304: Twisted Tantric Yogi

About this episode

The episode discusses the allegations against guru Gregorian Bivolaru and the experiences of women involved in his tantric yoga organization.

Consider the bright-eyed students who signed up for tantric yoga and sacred sexuality courses through their local yoga studios, only to eventually find they were sending the guru photos of themselves in bikinis to see if they qualified for a private initiation ceremony. What's unique about today's guru, Gregorian Bivolaru, is how his organization's in-depth courses reached into over 30 different countries, delivering a steady stream of young, starry-eyed women to be abused by him in Paris. A new documentary series, Twisted Yoga, tells the story of the women who've come forward to expose what they allege are the criminal actions of the guru and his cult. Julian cover the nuts and bolts, Matthew digs into Bivolaru's Soviet-era Romanian background, and then Derek interviews director Rowan Deacon, who reveals some info not covered in the series, such as the “meditations for Trump” going on at some of Bivolaru’s yoga studios. Show Notes Gregorian Bivolaru official biography POV Magazine: How Twisted Yoga Centres Care Amid a Web of Lies Discourse Analysis of Public Communication Campaigns about Gregorian Bivolaru ACT Database: "Sucker Love is Heaven Sent" — A Romanian Yoga Cult Under…

People in this episode

Hosts: Julian Walker, Matthew Remski, Derek Beres

Guest: Rowan Deacon

Topics covered

• tantric yoga
• sexual abuse
• cult behavior
• documentary
• guru culture
• women's rights

Keywords

• tantric yoga
• Gregorian Bivolaru
• sexual abuse
• cult
• documentary
• Rowan Deacon
• yoga studios
• women's rights

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Twisted Yoga, POV Magazine, NBC Bay Area, CNN, Connexion France, Marxists Internet

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