Breath of Fire: a practice of purification caught up in a yoga scandal
The HBO documentary about Kundalini Yoga, Guru Jagat and Yogi Bhajan is devastating and bleak. Is anything in the practice worth salvaging?
The “latest” yoga scandal may be the worst
I just watched the final episode of the heartbreaking four-part series Breath of Fire on HBO Max with my partner Lisa. It is a documentary about Kundalini Yoga told through the lives of its founder Yogi Bhajan (Harbhajan Singh Puri), and the charismatic heirs to his throne, Guru Jagat (Katie Griggs) and Hari Ji…
Keep reading with a 7-day free trial
Subscribe to Don't Forget to Breathe to keep reading this post and get 7 days of free access to the full post archives.