Part 2 and conclusion of the Follow-up Expose on Uma Inder.
We have also contacted Yoga Alliance, of which Uma is a member
and below is our email correspondence with them.
“Dear
Yoga Alliance ,
It
has come to our attention that a yoga instructor named Uma Inder is a
member of your program.
Uma
is being accused for abusing her power as a teacher to manipulate,
exploit and damage her students. Please find enclosed a link to an
expose on Uma Inder, which will provide some of the exploitations,
manipulations and events of her past abuse on students. We ask that
you prevent any future students from her abuse by reading the
allegations presented in this expose and terminate your work
relationship with her as it is a tremendous liability if a
complaint comes from any of Umas students.
This
was Yoga alliance’s response back to us.
“namaste,
Thank
you for coming forward to share your thoughts in your email dated
Wednesday, April 25 to Yoga Alliance.
I
honor your request for understanding regarding Yoga Alliance’s
policy for responding to and handling allegations of misconduct by a
credential holder.
While
Yoga Alliance does not criminally investigate reports of criminal
behavior or sexual assault, we do take these reports seriously.
If you have directly experienced sexual misconduct by a
credential holder and are interested in pursuing a grievance within
the scope of the Yoga Alliance credential, you can contact me, Leigh
Evans, at levans@yogaalliance.org or
via phone 571.319.0824. My general office hours are Monday – Friday
8am – 4pm (ET). If you are interested in reading more about the
next steps, I invite you to review our Policies
page for further information.
If
you choose to report an experience with a credential holder,
please indicate in your email response:
·
The best time to reach you;
·
The best number to reach you; and
·
Whether or not we can leave a voicemail if we miss you.
You
are more than welcome to have a support person – friend, family,
spiritual advisor – or other trusted individual, with you during
the call.
Again,
thank you for taking the time to write to Yoga Alliance.
In
service,
Leigh
Evans, RYT
200
Accountability
Manager
We
are coordinating with the alleged victims of Uma Inder’s abuses to
directly give their individual complaints to Yoga Alliance.
The
notion that there are only a couple of alleged victims who have come
forward with allegations against Uma’s abusive misconduct couldn't
be further from the truth. Here is the most recent complaint.
“I
support the claim she is a narcissist maybe even delusional and I do
know she spat on someone’s face during an intense fight in one of
her retreat after this person supposedly asking questions she didn’t
like and then spat on his face claiming to the rest of the
participants “And that’s how you deal with that...””
“The
woman is mentally ill. I have no doubt about that.”
As
we stated earlier some of the institutions have discontinued their
relationship with Uma.
For
example, the School of Sacred Arts, Yoga Barn and the latest is the
No Mind Festival in Angsbacka.
Unfortunately,
we are still in the processes of getting the Nordic festival in
Sweden to discontinue Uma’s employment. Here is our latest comment
on the Nordic Satya’s Facebook post regarding Uma’s participation
at the upcoming festival.
It has also been brought to our
attention that Uma has been selling her “health products” without
proper government certification.
According
to the allegations found within the complaints received against Uma
Inder, it is our opinion and belief that Uma may be acting as a cult
leader that seems to severely damage her followers in many ways. We
believe Uma Inder’s recruitment, indoctrination, and control
techniques are typical to that of destructive high-control/demand
groups (as per our analysis using the B.I.T.E. model). According to
the complaints, in our opinion it seems Uma Inder has no regard for
the physical, mental, emotional and financial well-being of her
followers. We believe her goal is to psychologically break down
students in the name of “transparency” and “enlightenment”
for control and exploitation purposes. In our estimation, we believe
Uma Inder may be very dangerous and advise potential students to
think twice before becoming a student of this yogi guru.
A
final quote from an alleged victim:
“…it is due to these
systematic threats and intimidation that Uma Inder has been able to
operate for so long without being exposed. These threats require that
we protect our identities for the time being. However, we are so
concerned about the well-being of current, inactive, former, and
possible future cult members that we choose to begin exposing the
abuses carried out by Uma Inder.”
We commend all of the
brave ex-students of Uma for finding the courage to come together
and speak out in an effort to warn potential students and stop the
alleged manipulation and abuse. If you have any information about Uma
Inder and/or her group that you would like to share, please contact
us immediately. Please
note: This expose was
conducted upon receiving allegations and evidence against Uma Inder
by ex-students. The purpose of this expose is to warn, educate, save
lives and to protect any potential victims. It is absolutely not
intended to slander, libel or harm anyone mentioned in the expose.
In
Conclusion we at F.A.C.T. have an obligation to our followers and the
alleged victims to expose the truth. As such we will continue to
inform and educate all future institutions and possible students of
Uma.
There
will always be some opposing views from Uma’s believers and
followers. That is the power of undue influence!
Those
who don’t fight EVIL empower EVIL!
-F.A.C.T
Team
Families
Against Cult Teachings and Abuses
