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Emilía Rún joins Richard Blake and Joseph Anew this week to share her personal journey with Kundalini Yoga—a practice that profoundly shaped her life. In the wake of HBO’s documentary series Breath of Fire, which exposed the darker side of Kundalini Yoga and some of its most well-known teachers, Emilía offers a fresh perspective. Rather than discarding the practice entirely, she explores how we can hold onto beneficial spiritual practices by approaching them with discernment, integrity, and a deeper understanding of our own vulnerabilities.
Drawing from her firsthand experiences—including time spent practicing at RA MA Institute in LA, a central focus of the documentary—Emilía unpacks the transformative power of Kundalini Yoga, the risks involved, and the fine line between spiritual devotion and cult-like dynamics. This conversation delves into the importance of critical thinking in spiritual spaces, the disenchantment that she believes is inevitable on a spiritual path, and how that disenchantment might actually be a necessary part of the journey.
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Emilía Rún joins Richard Blake and Joseph Anew this week to share her personal journey with Kundalini Yoga—a practice that profoundly shaped her life. In the wake of HBO’s documentary series Breath of Fire, which exposed the darker side of Kundalini Yoga and some of its most well-known teachers, Emilía offers a fresh perspective. Rather than discarding the practice entirely, she explores how we can hold onto beneficial spiritual practices by approaching them with discernment, integrity, and a deeper understanding of our own vulnerabilities.
Drawing from her firsthand experiences—including time spent practicing at RA MA Institute in LA, a central focus of the documentary—Emilía unpacks the transformative power of Kundalini Yoga, the risks involved, and the fine line between spiritual devotion and cult-like dynamics. This conversation delves into the importance of critical thinking in spiritual spaces, the disenchantment that she believes is inevitable on a spiritual path, and how that disenchantment might actually be a necessary part of the journey.
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