Episode 25: Olivia Taglioli (brought into 3HO in Italy at age 6; 1985 - 2010)

<p>Today's guest is Olivia Taglioli. Originally born in Italy and lived there until 1998. </p> <p>At age 6 years old, her mom announced that Olivia was to receive her spiritual name, Atma Kaur, from Yogi Bhajan, whom she met in the summer of 1985 in Spain. </p> <p>From then on, under her mom's guidance and sometimes insistence, she began practicing Kundalini Yoga and later Sat Nam Rasayan, and other 3HO lifestyle practices.  </p> <p>She met Guru Dev (Master of Sat Nam Rasayan) in 1990 at age 11. She attended her first European Yoga Festival in Loches, France in 1992 at age 13; Also the first time she sat through White Tantric Yoga. </p> <p>She was “counseled”, and receiving "Healing Treatments" by GuruDev Singh and was regularly sexually abused by him at the age of 16/17.  She was forced to keep quiet by her mom and Guru Dev Singh and overall community atmosphere.  </p> <p>At 19 (1998) she was "moved" to the Amsterdam Ashram, working for the ashram, the 3HO Foundation and the Yogi Tea Company for several years in numerous capacities. </p> <p>In 1999 she married a former MPA student from San Diego, CA (who’s parents are well-known members in 3HO) and their wedding was officiated by GuruDev Singh at Solstice 1999.  </p> <p>They had three daughters together and later divorced in 2010.  She currently resides in San Diego, CA with her four daughters.) She’s a massage and cranio-sacral therapist part time, a writer and a self healer. </p> <p>Song credit: No Ceiling by Eddie Vedder</p> <p><a href='https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2lEfcoaDgbCCmztPZ4XIuN?si=vH-cH7HzRs-qFxzEuogOqg'>Listen to the Uncomfortable Conversations Spotify Playlist</a></p> <p>You can DONATE to this broadcast at: <a href='http://www.gurunischan.com/uncomfortableconversations'>http://www.gurunischan.com/uncomfortableconversations</a></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p>