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Thank you for showing up

rishiknots blog — Tue, 18 Jul 2023 21:56:35 +0000

This is my last post for rishiknots. The time has come to put this project to rest. I’ve been sort of just spinning my wheels lately. I’ll take that as a sign that it’s time to move on. 3HO won’t change. 3H0 can’t change. I’m hoping that after all’s said and done with the IHRP …

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A Haunted Place

rishiknots blog — Mon, 27 Mar 2023 15:17:44 +0000

According to not one, but several of the individuals running for SSSC board seats, one out of “the three greatest challenges facing the SSSC Board, our umbrella organizations, and our spiritual community at this time” is “ensuring a successful future for Miri Piri Academy“ There, in black and white. According to the SSSC website candidate’s …

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Dr. Alexandra Stein’s Report

rishiknots blog — Fri, 06 Jan 2023 19:49:43 +0000

In the fall of 2022 a 3HO SGA took it upon themselves to commission a small study on the impacts of 3HO childhoods, through the lens of attachment theory and trauma. It’s another vital piece of material that can be helpful in a myriad of ways. Consider downloading the pdf and sharing it among the …

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Remembering is Hard

rishiknots blog — Tue, 27 Sep 2022 19:47:21 +0000

It’s like climbing a mountain. I climbed that long, difficult and painful mountain a long time ago, and I came down the other side in one piece. You can too. I was fortunate in my process that much of it was done with the support of the graduate studies program I was enrolled in that’s …

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Filing for Reparations. …what counts as Harm?

rishiknots blog — Mon, 13 Jun 2022 18:11:48 +0000

3HO’s 2nd gens are currently being faced with something unprecedented: Reparations for the Harm we suffered. It’s about time. But listen… This is only the beginning. And until all 3HO SGA’s are compensated, it’s not finished. That’s what it will mean to me for this to be successful. 3HO’s not going to to a truly …

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SGA Stories: Early 1980’s

rishiknots blog — Tue, 10 Aug 2021 17:12:59 +0000

Editor’s Note: This post comes from someone who has requested to only be identified by “Singh Singh” and has asked not to be contacted directly. Comments that do not respect this will be removed. “I was one of the first children sent to GNFC in 1981.” “Having spent my life from the age of two …

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Thirteen Years…

rishiknots blog — Thu, 25 Mar 2021 22:53:05 +0000

I’m coming up on the 13 year mark of blogging about growing up in Yogi Bhajan’s 3HO Kundalini Yoga cult. I left the cult in 1994 (got kicked out actually). I could have fully walked away and just never looked back. Sometimes I question why I didn’t do just that. But, I didn’t. I spoke …

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SGA Stories: Early 2000’s

rishiknots blog — Mon, 16 Nov 2020 20:44:11 +0000

Editor’s note: The writer of this post wishes to remain anonymous. “I attended MPA in the early 2000’s, and I would describe Miri Piri Academy as something between a prison and a zoo. I can only attest to my own experiences at this institution, however it is my understanding that conditions were even worse in …

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SGA Stories: “Mahakal Singh”

rishiknots blog — Wed, 14 Oct 2020 16:43:03 +0000

A short bio from Mahakal (who changed his name but preferred to use his previous Sikh name): My sisters and I grew up in Ashrams in London, D.C., Espanola, and LA. They were sent to GNFC in ’81 and I went over in ’83. We were in Mussorie until ’87. I am pretty sure one …

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SGA Stores: An Open Letter

rishiknots blog — Mon, 21 Sep 2020 19:05:10 +0000

Dear Community, Like many of you, I’ve been really shocked at all the truth that has come out recently in our community. I’ve started to realize that although our community has some really wonderful people in it, I feel like it has big and widespread flaws that began with YB but definitely haven’t stopped with …

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