmos...
2020-06-1747 min
The One with ShabdA History of Yogi Bhajan and 3HO with Philip Deslippe [Part 2]This is Part 2 of History of Yogi Bhajan and 3HO with Philip Deslippe. The discourse between Philip, who has dedicated years to studying this story, and Shabd who was born and raised in the community, provide a unique perspective on the oft-misunderstood community.
They finish up the history of the community and use them to talk about contemporary developments. They cover the relationship between gurus and students, 3HO’s corporate wing, ideological roots of the community, recent revelations and more.
Part 1 - https://anchor.fm/theonepodcast
Find Philip Deslippe at https://philipdeslippe.com an...
2020-05-292h 20
The One with ShabdA History of Yogi Bhajan and 3HO with Philip Deslippe [Part 1]Shabd interviews historian Philip Deslippe on the history of the community known as 3HO and its founder Yogi Bhajan. The discourse between Philip, who has dedicated years to studying this story, and Shabd who was born and raised in the community, provide a unique perspective on the oft-misunderstood community.
They talk about the context of early American yoga, and gurus, Yogi Bhajan’s arrival in LA, 3HO’s teachings, the emergence of a business, exploitation and control, relationship with Sikhi and more.
Find Philip Deslippe at https://philipdeslippe.com and https://twitter.com/PhilipDeslippe
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2020-05-192h 07Third Eye Science#34 The Power of ListeningIn this second episode of the conscious communication series, we focus on the power of listening. We often are too hung up on our own agendas instead of really listening to others. When we harness the power of listening to others, to our own words and thoughts, and our intuition, we inform and connect to our world. When we listen deeply, sunni-ali in gurmukhi, we can be one step ahead of the moment.As Yogi Bhajan says, listening is your greatest power, "When some of you stop listening, you don’t want to listen. That is the ti...
2019-11-1345 min
The Cosmic Womb with Emily the Medium7 | The Auric Field: Building Magnetism and ProsperityIn this episode, Emily discusses the auric field, the electromagnetic field that surrounds the body. She discusses examples of people in the media who have strong and powerful auras, what drains us and our aura of it's life force, and things we can do to build our energetic power to become more magnetic and prosperous. Here are some resources you can use to do so:- https://www.3ho.org/kundalini-yoga/ten-bodies/kundalini-yoga-strengthening-aura- https://www.3ho.org/ego-eradicator- https://www.3ho.org/kundalini-yoga/chakras/eight-major-chakras/meditation-radiance-and-ease
2019-10-0831 min
Keep Your Candle LitExploring Everything with Tara LaDueWhat is spirit or a higher power? (It may not be what you expect.) How can writing your story be healing for you and for others? Suzie & Tara explore spirituality and mental wellness. Tara shares insight on the fallacy that Light Workers bring love and light 24/7 as well as explores the concept of Ego. “I wish I looked at my intuition as my best friend rather than the people out there I was so busy trying to please and feel acceptance from.” A note from Suzie: This episode covers many topics- spirituality, honesty, auth...
2019-09-291h 02
The Doctor Dads PodcastEpisode #26- Top 5 Episodes Recap, 3HO Kundalini Yoga Mens Camp & MoreThe Doctor Dads recap their Top 5 Episodes, highlight 3HO Mens Kundalini Yoga Camp and more.
Top 5 Episodes:
1) Episode #4:Beware of Kryptonite-Toxins & Detox
2) Episode #19: FIT2FAT2FIT TO COMPLETE KETO
3) Episode #1: Optimal Health Paradigm and The Modern Man
4) Episode #20: An Autoimmune Answer
5) Episode #22: Keto Kamp
Dr. David and Dr. Nick share their experience at 3HO Mens Kundalini Yoga Camp. Dr. Nick is somewhat of a veteran at 3HO Mens Camp but this was a first time experience for Dr. David. They discuss the power of...
2019-08-2659 min
REVEALING THE DIAMOND with Tiaga PremClass on Dharma - 3HO Men's Camp July 2019Tiaga Prem Singh teaches on Dharma - Living as the Real You.
From 3HO Men's Camp July 2019
2019-07-221h 07
Dharma Talk with Henry WinslowFungi for the Future with Tonya PapanikolovTonya Papanikolov is the founder of Rainbo, a medicinal mushroom brand and product line that just launched. She’s a holistic nutritionist and the creative force behind The Well Woman, where she inspires and educates on plants, fungi, and food as medicine. In this episode, you'll hear from Tonya on: Walking into the unknown, and how yoga helped Tonya move through a difficult but pivotal transition period in her life Mushroom consciousness, mycoremediation, and how fungi can heal our planet and our human bodies Mycophobia and sorting out rational caution from unconscious social conditioning when it co...
2019-07-1151 minThird Eye Science#15 My experience at 3HO Summer SolsticeFor the last 50 years, the kundalini yoga community comes together in the high desert north of Santa Fe, New Mexico to meditate, release, and activate during the summer solstice. Although I had just finished my teacher training at Yoga West in LA a few weeks previous and really wanted to stay home, resting from all of the travel, I felt called to go. In this episode, I describe my experience there and how I processed some of what occurred. It was a week of intense, uncomfortable, and profound spiritual growth. Hopefully, this episode will inspire you to step outside...
2019-06-261h 21Third Eye Science#14 Summer Solstice: What's all the hubbub around it?You may have heard about the summer solstice and the energy it brings for those of us on the spiritual up-leveling journey. But what does it really mean? In this episode, I talk about the teachings I've been given about the solstice, my own interpretation of that energy, and how you can connect with it, no matter what stage of the journey you're on. I also share some of my interpretations about what's happening on the planet right now. Be sure to listen to the bonus episode which contains a meditation and activation to integrate the energy...
2019-06-1935 min
From Crisis to Connection - with Geoff & Jody SteurerLet's practice healing trauma - 2 exercises with Katy Willis - Episode 36In this episode I continue my interview with Katy Willis and we give you the chance to experience components of yoga for yourself. You just have to double cross your heart that you will save it for a time when you are not driving, operating heavy machinery, or other activities that require your undivided attention :-) If you haven't listened to Episode 35, please go back and listen so you can have foundational information on the practices she is going to share. Resources: 1. Kirtan Kriya instructions: https://www.3ho.org/files/pdfs/KirtanKriya.pdf http://alzheimersprevention.org/research/kirtan-kriya-yoga-exercise/ https...
2019-04-2727 minThird Eye Science#6 Transcending traumaMany of us have had childhood trauma that we've carried for decades, whether we know it or not. From not fitting in, moments of embarrassment to physical or emotional abuse, there is spectrum of trauma which programs us to varying degrees. But there are ways to reprogram your mind, your behavior and your habits so that you are no longer a victim to that experience. The first step is acknowledging the trauma. The second is talking about it with people who can help and give you tools for clearing the energy. Finally, you can find acceptance and forgiveness for...
2019-04-2435 min
From Crisis to Connection - with Geoff & Jody SteurerHealing Trauma Through Yoga - Katy Willis - Episode 35In this episode, I interview Katy Willis and discuss how the body can be affected by trauma. We explore common changes to the brain, and basic options to help balance the brain again in the aftermath of trauma. We go into depth about the science behind yoga, and how it works for trauma healing. Resources: Books to consider for further personal reading: The Body Keep the Score, by Bessel van der Kolk MD Meditation as Medicine, by Dr. Dharma Singh Khalsa and Cameron Stauth Hatha Yoga Illustrated, by Martin L. Kirk, Brooke Boon, et al. The breath/brain article...
2019-04-1246 minThird Eye Science#3 BONUS Kirtan kriya — the meditation for everyoneIn this episode, I describe one of my favorite meditations — kirtan kriya. This meditation is not only one of the foundational practices in kundalini yoga, it is also the recommended technique by the Alzheimer's Research and Prevention Foundation. It has been scientifically proven to change the structure of the brain, leading to better brain health. Join me as I describe the benefits and walk you through this beautiful meditation practice. Learn more about Kirtan Kriya on the 3HO website and at the Alzheimer's Research and Prevention Foundation. To support the show, please tell a friend, sha...
2019-04-0332 min