Twenty four allegations of sexual battery/abuse, 30 allegations of sexual harrassment, and 30 reports of unethical behavior cannot be tolerated. Why was this allowed to go on for so long? Why do I fear this is only the beginning of what is to be revealed? Why we do what we do, how we do it, and why it is valuable to our personal experience. We need to take a stand on this matter yet hold the many other polarities of the group consciousness at the same time. It’s not enough to cut off our hair and throw off the turban, because some have let one very flawed person define who we are. It’s not enough to continue to be bright eyed and bypass the utter emotions people are feeling- the loss, the pain, the denial, the misplaced loyalty. Where do you stand? It’s not enough to be neutral. The dumpster is now overflowing and clearing. Now those subconscious imprints of our community are being revealed even though many people knew in the shadows the subconscious garbage was lingering and growing. Just as the mom and baby grow together in many ways during pregnancy, those imprints are made within the womb, early on, before we are even consciously aware of it. That’s why some communities have rituals for the mother after the birth which allows the birthing process to be complete and the womb to be energetically closed to heal.Īs a spiritual community we have been growing and becoming new for some time and now its time to close the chapter of the old way of how our organizations are run, including taking the presumed father figurehead, Yogi Bhajan, off the pedestal. Something that grew tenderly inside the womb-like cocoon must now be on it’s own journey.
I have witnessed the intense grief and joy in a woman grieving and healing her womb after she becomes a mother. I am not physically a mother, only to myself and few furry animals. I can only imagine the experience of liberation and also the intense grief that comes with birth. Each year we have been growing and pushing the safe walls of the womb that held us all together for so long. We are finally being reborn, but the afterbirth (ie: our representing organizations) must also be reborn. My teacher, Guru Dharam, often referred to this cosmic play as the Twilight Zone. I can’t help but see the similarities between energetically rebirthing and the events of 2020.Īt any time during a rebirthing there is a war of polarities, one contraction of labor followed by a rest only to continue again.
In July I finished teaching the last of the 31 kriyas of the series. After 5 months of intense self reflection here is what I have to say….įor the last 3 years I dedicated much of myself to practicing and teaching kundalini rebirthing workshops on a monthly basis. I’ve stayed relatively quiet for various reasons.
In March the global Kundalini Yoga community had an extra challenge to hold since the most recent allegations of sexual misconduct and misuse of power came to light officially followed by over 70 pages of an investigation report which was released last week. We are still experiencing COVID19, actively educating ourselves, taking our place in anti-racism movements, and watching the foundation of everything we knew fall apart to be molded into something new.