Additional Resources
Piercing the Mirage: New Age/Spirituality/Yoga cults, undue influence and toxic culture
Organizations
seeksafely.org - empowering seekers; informing about deception and exploitation in the self-help industry; encouraging accountability among self-help practitioners
igotout.org - Sharing Stories, Connecting Survivors
Articles
I Smell a Rat - Michelle Polizzi - Slate - August 18, 2024
Gregorian Bivolaru, MISA cult, and yoga cults in general - The Telegraph- December 2, 2023
Charlotte Medlock on Kundalini Yoga and Rama Cult - Buzzfeed April 5, 2024
Sadhguru - Vox - July 18, 2022
Annie Rice on Toxic Yoga Culture - The Guardian - February 10, 2024
Books and Videos
Memoir - IN THE SHADOW OF ENLIGHTENMENT - A Girl's Journey through the Osho Rajneesh Cult by Sarito Carroll
The experience and aftermath of child abuse and neglect in the cult's communes in Pune and Oregon
Memoir - PREMKA - White Bird in a Golden Cage by Pamela Saharah Dyson
Manipulation and abuse at the heart of the Kundalini Yoga cult (3HO) and its founder Yogi Bhakan
Memoir - SCARRED - The True Story of How I Escaped NXIVM by Sarah Edmondson
Falling into and escaping from the NXIVM cult as an adult
Memoir - THIS SWEET LIFE - How We Lived after Kirby Died by Ginny Brown and Jean Brown
The dangers of the unregulated self-help industry and its impact on vulnerable seekers
Memoir - UNCULTURED by Daniella Mestyanek Young
Growing up int he Children of God sex cult, then experiencing group control and indoctrination in the US military
Cults Leaders Don't Become Cult Leaders by Accident by Daniella Mestyanek Young
Documentary (BBC) - GURU: Yoga - Power - Abuse
Investigation into sexual abuse allegations at Sivananda Ashram in India
Documentary (Netflix) - BIKRAM: Yogi, Guru, Predator
Rise and fall of Bikram Choudhoury, founder of hot yoga
Documentary (Netflix) - WILD WILD COUNTRY
About sex cult leader Rajneesh (Osho) and his plan to found a utopian city