Traumatic Narcissism: From Muktananda and Gurumayi to Donald Trump

Daniel Shaw and Siddha Yoga

This week’s blog features an interview with a licensed clinical social worker, Daniel Shaw.  Dan is a private practice psychotherapist in New York City and in Rockland County, New York. Dan was deeply involved for many years and even a staff member at Siddha Yoga before he woke up and walked away. As part of his healing journey and restarting his life, he decided to become a mental health professional. Like many former members, he was involved in helping others to wake up and realize that the guru was not enlightened but, in fact, a very insecure, narcissist with delusions of omnipotence. He currently maintains the ex-member site, Leaving Siddha Yoga. This site has lots of important information for not just former members of this Indian guru group but all Indian guru groups.