'Violent discipline' part of yoga culture, royal commission hears

By Rachel Browne
Updated December 5 2014 - 7:08pm, first published 6:00pm
Religious leader Swami Satyananda Saraswati allegedly presided over an organisation where physical and sexual abuse were rife.
Religious leader Swami Satyananda Saraswati allegedly presided over an organisation where physical and sexual abuse were rife.
Religious leader Swami Satyananda Saraswati allegedly presided over an organisation where physical and sexual abuse were rife.
Religious leader Swami Satyananda Saraswati allegedly presided over an organisation where physical and sexual abuse were rife.
Religious leader Swami Satyananda Saraswati allegedly presided over an organisation where physical and sexual abuse were rife.
Religious leader Swami Satyananda Saraswati allegedly presided over an organisation where physical and sexual abuse were rife.
Religious leader Swami Satyananda Saraswati allegedly presided over an organisation where physical and sexual abuse were rife.
Religious leader Swami Satyananda Saraswati allegedly presided over an organisation where physical and sexual abuse were rife.

A former senior member of a yoga centre where children were allegedly sexually and physically assaulted described "violent discipline" as an acceptable part of ashram culture, a royal commission has heard.

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