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(SYDA Foundation). There he wore many hats,
including manager of the residential Manhattan
facility, educator, spokesperson, public-relations
coordinator, community organizer, and
writer/director of public programs. Shaw exited
Siddha Yoga in 1994, published an Open Letter
about Siddha Yoga on the Internet in 1995, and
helped create the Leaving Siddha Yoga website,
one of the first Internet websites for former cult
members. Shaw is the author of “Traumatic
Abuse in Cults: A Psychoanalytic Perspective,”
published in the Cultic Studies Journal, and of
numerous psychoanalytic papers. Mr. Shaw
leads the monthly New York-area ICSA group
with Chris Carlson. This group offers support,
education, and interaction for all those who have
been harmed by, or want to learn about high-
demand groups.
(SYDA Foundation). There he wore many hats,
including manager of the residential Manhattan
facility, educator, spokesperson, public-relations
coordinator, community organizer, and
writer/director of public programs. Shaw exited
Siddha Yoga in 1994, published an Open Letter
about Siddha Yoga on the Internet in 1995, and
helped create the Leaving Siddha Yoga website,
one of the first Internet websites for former cult
members. Shaw is the author of “Traumatic
Abuse in Cults: A Psychoanalytic Perspective,”
published in the Cultic Studies Journal, and of
numerous psychoanalytic papers. Mr. Shaw
leads the monthly New York-area ICSA group
with Chris Carlson. This group offers support,
education, and interaction for all those who have
been harmed by, or want to learn about high-
demand groups.
