Joey Klein has not followed a good path. He was likely one of the students that was groomed and manipulated by Sai Maa. I was just reading on about how she would have sexual relations with her closest students. I have no doubts one of them was Joey Klein. He was young, attractive, and lost when he first went to a Sai Maa event and she quickly took him under her wing and around the world with
Forum: Former Cult Members and Affected Families

I should add that Joey Klein is a successor of Sai Maa and even dedicated his book to her. It's clear he tries to distance himself from her publicly because she has been exposed multiple times, especially on these forums. He was likely groomed by her as his accounts of her in interviews pretty much states. He was desperate and in a bad place and Sai Maa took him under her wing. T
Forum: "Cults," Sects, and "New Religious Movements"

This seems all innocent and helpful at first. I'm sure that's how most cults operate. There are at-home meditations, free local book clubs, and weekend conferences. I have done the meditation series and attended a conference. The meditations are ok - they do help you build some emotional awareness. They aren't really meditations as they are guided and very active. Meditat
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I was contacted by the UK government funded new religious movement monitoring organisation INFORM who are run by Professor Eileen Barker and who were interested in learning more about Roshahnne Ammariel / Shekeira Shaozen as they had received a number of enquiries regarding the group that she runs. It might be worth anyone who has any interest in this group contacting them to get a good under
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Dear Zara The name of the psychologist who met and treated our son is Dr Andrew Smith who is based in Brighton. [...] I think he has since retired but maybe he can still help you or perhaps recommend someone else. Basically what I discovered about this group from Dr Smith, who had also met and worked with other members or ex-members, is that that this group follows a lot of the common prac
Forum: "Cults," Sects, and "New Religious Movements"

Dear Zara I'm so sorry to hear about what is happening with your daughter and this group. My son was involved with this group for about four years and they ruined his life at the time through basically destroying his relationships with his partner and encouraging him to pay the group leaders huge amounts of money each month for more and more self development courses and treatments. I
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