Hello everybody. Thanks for your responses. Finding out whether a training group is manipulative or abusive is only half of the story. The other question is--does it work? Will the training accomplish what it promises? I think that my big problem with both these groups are that they promise you that everything in your life will be transformed in such a short time. In other words, if something sou
Forum: Large Group Awareness Training, "Human Potential"

QuotepzhI was just trying to reach the home page of the Divine Life Society an organization created by Swami Sivananda Saraswati and by mistake entered instead of .org. The page I was redirected to was a criticism of Yogaville (hosted by ). Is there any relationship between the two? I've read some of Sivananda's books on Yoga and have never heard anything bad about him. And as far as I
Forum: Coercive Persuasion and Undue Influence

Does anybody know anything about either The Sedona Method or The Release Technique? There are both LGAT style groups influenced by Lester Levenson who died in 1994, whom originally presented the material back in the 1950s. This is a technique that has to do with releasing emotions. You can either learn this in a group setting, or listening to a series of tapes in a home study course. The Sedona
Forum: Large Group Awareness Training, "Human Potential"