Cheetah House

Cheetah House offers resources and education about meditation-related difficulties. Research, education, training, support, community. Hope.

Cheetah House offers to research-based information and support for meditation-related adverse effects.

08/27/2026

We are just two weeks away! On Wednesday, September 9th at 12pm EDT, Dr. Michelle Haslam will present her critical talk on the risks, contraindications, and potential for psychological harm within Buddhist sects.

What makes spiritual abuse so difficult to spot and report? 🛑

According to clinical observation and survivor testimonies, common drivers include:

❌ Using teachings on "karma" and "equanimity" to victim-blame
❌ Labeling trauma and distress as "attachment to self" or "self-cherishing"
❌ Dismissing whistleblowers or accusing them of having a "deluded mind"
❌ The lack of trauma-informed awareness in spiritual and wellbeing settings

Sliding scale options available. Link in bio.

08/21/2026

Research opportunity for Christian meditators.

08/13/2026

⏰ Early bird discount ends this Saturday! Don't forget to use code EBRISKS at checkout for 60% off our upcoming lecture with Dr. Michelle Haslam.

Discover how teachings on suffering, karma, and equanimity are sometimes misapplied to invalidate trauma, silence survivors, and label distress as "incorrect view." Protect your clinical practice or personal journey with vital, trauma-informed insights into spiritual abuse.

🎓 APA credit available.
🔗 Register via the link in bio!

08/11/2026

What happens when spiritual devotion turns into psychological abuse, labor exploitation, and extreme isolation?

Join us on September 17th for a special "Letters to My Former Self" event featuring comedian and whistleblower Sofia May—former assistant to Lama Tsultrim Allione and key witness in the exposé on the Tara Mandala Buddhist retreat center.

Sofia will share her harrowing personal journey navigating severe emotional abuse, food deprivation, and forced labor under Allione, detailing how core tenets of traditional Tibetan Buddhism were weaponized to enable and conceal coercive control.

🎟️ Save 60% with code EBMAY through August 23rd! Link in bio.

08/10/2026

When meditation is integrated into clinical therapies like DBT and CFT, we rarely discuss the potential risks—or what happens when spiritual teachings are used to mask psychological pressure and abuse.

Join Dr. Michelle Haslam—a UK-based senior clinical psychologist and survivor of spiritual abuse within Buddhist communities—for a critical live presentation on the dynamics of psychological harm and spiritualized victim-blaming in Buddhist sects.

Learn to recognize how concepts like karma and equanimity can be weaponized to invalidate trauma, and understand the systemic barriers to help-seeking and whistleblowing.

🎓 APA credit available.

🎟️ Save 60% with code EBRISKS through August 15th! Link in bio.

07/22/2026

For many, a meditation crisis forces us to look closely at the religious or spiritual conditioning we grew up with. Next week on Wednesday, 7/29— Sue talks candidly about how discarding those old, restrictive frameworks allowed her to find true solace in mysticism and real validation in consciousness science. You are not alone in this territory. 🔗 Link in bio.

07/21/2026

Meet the facilitators behind the Neurodivergent Mindfulness Network (NiMiN)! 👋

Our sessions are led by Jessica Andexer and Dr. Kelly Birtwell—two multiply neurodivergent professionals passionate about accessible, inclusive mental health and wellbeing.

🎨 Jessica Andexer has been practicing as a psychotherapist since 2006. She is an educator, consultant, and mindfulness teacher who has worked across trauma services, charities, and the NHS.

🔬 Dr. Kelly Birtwell is a chartered psychologist, counsellor, and mindfulness teacher. Her research focuses heavily on mindfulness for underserved groups and the health and wellbeing of autistic adults.

Join Jessica and Kelly on Monday, July 27th for a safe, shared community space.

🔗 Register for free at cheetahhouse.org/nimin

07/17/2026

Participation is completely free, supported by Cheetah House. Come as you are on Monday, July 27th! (Because this is a live-only space with no recordings available, make sure to double-check your local time zones so you don't miss it!)

🔗 Link in bio to register: cheetahhouse.org/nimin

07/15/2026

Healing from meditation-related adversity isn't just about returning to baseline—it's about the unexpected gifts uncovered along the way. For artist and interior designer Sue, that meant opening up a completely new vein of expressive creativity and a faith unencumbered by past conditioning. Join us on July 29th for this intimate community conversation.

🔗 Sliding scale available. Link in bio.

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