Abuse in Yogi Bhajan's 3HO Kundalini Yoga World
Listen to second gen in their full sharing of their lived experiences.
Dharam Khalsa Lietz was born and raised in 3HO in 1986.
Dharam hopes that
listening to his story
will enourage other people
to bring out theirs.
Michelle Melito was born in the 3HO community in 1982.
YB made her feel special and that contrasted with the humiliations, abuse, and harassment she was used to. When she listened to Philip Deslippe and heard all the stories early 2020 she was devestated.
GuruNam Atwal was born in the 3HO community in 1989.
Extracts from her interview can be found on the pages:
Link to Survivors about healing.
HarGobind was born
and raised in 3HO in 1988.
Confusion in his life started when Yogi Bhajan gave him the same name as his brother who was 3 years older
At 7 he hears his brother is being physically abused by a staff member in school in India. But still he loves to go.
At the age of 8 he goes...
The sadness ...
Memory of being peed upon and not talking about it.
About our failure as a community to understand mental health.
GuruNishan's story
as she interviews herself.
Thanks to her initiative so many stories have been told in a way they are ready to be heard by everyone.
Dev Dharam Khalsa was born into 3HO community in 1992.
He talks about
the importance of apologies.
Gnosis Rena Mercado was born
and raised in 3HO in 1988.
She choose her current name to honor her family roots.
Nirinjan was born in the 3HO community in 1988.
she writes about
THE PAINFUL PROCESS OF AWAKENING: HARM AND HEALING IN THE HEALTHY HAPPY HOLY KUNDALINI YOGA COMMUNITY
Siriji Lamenz was born in the 3HO community in 1976.
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.
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Survivor stories included on this site,
draw only a fraction of what really happened.
Many more stories are out there, told and untold.
Truth telling is a prerequisite for justice and reconciliation.
