Jules Hartley: “Breath of Fire” and the Cult of Kundalini Yoga (Part 2)
A Little Bit Culty11 Joulu 2024

Jules Hartley: “Breath of Fire” and the Cult of Kundalini Yoga (Part 2)

Bringing you an extra special Part 2 for today's bonus episode with Jules Hartley. You may have heard of Kundalini yoga from its popularity with celebrities, but you might be less familiar with its culty history. Invented in the late 60s by a guru-turned-cult leader named Yogi Bhajan, Kundalini is an intensive form of yoga that weirdly uses breathing exercises to manipulate people. After its founder died in 2004, one of his followers, Guru Jagat, picked up where he left off. Jagat founded the Ra Ma Institute, which she ran more like a cult than a yoga studio.

Our guest today, Jules Hartley, escaped Ra Ma in 2017. She’s featured in the HBO docuseries “Breath of Fire” about the cult of Kundalini yoga. Jules is here to tell us about her experience with Guru Jagat, and we’ll also get into the media’s portrayal of cult survivors.

Kundalini has an incredibly dark history that includes child and sexual abuse, so trigger warning this week.

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