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Yoga Cults Pt. 1
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Length:
38 minutes
Released:
Nov 23, 2021
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Podcast episode
Description
How do quests for enlightenment get so sinister? Today, we’re looking at three stories of yoga gurus and guides who were loved — then loathed — for their practices. We start in Romania, charting the rise of the deeply polarizing Gregorian Bivolaru. The alleged mystic is heralded by many as a great teacher and victim of persecution. But authorities say he used his teachings to manipulate, exploit, and traffic women and girls.
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Released:
Nov 23, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
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