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=== Sexual abuse allegations === In January of 2020, Yogi Bhajan's former secretary Pamela Saharah Dyson (f.k.a. Premka) published her memoir ''Premka: White Bird in a Golden Cage: My Life with Yogi Bhajan'', detailing the intimate non-professional, sexual relationships she and other women had with Harbhajan Singh.<ref name="Dyson 2019">{{cite book | last=Dyson | first=Pamela | title=Premka: White Bird in a golden cage: my life with Yogi Bhajan | publisher=Eyes Wide Publishing | publication-place=Maui, Hawaii | year=2019 | isbn=978-0-578-62188-3 | oclc=1142816131 }}</ref> The release of this memoir prompted allegations of sexual, financial, and emotional abuse on the part of Yogi Bhajan and people close to him. These allegations culminated in a civil lawsuit in the city of Los Angeles against Bhajan and members of his circle. In response to the allegations 3HO hired ''An Olive Branch'', a consultancy specializing in addressing misconduct in spiritual communities, to conduct a third-party investigation. Their report, compiled through extensive interviewing and research, determined that it was "more likely than not that Yogi Bhajan engaged in several types of sexual misconduct and abused his power as a spiritual leader."<ref>{{Cite news |title=Olive Branch Yogi Bhajan Investigation |url=https://wrldrels.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Olive-Branch-Yogi-Bhajan-Investigation.pdf}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Inside The Dubious World Of A Cult That Turned 550-year-old Religion Into A Commodity |work=India Times |url=https://www.indiatimes.com/news/india/yogi-bhajan-sexual-abuse-573603.html |quote=In light of the memoir that came out in early 2020, and after many of the victims filed a civil lawsuit in Los Angeles against 3HO, claiming that not only did Bhajan abuse them but also that members of 3HO were well aware of the abuse. Following the allegations, an investigation was opened by An Olive Branch, a consultancy that is strangely established to deal with misconduct in the spiritual community. Their final report revealed that the allegations are indeed (most likely) true.}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=OIive Branch Report |url=https://epsweb.org/an-olive-branch-report/ |website=The SSSC Office of Ethics and Professional Standards}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Olive Branch Report |url=https://kundaliniresearchinstitute.org/en/timeline/report-by-an-olive-branch-issued/ |website=Kundalini Research Institute}}</ref>
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