Stop Sexual Abuse of Yoga Students by Predatory Instructors


Stop Sexual Abuse of Yoga Students by Predatory Instructors
The Issue
See KRI & 3HO's official letters informing kundalini yoga trainees of Karta's resignation and complaints of Karta sexually abusing his yoga students.
This is from the KYTA (UK) Newsletter Issue 363 April 7, 2016....
Whereas; There were serious complaints against Karta for sexually abusing his yoga students...
Read more at this link:
http://www.wackoworldofyogibhajan.net/forums/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=806#p3445
http://www.wackoworldofyogibhajan.net/forums/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=806&start=10#p3452
3HO kundalini yoga instructor Sohan Anne Boeing of Berlin stated in her official complaint of March 2016 against Karta, "Altogether I had spoken to at least ten teachers from KRI, IKITA and 3HO, they remained silent for more than ten years. In doing so they cooperated with Karta hence empowering him.
I could not complete the mentoring process in an association that, in full consciousness, protected a teacher who sexually abused women. Their reasons differed, speaking in whispers, they all seemed spurious to me. What was the reason for all of this? Power interests? Fear of crisis? Fear of change? A non-existent backbone?"
http://www.wackoworldofyogibhajan.net/forums/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=806#p3446
Whereas: As Conscious & Spiritual human beings we need to stand for truth and speak out to stop sexual assault and abuse towards women otherwise our silence makes us complicit...
Whereas: If we are silent in the face of oppression, we will give the wrong message to our young sisters, mothers, and future generations of women...
We the undersigned, request KRI, 3HO & Sikh Dharma International begin an investigation into how Karta's sexual abuse of yoga students became accepted behavior for more than ten years in KRI, 3HO & Sikh Dharma International.
And further we the undersigned request KRI, 3HO & Sikh Dharma International to investigate who in 3HO knew about Karta sexually abusing his yoga students and when these 3HO members learned about it.

The Issue
See KRI & 3HO's official letters informing kundalini yoga trainees of Karta's resignation and complaints of Karta sexually abusing his yoga students.
This is from the KYTA (UK) Newsletter Issue 363 April 7, 2016....
Whereas; There were serious complaints against Karta for sexually abusing his yoga students...
Read more at this link:
http://www.wackoworldofyogibhajan.net/forums/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=806#p3445
http://www.wackoworldofyogibhajan.net/forums/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=806&start=10#p3452
3HO kundalini yoga instructor Sohan Anne Boeing of Berlin stated in her official complaint of March 2016 against Karta, "Altogether I had spoken to at least ten teachers from KRI, IKITA and 3HO, they remained silent for more than ten years. In doing so they cooperated with Karta hence empowering him.
I could not complete the mentoring process in an association that, in full consciousness, protected a teacher who sexually abused women. Their reasons differed, speaking in whispers, they all seemed spurious to me. What was the reason for all of this? Power interests? Fear of crisis? Fear of change? A non-existent backbone?"
http://www.wackoworldofyogibhajan.net/forums/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=806#p3446
Whereas: As Conscious & Spiritual human beings we need to stand for truth and speak out to stop sexual assault and abuse towards women otherwise our silence makes us complicit...
Whereas: If we are silent in the face of oppression, we will give the wrong message to our young sisters, mothers, and future generations of women...
We the undersigned, request KRI, 3HO & Sikh Dharma International begin an investigation into how Karta's sexual abuse of yoga students became accepted behavior for more than ten years in KRI, 3HO & Sikh Dharma International.
And further we the undersigned request KRI, 3HO & Sikh Dharma International to investigate who in 3HO knew about Karta sexually abusing his yoga students and when these 3HO members learned about it.

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Petition created on April 23, 2016