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Since its introduction to the West, yoga has delivered copious advantages to those that observe. Yoga has additionally introduced, at instances, some ill-intentioned gurus. The autumn of 1 such chief, Yogi Bhajan, a Punjabi Sikh credited with bringing Kundalini yoga to the U.S., and his self-proclaimed successor, Guru Jagat (a.ok.a. Katie Griggs), are chronicled in HBO’s forthcoming documentary Breath of Hearth.
Directed by Hayley Pappas and Smiley Stevens, the four-part documentary relies on “The Second Coming of Guru Jagat,” a Vainness Truthful story by Hayley Phelan. The documentary follows the rise of each Bhajan and Griggs, each deceased, the latter of whom gained recognition on-line and in Los Angeles after founding the Ra Ma Institute in 2013. Throughout her time as “the face of Kundalini,” Griggs constructed a roster of celeb shoppers—together with Kate Hudson, Alicia Keys, and Demi Moore—and urged followers to funnel cash her method for entry to religious attainment. “Those that maintain the facility of those teachings will rule the earth for five,000 years,” says Griggs within the trailer.
The model of yoga often called Kundalini, which implies “coiled snake” in Sanskrit, consists of motion, respiratory, chanting, and doing kriyas, or specific actions. These practices are thought to tug the vitality on the base of your backbone upward by way of your crown and outward in order that vitality can move by way of the chakras and, in response to Bhajan and Griggs, enlightenment and wealth could be attained. Griggs’ white ensembles echo Bhajan’s perception that the colour tasks optimistic vitality whereas defending your spirit and his insistence that followers put on white from head to foot.
Bhajan and Griggs have confronted allegations of abuse, corruption, manipulation, and customarily questionable practices. Breath of Hearth delves into the shared story of their seeming want for energy by way of interviews with former college students and workers, childhood pals, household, followers, and extra.
There’s no denying that points of Kundalini yoga have benefited many, though separating the academics from the teachings stays a vital part of working towards yoga…and of navigating life.
HBO’s Breath of Hearth premieres on October 23 at 9 p.m. ET.
