My sister just sent me this trailer...my mind is absolutely blown. BLOWN. I grew up with this person, her older brother was one of my teenage friends. I had NO idea that this had all gone on after the last time I saw her. Needless to say, I gotta see this doc.
After practicing yoga for 12 years I realized that there is no yoga community. There's a yoga business, and the most important part of that business is persisting the illusion that there is a "yoga community", and the key to that is focusing on the gullible, impressionable, and lazy.
I have been practising kundalini yoga since 2019. It has been love since the first lesson. That mixture of movement, meditation and chanting has simply enchanted me. I have practised in different studios, never worshipped any guru but the gradual changes this yoga has brought to me and my life are unparalleled. It has healed me of many addictions, given me self-confidence, centred me and healed me from burn out. I know this yoga is just a modern assemblage of ancient teachings from Indian and Sikh traditions, but it is an assemblage that works in many ways. I did the kundalini teacher training this year and the greatest teaching I received was to love yourself and to love all other living beings as yourself, because we are all part and equal of this wonderful universe.
@@Tidoublemy I am Italian, born Catholic, in a Catholic country, where even the church system itself is much debated. I worship no God, who can love or punish me, because the source of creation is within each of us and every living being.
I have been practicing yoga for 20 years... Kundalini has never really been my style for some reason, but along the path, I've heard lots of warnings about Yogi Bhajan and some Kundalini practices... not that all Kundalini teachers are crazy, I actually know some great, super kind people who are involved in this particular yoga tradition and share it from the heart. At the same time, I know people who've become total narcissists after years of so-called "advanced kundalini practices". Apparently, it can really awaken some really dark aspects of the personality in certain people.
When one’s kundalini rises … it brings force everything for one to face You must be ready and strong It’s your life force Do you want to live alive or dead walking
I've never met a kind person who is super into kundalini yoga... they're all obsessed with spiritual power because they are totally unhealed people searching for a way to feel less powerless.
Human ego is hard to master when tempted with the power that partners with celebrity. Let those teachers continue to inspire us to become better people, but beware the difference between inspiration and seduction. If you are giving your power up to another, then run away. Be your own guru.
It's rather curious that "becoming a better person" rarely seems to be interpreted as "work with the homeless", "work with abuse victims" and instead "focus on your own happiness/White privilege/financial wealth". Ugh.
as someone who was there, I can say that it's about time this documentary was released to make clear to the public what life inside the group was like. this documentary seems to do a fair job of just that. thanks for watching. caveat emptor applies in the yoga world, as it does anywhere.
as someone who has practiced and taken Guru Jagats classes, with everything in life you have to practice discernment in all that you involve yourself with. Kundalini yoga, in itself, is a powerful, energetic and spiritual practice. You are your own guru
just my thoughts , I did yoga everyday and then I switched to more cardio and weights at the gym . I was also a scientologist from 17-19 and just drifted off after I went to college in a different city from home . yes there are "cults" and weird people in every culture . but in my experience it's you who chooses on your own to be extreme about what you get into or be manipulated
This doc is hard-hitting and absolutely tragic for all those involved. But it also underscores why understanding yoga's history and traditions from a more neutral and evidence-based perspective is so important and needed today. It is great to see that HBO Max has drawn on real scholarship from researchers like Philip Deslippe who have devoted their careers to these complex topics.
I agree, but then again Deslippe's quote 'It's all a fraud' does not make any sense at all in my opinion... Like that is dismissing a history of 55 years of people practicing kundalini yoga... It does not matter if it doesn't have more roots, that in itself is quite a history already! Imagine how many people practiced this yoga and benefited, it's huge!!!
I'm going to refrain from judging. My own spiritual path has been full of...paths. But, because of the missteps, I can safely say, without any compunction, ANY teacher who focuses on "wealth and prosperity" is a deceiver. No one has ever gotten rich from true enlightenment and that's not a coincidence.
these people fooled themselves into thinking they were ushering in the light and raising the conciousness and now where are those people as multiple poly crises affect the world....... mum AF
I understand why there aren’t more questions. I’m always the one to ask them, about whatever the scam du jour is. I don’t care about this reaction, but people will usually be quick to tell you you’re just „not enlightened enough“ and you „simply don’t understand“. Most people don’t want to be told off.
Fortunately I had a great experience with Kundalini Yoga and it helped me immensely in certain periods of my life. There were definitely cult like people (just like there are at every brand, corporation, etc) and I wasn't drawn to them. I also had a great experience practicing with Gurujagat at Rama in Venice. I taught some classes there in the beginning. I met Gurujagat in teacher training with Tej and Harijiwan. Gurujagat actually helped me once by paying for a white tantric workshop. She never asked me for more money or anything. I eventually chose to veer away from teaching and just use the practice on my own. It will be interesting to see some perspectives, but this already comes across as a very one-sided defamation piece rather than a documentary. I mean I taught at Rama and I've never heard anything about this until now. Also Gurmukh is the OG celebrity teacher. 🤷🏼♂️
Similar story, so, yes, naturally..it would seem that way. There are likely even more silly cults like these two examples do the same thing out there and there will likely be more movies about them. True crime docs are all riding off each others coat tails dear.
I was into her for a little while several years ago but I kept feeling like something was off and my interest faded. It's weird to see all of this come out.
It's fascinating how many times HBO, Netflix and the like have been able to make this type of documentary. I always leave feeling like,"Ok, now people should have the cult dynamic down. No one's going to get pulled into any new cults now, because people know how they work, right?" Then, "Coming soon to HBO..."
The "cult story" is kind of like Scooby Doo cartoons. It's always the same thing, but the fact that the villain is wearing a different monster mask gives each episode a kind of local flavor.
Anyone can fall for a cult though. It takes the wrong season in your life coupled with someone saying they have the answers. It’s just when you think you’re too smart that you’re primed to be targeted.
exactly...people are so lost that they need someone to follow..it's a sickening part of the human psyche and unfortunately there will never be a shortage of "gurs" to exploit it
Having been to Guru Jagat's classes for a really long time it is quite absurd to see this footage being twisted in a way to serve a very one sided narrative, and that is to portray her as a cult leader, which she clearly wasn't ! I mean I was there so often and never felt in a cult. Never felt abused whatsoever. HBO clearly ties into the fear of many of its viewers and the current hype on cult stories. And let us all be clear, that is because it just makes good money! It is a total shame. Deffinitely with the many untruths this documentary proclaims by the so-called experts. Like kundalini is a fraud. Really? Read your history books again dear expert. Kundalini has been around for thousands of years and there are many streams of yoga using kundalini energy in various ways. And just because this particular yoga does it in this way, does not mean it's a fraud. This is cleary a clickbait worthy show disguised as a documentary polarising our society even more.
There is nothing wrong Kundulini, Yoga, spiritual practices! It’s what some people do with them to reach power and abuse with it that is wrong! And that’s going to alter again the new age current awakening because some people won’t make the difference between the two of it! It’s also people who fall for it! An awakening is an inside job, you are your own guru! You certainly don’t need to follow anybody for your own journey, you can get inspired by a few to learn some techniques but never give your power to anyone else, certainly not your money! When deep money is involved, it’s always a scam!
the problem with this yoga that was taught by this woman and the man she took it from, was that he made it up. He distorted sihk practices and then led people who led people who proselytized basically dead ritual
The classes didn't have anything to do with the cult. The cult is the structure from the "leader" down.. when people leave their normal lives to immerse themselves in this new way to a point where it damages who they are and the people around them
My only familiarity with her had been some of her online Kundalini Yoga classes and I thought she was tremendously gifted, and her chanting was absolutely beautiful. She wasn't my introduction to Kundalini Yoga by any means but she certainly reignited my interest in it. That being said, it's clear that she went down a QAnon-like rabbit hole in the last couple of years before her death. That's unfortunate - she had a lot to offer and it's too bad she became so lost and squandered her last years on this planet.
yall miss the fact that her whol gimmick was based on the gimmick made up by an indian man. Sihks will tell you that very litte of it is based on the practices and teachings of sikhism.
I feel like it’s because they do all this thinking and decision making in regular life, something like this comes along and gives them a reprieve. They don’t have to think anymore. Someone else does it for them and makes them feel like they belong. Not a psychologist though. Just a thought
A very judgmental comment from a seemingly-dumb (?) person. Coercive control is never about how smart or dumb you are - educate yourself about it and try to understand its complexities, you'll soon find out that you yourself have also drank some form of koolaid at some point in your life. We all have.
This is clearlya sensational hit piece. I practised kundalini yoga for a decade. I have nothing but good things to say. Gura jagat was my instructor in my teacher training course. Again nothing but good things to say. Was there drama from time to time over the decade that i witnessed. Sure. Just like in any other community. Is it a cult? Not to me it wasnt. Are there sime people who take it too far and make it cult-ish? Sure. Again, just like in every other community there are folks lime that. My biggest observation of this documentary is - would you make it if she was alive? Prolly not.
FInally, what people wanted: a live action tv series based on the Capcom video game. Now, I don't remember this particular part in the games, but I'm sure we'll get to Ryu and Nina next season.
Holy wow what happened? I use to do her hair for 3 yrs. I always took her with a grain of salt since i practiced kundalini but in a more self practice way. I went to the yoga centers they all mentioned in Los Angeles and always thought of them as too cultish for my personal practice. As her hair dresser I had my suspicions for sure. WOW !!
The woman who said " I never understood why there weren't more questions about a white woman in a turban" LoL Exercise is one thing but when a yoga teacher takes it to this level it's a giant red flag 🚩
Well with yoga they belive in reincarnation so they would of been no problem with her teaching since they would of said She was an India guru in a past life.
I got involved with them in LA in the early 2000’s. I even started the Kundalini Yoga teacher training. Then I had an epiphany. It was just like woman said. They’re just making all this stuff up! All these “mudras” were supposed to do amazing things for your life if you did them enough. I just wasn’t buying it anymore and I left.
The only difference between a cult and a religion is the number of people that believe in it and how long they have been believing it. I grew up in this community. I always got some creepy, power trip vibes from many of the adults in 3HO in the 80's and 90's. The yoga was always good and so were some of the teachings around healing yourself from within and such. But the type of people who want to shift their lives this way they are generally fleeing something else. And as a child growing up around this it was apparent to me that they hadn't really processed all of their trauma and were not safe people. Which is why they didn't like me not listening as a child and why I haven't participated in this community since I was 15. The schools the kids went to in INDIA.. horrific. The main dude Yogi Bhajan was born in 1929 in India... and he brought an old Indian man's perspectives around women and how things should be with him to the west along with his yoga. And this gal (who I have never heard of before this) ate it all up. Curious to watch it. Normally these things are very sensationalized and dramatic to sell and make money off of others trauma. VICE did one and there are others floating around.
This documentary feels so one-sided already. Why do they always target people who aren’t alive to defend themselves? How about doing one on the Vatican or the Popes-there’s plenty of corruption there, and people (myself included) still practice that faith. This feels more like an attack on those who practice Kundalini yoga for exercise and self-connection. They don’t want people to experience Kundalini because it truly is amazing and fulfilling for your soul. Especially Breath of Fire-it helped me get my breathing back to normal after COVID when it took me a long time to recover. Kundalini yoga, the original form of yoga, has influenced many styles, including Hatha and Vinyasa yoga. These practices draw from Kundalini’s emphasis on breath control, movement, meditation, and chanting to enhance physical health, mental clarity, and spiritual awareness. How tacky of HBO to weaponize a yoga breath! They’d better explain the science behind yoga, the origins of Kundalini, and how it all connects. If they don’t, then this is just another ill-informed production slapped together for someone to boost their IMDb credit. No substance, no proper research. If the documentary doesn’t address the science, origins, and spiritual significance of Kundalini yoga, it does feel like a missed opportunity to educate viewers properly, rather than just sensationalize the topic. It would be more balanced if they presented all sides-both the positive and any potential issues-so viewers can form their own informed opinions.
KY , the yoga of awareness, is largely an occult lineage. This is just the people who didn't become aware of what lies beneath and instead lost the battle to it.
It interesting to hear peoples take on Kundalini Yoga and Yogi Bhajan. At the very end of the documentary there are some claims that yogi bhajan is a fraud and that kundalini yoga is made up, but there are nothing in this documentary to support this. A lot of testimonials talking about their part in the kundalini yoga community, but nothing to support the claim that it is fake. Which is an interesting claim considering kundalini yoga is spread around the world in more than 70 contries. It seams to me that Guru Jagat has done a lot of great things in her life. Why would you put a dead person in a bad light? Why make someones conviction wrong? Who says there is only one way to understand the world and live your life?
The documentary isn't even fully out yet. Are you talking about "at the end of this video trailer there's no proof"? It's a trailer. Of course there's not going to be proof.
I don't think her customers were misled about what she was offering. Her client base most likely didn't have family life to occupy their time, and rejected traditional religion while still trying to fill a spiritual hole. They found something with her to give them focus, and paid for the privilege. No one forced them to keep being customers. I don't see any scam here. The most reprehensible thing to me about her life story is that doctors let her die during a routine ankle operation.
I am half way through episode 1 and very disappointed with the editing and overall direction. The director is trying hard to compete with other documentaries but this one doesn't need any extras - the story and existing footage is enough.
Those bloomin sound effects really are far far too much. It was like flying through a meteor storm . I get it you are trying to build up emotions but come on there’s such a thing as overkill.
i attended a lecture with her at harvard divinity regarding her business model and i found it to be very liberal. i am paraphrasing, she mentioned something like giving free classes and payed classes, how she wanted this available to everyone. overall her vibe felt knowledgeable and transparent. it's sad there's so much controversy. the practice itself has helped many. mental speculating about human personalities are a waste of time, if one looks too closely at anyone they will find a darkness. of course people in power have a responsibility considering their influence, but to throw out the baby with the bath water is a shame. it's so silly to hyper focus on the discipline aspect in such a dramatic way, throughout the centuries if one wants to advance in any yoga there has to be some adjustments. western culture has a distorted view on guru, and just because someone has guru in their spiritual name it does not mean they are qualified, guru simply means from light to darkness. regardless guru can help one advance spiritually, i am not qualified to judge in this regard. overly indulging in sense gratification can impair the experience. Tithing is a practice that goes back to the bible, there are studies that it does increase prosperity. the way they present these types of things is overly stimulating like a lot of tv now a days, it's sad how they are trying to make money and change peoples perspectives with limited resources ~ rest in peace guru jagat, thank you for all of the good you shared, im sorry your weakness are being spread like this after you left your body 🙏
I'm sorry but I can't be sympathetic towards people who need someone to give them prescriptive lifestyle of what to eat, when to be intimate and being told to give money to the guru = becoming more enlightened like that's basic playbook of control, if people like to be in a controlling relationship that's on them
The documentary isn’t enough - cult and its teachings are still active. Many and many are still making so much of money on wrong and made up yoga teaching. This has nothing to do with real yoga and real Sikhism. Look Brett Larkin and Guru Singh making thousand and thousands on teacher training, their books, videos under the repackaged version of science or kriya yoga or attaching new guru and lineage to their identity. If YB was wrong, business greed of westerns is worst. As they aren’t ok to let go this Kundlini industry
There is something very gnarly about this. Whether it's someone's looking to cash in aon a tittilating story, or something more sinister, such as trying to stamp out a technology that empowers people to be self sufficient within their best selves. Think about it, the elites of this world want to control us, and these teachings stand in their way. This is a mischaracterization of a world renowned teacher (Yogi Bhajan--I dunno this Jugat Guru woman) Millions of people have benefitted from the teachings of Yogi Bhajan, who was memorialized by both houses of Congress. Were there some hiccups, and malcontents during his lifetime? Out of hundreds of thousands of students were there some malcontents? Of course! But this attempt at discrediting a true master is beyond absurd.
This is NOT true This Kundalini teachings are pure and real Yogi Bhajan helped the World How can anyone turn on their teacher like this This is a disgrace These teachers were a Godscent for me Thank you Yogi Bhajan May you rest in peace
That’s not a documentary it’s a film company looking for anything that will attract viewers for profit I wouldn’t have the patience to watch what’s dumb this is just another repeat of the same old story
My sister just sent me this trailer...my mind is absolutely blown. BLOWN. I grew up with this person, her older brother was one of my teenage friends. I had NO idea that this had all gone on after the last time I saw her. Needless to say, I gotta see this doc.
Report back in!
You gotta tell us more info about her early life.
There's been other coverage so you'll want to check that out too. What do you remember about her?
Make sure to send her money!! Let us know how it goes!😂
@@gooseghaziI thought she passed from some sort of injury that happened to her foot ? Something went wrong.
After practicing yoga for 12 years I realized that there is no yoga community. There's a yoga business, and the most important part of that business is persisting the illusion that there is a "yoga community", and the key to that is focusing on the gullible, impressionable, and lazy.
I recognized that immediately.
Pretty much
Most yoga studios operate like MLMs too, surviving based on selling expensive teacher trainings & the dream of the yoga teacher lifestyle.
isnt it more about the good friends you make along the way
I have been practising kundalini yoga since 2019. It has been love since the first lesson. That mixture of movement, meditation and chanting has simply enchanted me. I have practised in different studios, never worshipped any guru but the gradual changes this yoga has brought to me and my life are unparalleled. It has healed me of many addictions, given me self-confidence, centred me and healed me from burn out. I know this yoga is just a modern assemblage of ancient teachings from Indian and Sikh traditions, but it is an assemblage that works in many ways. I did the kundalini teacher training this year and the greatest teaching I received was to love yourself and to love all other living beings as yourself, because we are all part and equal of this wonderful universe.
I'm so glad you had that experience. it's a such a shame that charlatans like this poison the well.
Just think - you could've skipped all of that and instead followed the teachings of Jesus Christ.
Tudoublemy. The problem with that is most Christian teachings are not that open and loving. I think she has made the right choice for herself.
@@Tidoublemy I am Italian, born Catholic, in a Catholic country, where even the church system itself is much debated. I worship no God, who can love or punish me, because the source of creation is within each of us and every living being.
@@Tidoublemy”instead of joing that cult you should join mine instead” is what that sounds like
I have been practicing yoga for 20 years... Kundalini has never really been my style for some reason, but along the path, I've heard lots of warnings about Yogi Bhajan and some Kundalini practices... not that all Kundalini teachers are crazy, I actually know some great, super kind people who are involved in this particular yoga tradition and share it from the heart. At the same time, I know people who've become total narcissists after years of so-called "advanced kundalini practices". Apparently, it can really awaken some really dark aspects of the personality in certain people.
When one’s kundalini rises … it brings force everything for one to face
You must be ready and strong
It’s your life force
Do you want to live alive or dead walking
yea exactly, anyone thats found real yoga knows not to play w kundalini.
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
I've never met a kind person who is super into kundalini yoga... they're all obsessed with spiritual power because they are totally unhealed people searching for a way to feel less powerless.
Human ego is hard to master when tempted with the power that partners with celebrity. Let those teachers continue to inspire us to become better people, but beware the difference between inspiration and seduction. If you are giving your power up to another, then run away. Be your own guru.
It's rather curious that "becoming a better person" rarely seems to be interpreted as "work with the homeless", "work with abuse victims" and instead "focus on your own happiness/White privilege/financial wealth". Ugh.
as someone who was there, I can say that it's about time this documentary was released to make clear to the public what life inside the group was like. this documentary seems to do a fair job of just that. thanks for watching. caveat emptor applies in the yoga world, as it does anywhere.
as someone who has practiced and taken Guru Jagats classes, with everything in life you have to practice discernment in all that you involve yourself with. Kundalini yoga, in itself, is a powerful, energetic and spiritual practice. You are your own guru
did you discern that the literal practices were made up? rooted in a man who came to LA cause he got a chick pregnant?
just my thoughts , I did yoga everyday and then I switched to more cardio and weights at the gym . I was also a scientologist from 17-19 and just drifted off after I went to college in a different city from home . yes there are "cults" and weird people in every culture . but in my experience it's you who chooses on your own to be extreme about what you get into or be manipulated
For a second there, I thought it was a brand new entry in Capcom's franchise 😅
Same 😭
“Aww sick! HBO is making another video game show!” NOPE bummer documentary.
Same here I was like when is Ryu gonna show up and transform into a dragon?!!
Yup
You all may be interested in the book Premka: White Bird in a Golden Cage: My Life with Yogi Bhajan
This doc is hard-hitting and absolutely tragic for all those involved. But it also underscores why understanding yoga's history and traditions from a more neutral and evidence-based perspective is so important and needed today. It is great to see that HBO Max has drawn on real scholarship from researchers like Philip Deslippe who have devoted their careers to these complex topics.
I think a lot of yall need to actually go to india and learn the tradition.
I agree, but then again Deslippe's quote 'It's all a fraud' does not make any sense at all in my opinion... Like that is dismissing a history of 55 years of people practicing kundalini yoga... It does not matter if it doesn't have more roots, that in itself is quite a history already! Imagine how many people practiced this yoga and benefited, it's huge!!!
I'm going to refrain from judging. My own spiritual path has been full of...paths. But, because of the missteps, I can safely say, without any compunction, ANY teacher who focuses on "wealth and prosperity" is a deceiver. No one has ever gotten rich from true enlightenment and that's not a coincidence.
these people fooled themselves into thinking they were ushering in the light and raising the conciousness and now where are those people as multiple poly crises affect the world....... mum AF
I just do yoga through my local park and rec. Good, affordable exercise with no brainwashing.
Your local YMCA also offers free yoga classes!
😂
I understand why there aren’t more questions. I’m always the one to ask them, about whatever the scam du jour is. I don’t care about this reaction, but people will usually be quick to tell you you’re just „not enlightened enough“ and you „simply don’t understand“. Most people don’t want to be told off.
Fortunately I had a great experience with Kundalini Yoga and it helped me immensely in certain periods of my life. There were definitely cult like people (just like there are at every brand, corporation, etc) and I wasn't drawn to them. I also had a great experience practicing with Gurujagat at Rama in Venice. I taught some classes there in the beginning. I met Gurujagat in teacher training with Tej and Harijiwan. Gurujagat actually helped me once by paying for a white tantric workshop. She never asked me for more money or anything. I eventually chose to veer away from teaching and just use the practice on my own. It will be interesting to see some perspectives, but this already comes across as a very one-sided defamation piece rather than a documentary. I mean I taught at Rama and I've never heard anything about this until now. Also Gurmukh is the OG celebrity teacher. 🤷🏼♂️
So did I
It was the BEST gift in my life … it gave me LIFE
This experience of going to Kundalini Teacher Training was the BEST GIFT of MY LIFE
Thank you Yogi Bhajan
May you rest in peace
These traders have NO integrity
Why did you not address this
FACE to FACE
When he was alive
GURMUKHI ❤❤❤❤❤❤HER DVD CHANGED IT ALL FOR ME
Gurumukh from LA🥰
Feels a bit like it’s riding on the coattails of Wild Wild Country
Similar story, so, yes, naturally..it would seem that way. There are likely even more silly cults like these two examples do the same thing out there and there will likely be more movies about them. True crime docs are all riding off each others coat tails dear.
Yea that one was a very interesting documentary 👍🏿
I was into her for a little while several years ago but I kept feeling like something was off and my interest faded. It's weird to see all of this come out.
It's fascinating how many times HBO, Netflix and the like have been able to make this type of documentary.
I always leave feeling like,"Ok, now people should have the cult dynamic down. No one's going to get pulled into any new cults now, because people know how they work, right?"
Then, "Coming soon to HBO..."
The "cult story" is kind of like Scooby Doo cartoons. It's always the same thing, but the fact that the villain is wearing a different monster mask gives each episode a kind of local flavor.
😂
Anyone can fall for a cult though. It takes the wrong season in your life coupled with someone saying they have the answers. It’s just when you think you’re too smart that you’re primed to be targeted.
exactly...people are so lost that they need someone to follow..it's a sickening part of the human psyche and unfortunately there will never be a shortage of "gurs" to exploit it
This is all so sad
Having been to Guru Jagat's classes for a really long time it is quite absurd to see this footage being twisted in a way to serve a very one sided narrative, and that is to portray her as a cult leader, which she clearly wasn't ! I mean I was there so often and never felt in a cult. Never felt abused whatsoever.
HBO clearly ties into the fear of many of its viewers and the current hype on cult stories. And let us all be clear, that is because it just makes good money!
It is a total shame. Deffinitely with the many untruths this documentary proclaims by the so-called experts. Like kundalini is a fraud. Really? Read your history books again dear expert. Kundalini has been around for thousands of years and there are many streams of yoga using kundalini energy in various ways. And just because this particular yoga does it in this way, does not mean it's a fraud.
This is cleary a clickbait worthy show disguised as a documentary polarising our society even more.
There is nothing wrong Kundulini, Yoga, spiritual practices! It’s what some people do with them to reach power and abuse with it that is wrong! And that’s going to alter again the new age current awakening because some people won’t make the difference between the two of it!
It’s also people who fall for it! An awakening is an inside job, you are your own guru! You certainly don’t need to follow anybody for your own journey, you can get inspired by a few to learn some techniques but never give your power to anyone else, certainly not your money! When deep money is involved, it’s always a scam!
the problem with this yoga that was taught by this woman and the man she took it from, was that he made it up. He distorted sihk practices and then led people who led people who proselytized basically dead ritual
She's dead, you guys can't let her rest in peace? She's not around to rebuttal or defend herself if she wanted to. This is disingenuous
I always felt like my best self after her classes actually. I guess I love cults😂
Cults wouldn't exist if people didn't get something out of them
No, they abused you and bypassed you which its different
There are nuggets of truth in pretty much everything. Take what is good and leave the rest behind.
The classes didn't have anything to do with the cult. The cult is the structure from the "leader" down.. when people leave their normal lives to immerse themselves in this new way to a point where it damages who they are and the people around them
i guess i do too 😂
My only familiarity with her had been some of her online Kundalini Yoga classes and I thought she was tremendously gifted, and her chanting was absolutely beautiful. She wasn't my introduction to Kundalini Yoga by any means but she certainly reignited my interest in it.
That being said, it's clear that she went down a QAnon-like rabbit hole in the last couple of years before her death. That's unfortunate - she had a lot to offer and it's too bad she became so lost and squandered her last years on this planet.
yall miss the fact that her whol gimmick was based on the gimmick made up by an indian man. Sihks will tell you that very litte of it is based on the practices and teachings of sikhism.
You should watch the documentary. There's a lot more to this than what you just outlined. Kundalini Yoga itself was created by a con man.
Took her classes for years - highly transformative and very elevating. She was an awesome person as well, very generous in my personal experience.
i agree 💜🙏
When I have a bad day at work, I am always saying to myself, "I should start a cult. There will be some people to give me their money"hahaha
😂😂😂😂
I'm only going to sold if it's a 4 part documentary AT MOST
Why do so many seemingly-smart people fall for these kind of snake oil salesmen and women? It's mystifiying to me.
Because they’re not actually smart.
I feel like it’s because they do all this thinking and decision making in regular life, something like this comes along and gives them a reprieve. They don’t have to think anymore. Someone else does it for them and makes them feel like they belong. Not a psychologist though. Just a thought
Why do people follow any religion or spiritual system? Why do they subscribe to political parties, even parties that advocate death and destruction?
A very judgmental comment from a seemingly-dumb (?) person. Coercive control is never about how smart or dumb you are - educate yourself about it and try to understand its complexities, you'll soon find out that you yourself have also drank some form of koolaid at some point in your life. We all have.
People should never leave their brains at the door for anything, including a religious experience. @@applejackzo
I'll be seated.
This is clearlya sensational hit piece. I practised kundalini yoga for a decade. I have nothing but good things to say. Gura jagat was my instructor in my teacher training course. Again nothing but good things to say. Was there drama from time to time over the decade that i witnessed. Sure. Just like in any other community. Is it a cult? Not to me it wasnt. Are there sime people who take it too far and make it cult-ish? Sure. Again, just like in every other community there are folks lime that. My biggest observation of this documentary is - would you make it if she was alive? Prolly not.
FInally, what people wanted: a live action tv series based on the Capcom video game. Now, I don't remember this particular part in the games, but I'm sure we'll get to Ryu and Nina next season.
😂😂😂🎉
Holy wow what happened? I use to do her hair for 3 yrs. I always took her with a grain of salt since i practiced kundalini but in a more self practice way. I went to the yoga centers they all mentioned in Los Angeles and always thought of them as too cultish for my personal practice. As her hair dresser I had my suspicions for sure. WOW !!
I did college theater with Katie in WV
I thought Super Nintendo finally made it to HBO :(
I legit thought this was based on the video game and came here to see "how?"
Not my Breath of Fire... (When are we gonna see the dragons?!!)
Shes like the Kim K of the spiritual world? that's an insult,right guys?
I will never understand why people are so willing to buy into false prophets. Believe in yourself.
The woman who said " I never understood why there weren't more questions about a white woman in a turban" LoL Exercise is one thing but when a yoga teacher takes it to this level it's a giant red flag 🚩
Well with yoga they belive in reincarnation so they would of been no problem with her teaching since they would of said She was an India guru in a past life.
I got involved with them in LA in the early 2000’s. I even started the Kundalini Yoga teacher training. Then I had an epiphany. It was just like woman said. They’re just making all this stuff up! All these “mudras” were supposed to do amazing things for your life if you did them enough. I just wasn’t buying it anymore and I left.
Well done on mastering discernment! 👏❤️👏
Just Like the new age movemnet.
So... it's not Kundalini, but more like Con-dalini.
God help her brother if she has one. Please say a prayer for me and for her brother.
Wait, where's Ryu and Nina?
Sounds like copying scientology
The only difference between a cult and a religion is the number of people that believe in it and how long they have been believing it.
I grew up in this community. I always got some creepy, power trip vibes from many of the adults in 3HO in the 80's and 90's. The yoga was always good and so were some of the teachings around healing yourself from within and such. But the type of people who want to shift their lives this way they are generally fleeing something else. And as a child growing up around this it was apparent to me that they hadn't really processed all of their trauma and were not safe people. Which is why they didn't like me not listening as a child and why I haven't participated in this community since I was 15.
The schools the kids went to in INDIA.. horrific. The main dude Yogi Bhajan was born in 1929 in India... and he brought an old Indian man's perspectives around women and how things should be with him to the west along with his yoga. And this gal (who I have never heard of before this) ate it all up.
Curious to watch it. Normally these things are very sensationalized and dramatic to sell and make money off of others trauma. VICE did one and there are others floating around.
"Prosperity gospel" for Buddhists.
I have no doubt that this so-called documentary will be highly deceptive.
People will fall for anything 😂
the people telling us they are light/spiritual etc the loudest always have the biggest shadows.
Where's the dragon boy, bird girl and mole man?
Can anyone tell me how to watch this in the UK? Max isn’t available here
Sky TV or eventually NOW TV
Get a vpn and you can get a max subscption
This documentary feels so one-sided already. Why do they always target people who aren’t alive to defend themselves? How about doing one on the Vatican or the Popes-there’s plenty of corruption there, and people (myself included) still practice that faith.
This feels more like an attack on those who practice Kundalini yoga for exercise and self-connection. They don’t want people to experience Kundalini because it truly is amazing and fulfilling for your soul. Especially Breath of Fire-it helped me get my breathing back to normal after COVID when it took me a long time to recover.
Kundalini yoga, the original form of yoga, has influenced many styles, including Hatha and Vinyasa yoga. These practices draw from Kundalini’s emphasis on breath control, movement, meditation, and chanting to enhance physical health, mental clarity, and spiritual awareness.
How tacky of HBO to weaponize a yoga breath! They’d better explain the science behind yoga, the origins of Kundalini, and how it all connects. If they don’t, then this is just another ill-informed production slapped together for someone to boost their IMDb credit. No substance, no proper research.
If the documentary doesn’t address the science, origins, and spiritual significance of Kundalini yoga, it does feel like a missed opportunity to educate viewers properly, rather than just sensationalize the topic. It would be more balanced if they presented all sides-both the positive and any potential issues-so viewers can form their own informed opinions.
They done that already.
Why can’t I find this to watch on HBO?
KY , the yoga of awareness, is largely an occult lineage. This is just the people who didn't become aware of what lies beneath and instead lost the battle to it.
guru = televangelist send your money, each with a different pitch.
this is basically scientology on a smaller level
funny how Santa Fe Nm had all the old white people being interveiwed
You can see it in her eyes ..
This is a weird ad for Paiste gongs
It defeats the concept of spirituality by adding money into the path.
I fully thought this was a trailer for a mockumentary until I saw the comments 😂
It interesting to hear peoples take on Kundalini Yoga and Yogi Bhajan. At the very end of the documentary there are some claims that yogi bhajan is a fraud and that kundalini yoga is made up, but there are nothing in this documentary to support this. A lot of testimonials talking about their part in the kundalini yoga community, but nothing to support the claim that it is fake. Which is an interesting claim considering kundalini yoga is spread around the world in more than 70 contries. It seams to me that Guru Jagat has done a lot of great things in her life. Why would you put a dead person in a bad light? Why make someones conviction wrong? Who says there is only one way to understand the world and live your life?
The documentary isn't even fully out yet. Are you talking about "at the end of this video trailer there's no proof"?
It's a trailer. Of course there's not going to be proof.
Very intriguing
How is this different from religion? Rhetorical question. Will definitely watch this!
People are so gullible! This woman is clearly Daniel Zukerman in a wig.
i feel like ive watched this years ago
I thought it is about Capcom’s video game Xdddddd
Yes! Excited for another cult doc from HBO.
It's crazy how many people fall for all these scams. One after the other. Over and over again.
I don't think her customers were misled about what she was offering. Her client base most likely didn't have family life to occupy their time, and rejected traditional religion while still trying to fill a spiritual hole. They found something with her to give them focus, and paid for the privilege. No one forced them to keep being customers. I don't see any scam here.
The most reprehensible thing to me about her life story is that doctors let her die during a routine ankle operation.
Naw, apparently she flew after the operation, which you’re not supposed to do and developed a blood clot.
@@MiniM69Oh thanks, then I misinterpreted what is written in Wikipedia.
it's reprehensible to SELL people spirituality... spirituality should be free
@@sardonicsisyphus It is still free, as long as you choose not to pay to get it somewhere. It wasn't a hidden fee.
You got that all from a trailer, maybe wait until the series comes out to pass judgement. Yogi bhajan was a monster. She was one of his minions.
Interesting
Could you please turn the sound-design off ? 😵💫
Amazing what people will do to belong .
is she wearing a Mark e. Smith t-shirt?????
Wait. This isn't a documentary about "Breath of Fire," the 90s Square Enix game on the SNES? I'm out.
I am half way through episode 1 and very disappointed with the editing and overall direction. The director is trying hard to compete with other documentaries but this one doesn't need any extras - the story and existing footage is enough.
Where Ryu and Nina???
Sadly this isn't even the only cult like this in America. There are dozens, maybe even hundreds.
Those bloomin sound effects really are far far too much. It was like flying through a meteor storm . I get it you are trying to build up emotions but come on there’s such a thing as overkill.
i attended a lecture with her at harvard divinity regarding her business model and i found it to be very liberal. i am paraphrasing, she mentioned something like giving free classes and payed classes, how she wanted this available to everyone. overall her vibe felt knowledgeable and transparent. it's sad there's so much controversy. the practice itself has helped many. mental speculating about human personalities are a waste of time, if one looks too closely at anyone they will find a darkness. of course people in power have a responsibility considering their influence, but to throw out the baby with the bath water is a shame. it's so silly to hyper focus on the discipline aspect in such a dramatic way, throughout the centuries if one wants to advance in any yoga there has to be some adjustments. western culture has a distorted view on guru, and just because someone has guru in their spiritual name it does not mean they are qualified, guru simply means from light to darkness. regardless guru can help one advance spiritually, i am not qualified to judge in this regard. overly indulging in sense gratification can impair the experience. Tithing is a practice that goes back to the bible, there are studies that it does increase prosperity. the way they present these types of things is overly stimulating like a lot of tv now a days, it's sad how they are trying to make money and change peoples perspectives with limited resources ~ rest in peace guru jagat, thank you for all of the good you shared, im sorry your weakness are being spread like this after you left your body 🙏
Rath Wall
This title belongs to the wrong cult. We want Ryu Nina and Dragons.
I'm sorry but I can't be sympathetic towards people who need someone to give them prescriptive lifestyle of what to eat, when to be intimate and being told to give money to the guru = becoming more enlightened
like that's basic playbook of control, if people like to be in a controlling relationship that's on them
Nathaniel Corners
Reminds me of Midsommar
The documentary isn’t enough - cult and its teachings are still active. Many and many are still making so much of money on wrong and made up yoga teaching. This has nothing to do with real yoga and real Sikhism. Look Brett Larkin and Guru Singh making thousand and thousands on teacher training, their books, videos under the repackaged version of science or kriya yoga or attaching new guru and lineage to their identity. If YB was wrong, business greed of westerns is worst. As they aren’t ok to let go this Kundlini industry
Capcom?
Didnt i already see wild wild country?
Wilder, wilder country?
Is this a cult
She went full Qanon
Aren’t they all?
Ah…yes!
No
I laugh at Guru Jagat name
Everything is a money grab. Follow the money. It's rare people really want to help people. Question Everything!
There is something very gnarly about this. Whether it's someone's looking to cash in aon a tittilating story, or something more sinister, such as trying to stamp out a technology that empowers people to be self sufficient within their best selves. Think about it, the elites of this world want to control us, and these teachings stand in their way. This is a mischaracterization of a world renowned teacher (Yogi Bhajan--I dunno this Jugat Guru woman) Millions of people have benefitted from the teachings of Yogi Bhajan, who was memorialized by both houses of Congress. Were there some hiccups, and malcontents during his lifetime? Out of hundreds of thousands of students were there some malcontents? Of course! But this attempt at discrediting a true master is beyond absurd.
Same old story for generations. Never heard of her but not surprised by another grifter . America is a breeding ground for these types.
This is NOT true
This Kundalini teachings are pure and real
Yogi Bhajan helped the World
How can anyone turn on their teacher like this
This is a disgrace
These teachers were a Godscent for me
Thank you Yogi Bhajan
May you rest in peace
BS, he didnt, he copied/paste and corrupted the real teachings of Kundalini. Theres no yoga in Kundalini, many of his mantras arent even real
As a second generation of 3HO who had no choice in the matter growing up in that community. The whole thing is way worse than you could ever imagine.
The ultimate pyramid scheme.
Simple minds
Its open up you not logic knowing.. Talking not yoga practice these are powerfulll practice
That’s not a documentary it’s a film company looking for anything that will attract viewers for profit I wouldn’t have the patience to watch what’s dumb this is just another repeat of the same old story
White women, the biggest X factor.
A spiritual practice that is "mostly made-up??" Call the Avengers, this is serious