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| Sahaja Yoga | |
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| Founder | Nirmala Srivastava |
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| Kundalini | |
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| Vishwa Nirmala Dharma | |
Sahaja Yoga (Sahaja meaning born with and Yoga meaning union) is a type of meditation, religion and yoga. It claims to be "a unique method of meditation based on an experience called self-realization (Kundalini awakening) that some believe occurs within each human being. The term Sahaja Yoga is also used to refer to the Sahaja Yoga International (Vishwa Nirmala Dharma) movement founded by Nirmala Srivastava (also known by devotees as Shri Mataji) on 5 May 1970 based on this practice.
Criticism
While Sahaja Yoga never charges money for attaining Self-Realization, critics assert that members are later requested to contribute to projects.
See also
External links
- Sahaja Yoga - official website
- Sakshi Pokhari - the Pond of Witness
- Timeline
- Life of Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi
- Sahaja Yoga Facts - official response to critical allegations
- French Sahaja Yoga website
- Sahaja Yoga in UK
- Irish Sahaja Yoga
- Scottish Sahaja Yoga
- Medical research literature on Sahaja Yoga meditation
- Sahaja Yoga in India
References
- Manocha, R. "Sahaja yoga in asthma", Thorax 2003;58:825-826. URL:
- Manocha R, Marks G.B., Kenchington P., Peters D., Salome C.M. "Sahaja yoga in the management of moderate to severe asthma: a randomized controlled trial", Thorax 2003;57:110-115. URL:
- Ramaratnam S., Sridharan K. "Yoga for epilepsy", Cochrane Database Syst Review 2000;(3):CD001524.
- Panjwani U., Selvamurthy W., Singh S.H., Gupta H.L., Mukhopadhyay S., Thakur L. "Effect of Sahaja yoga meditation on auditory evoked potentials (AEP) and visual contrast sensitivity (VCS) in epileptics", Appl Psychophysiol Biofeedback 2000;25(1):1-12.
- Harrison, L.J., Manocha R., Rubia, K. "Sahaja Yoga Meditation as a Family Treatment Programme for Children with Attention Deficit-Hyperactivity Disorder", Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry 2004;9(4):479-497. URL:
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