Comments on: Dahn Yoga Scandal Might Be Creepiest, Cultish Yet

By: Dahn Yoga Member

Dahn Yoga Member — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 22:57:24 +0000

WOW!!!! I am amazed after reading all these comments…drugging the tea??? I have been a member of Dahn for a 1.5 years and some of the members in my class have been there for 15 years. Most came with serious injuries including myself who know are happy and healthy. Do they want money? Sure they do its a business like any other and I am sure the overall purpose is to make money. When you go to a car dealership is there pressure to buy? Definately! CULT omgosh this seems harsh. I have not witnessed any of the above with the exception of wanting me to pay money for retreats. Which buy the way my money my choice. I love Dahn yoga and I have never been drugged, never been mistreated or abused. My blood pressue in now normal, my cholesteral levels have returned to normal. My weight is where it belongs. I have energy where before I had none and most my love for my fellow human beings and all the other living creatures on this planet is strong. I feel awesome. Sorry I have nothing bad to say about Dahn. I think that everyone percieves things differently and some are much more suspisous than others. Could things of happened? Of course. But this has not been my experience nor the experience of any of my class. I think if you are not happy with this type of Yoga that you should definately find one that is better for you. And definately not do something that makes you uncomfortable. Most of all I have not paid for anything except my classes. I am the master of my money..lol.

By: antidahn

antidahn — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 02:26:30 +0000

You can file a complaint with the Better Business Bureau, the Chamber of Commerce for the city the center was located in, the landlord of the Dahn center, your County’s DA’s office, your State’s Attorney General Office (look at your State’s consumer fraud statutes), and if you worked for Dahn Yoga you probably worked hours that should have been paid and you can contact your State’s Dept of Labor as well as the IRS to file complaints for the time you weren’t paid for. You can also contact your local news media to report what happened.

By: Lisa Cinelli

Lisa Cinelli — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 18:11:22 +0000

So I would like to file a report for what has happened through my experience with Dahn Yoga, and get help resolving the psychic abuse. What are the numbers to call regarding any groups that are currently working on investigations and support regarding people with problems with the practice.? Thank you

By: antidahn

antidahn — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 05:02:51 +0000

Ingrid, you were smart to stay away. The employees I knew in my area worked for minimum wage and worked numerous hours without being paid because Dahn considered it part of their yoga training and not part of their job responsibilities, even though it was marketing and other activities meant to increase membership. Employees were still forced to pay for Dahn trips and training, even though it would have made them better employees and should have been paid by the company since they worked for them. Dahn did not reimburse the employees for mileage driven to different locations, even when it was double digit additional mileage. A Dahn master convinced someone I once cared about who worked there to not sign up for health insurance because “Dahn masters can heal themselves”, not that she could actually afford the insurance anyway.

By: Ingrid

Ingrid — Tue, 31 May 2011 22:30:10 +0000

I’ve had two run-ins with this group. The first time they were looking for a marketing person. To apply for the job they required that I develop and give them a FREE comprehensive marketing plan – LAME! and exploitative. Sure, I’ve had ‘skills’ interviews, but I have never had a prospective employer demand a full FREE marketing plan.

Then I saw an ad for a yoga instructor. They did not say who the group was. The pay looked low, but I thought perhaps it was a new/struggling studio so I contact them. Come to find out it was none other than Dahn Yoga. They wanted to pay me MINIMUM WAGE to teach yoga, and a big fat $3 for every student that I helped turn into a devoted Dahn follower (who of course pays hundreds or thousands of dollars a year to join). And as part of my interview I was expected to tell them how I would help them recruit students. Yes, I get $8/hour to teach a one hour class, plus I have to recruit devotees that they can gouge for money.

This group not only exploits its ‘members’, it also exploits its employees.

By: btwrites

btwrites — Fri, 13 May 2011 03:24:00 +0000

I went to my first Dahn “Yoga” class tonight. It is NOT yoga; I’ve practiced Kundalini and Hatha yoga for years and I know the difference. Everyone was pressured to enthusiastically say “yes” to anything the “master” said. I was then pressured to sign up for “membership,” which I did not. I felt the people at the Dahn “studio” were manipulative – demanding conformity, pointing out when people made mistakes in class, etc. I had the tea and felt no ill or unusual effects. But red flags went up for me immediately because of the pressure on class students to behave deferentially and with excessive obedience and devotion. I will NOT go back. Folks, please be careful and please do not mistake this as legitimate yoga. Everything you’re looking for can be found in legitimate yoga studios.

By: on the fence

on the fence — Tue, 05 Apr 2011 07:54:33 +0000

I love how I feel after classes. I love that it is not pointless movement as I felt in the gym. I love that I can go into myself in movement and meditation.

I’m worried that the master and program supposedly know what I NEED in terms of my “enlightenment.” In order to achieve this I have be aggressively approached to spend up to $5,000. I have repeatedly politely explained that I do not have that kind of disposable income. I also do not know what the heck these workshops are supposed to do. One workshop I went to ended in a sales pitch (after we exposed our “goals”) for the next level of workshops (increasingly expensive).

I am still a member but despite how much I loved the classes because they were freeing, I keep feeling nervous and vulnerable. I was told that this was my “victim consciousness” and not to trust my brain. How can something that feels so good, also have what I am sensing is oppressive?

on the fence

By: Cyril Riemann

Cyril Riemann — Sat, 06 Nov 2010 17:26:04 +0000

Why is it that your content jogs my memory of some other very similar the one which I read elsewhere?

By: usedtoknow...

usedtoknow... — Wed, 27 Oct 2010 05:23:23 +0000

Thanks antidahn.

It is nice to read a friendly voice who I know isn’t going to out of the blue say, “well but some positive things about Dahn are…” or “focus on what you got out of it”. I know eventually, sooner rather than later in fact, I’ll quit feeling quite so bi-polar and will integrate the experience.

As to professional help. Thanks. Let me get a job first so I can pay for it . But yes, I’m very open to help. I’ve done some search on-line, there does not appear to be anyone in this area who doesn’t charge, so, I’ll muddle through for now.

I will take you up on your offer of email conversation though. A bit more private for when I need to rant, rave, cry, in general break down.

By: antidahn

antidahn — Wed, 27 Oct 2010 03:58:34 +0000

I would love to hear your story as I am working on complaints with various attorney generals, the IRS, and other agencies. write to me at dahnjustice@gmail.com