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THE BIG READ | When meditation turns toxic: how one woman exposed the sleazy underbelly of the wellness world

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American spiritual teacher Tara Brach believes people should confront difficult emotions during their meditation practices instead of trying to suppress them. (PHOTO: Facebook_Tara Brach)
American spiritual teacher Tara Brach believes people should confront difficult emotions during their meditation practices instead of trying to suppress them. (PHOTO: Facebook_Tara Brach)

Since suffering a miscarriage at a women’s retreat, Tara Brach has been on a mission to reform the world of meditation, and now she's the go-to spiritual guru for celebrities like Naomi Watts.

Tara Brach was four months pregnant when she miscarried at a women’s retreat in Española, New Mexico. She was 30 and had spent the last eight years as a devoted member of 3HO, a community promising spiritual awakening.

The loss devastated her. She believed that extensive physical activity in the desert summer heat might have contributed to her miscarriage, so she wrote a note to her spiritual leader, Yogi Bhajan, suggesting they exercise care with pregnant women in the future.

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