The section before this was about the history of Yoga, and I feel the author just had a fucking seizure while watching Fox News, before continuing to write the book. agony-consuming

Like what.

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    9 months ago

    Don’t worry, they don’t engage in behavior creating an imbalance with power dynamics, creating a predatory culture abusing those who look up to you as a mentor figure because they’re enlightened and above such earthly desires checks notes

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    There was literally a special on Netflix about a yoga instructor who would take advantage of his clients and molest / assault / rape them…

    Edit: Not even an isolated incident… Link to Wikipedia after a quick Google search. It’s like it’s part of the practice https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sexual_abuse_by_yoga_gurus