Jivamukti Yoga Scandal

The ‘Cultish’ Call of Yoga Studios - Yahoo

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In what’s shaping up to the be latest in a long line of alleged yoga-guru scandals, a woman has targeted popular New York City yoga studio Jivamukti with a $1.6 million sexual …

It's the End of an Era for NYC Yoga - Yoga Journal

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Jivamukti Yoga wasn’t immune to the scandals and allegations of misconduct that have plagued the yoga community). Sharon’s eye missed nothing, and though the class was …

The Jivamukti Sex Scandal That’s Got Us Scratching Our Heads

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Dechen Thurman, a hugely popular Jivamukti yoga instructor, who also happens to be Uma's brother and son of renowned Buddhist scholar and author Robert Thurman, was …

Student Files $1M Sexual Harassment Suit Against Jivamukti …

http://yogadork.com/2016/02/02/student-files-1m-sexual-harassment-suit-against-jivamukti-yoga-teacher/

A Jivamukti Yoga teacher has been accused of sexually harassing a student in a $1.6 million civil lawsuit filed against the teacher and the studio, a major staple in the NYC …

Yoga Reconsiders the Role of the Guru in the Age of #MeToo

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Since 2010, more than a dozen former students have come forward to accuse Guruji, as his followers called him, of sexually assaulting them in his yoga studio in Mysore, India, and …

The 6 Biggest Yoga Scandals, From Bikram Choundry To …

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Brother of Uma, Jivamukti yoga instructor Dechen Thurman came under fire when it was alleged last year that he was a sex addict who was sleeping with a bunch of his students …

Twisted relationships: Inside yoga sex scandals – Metro US

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The latest so-called scandal involves actress Uma Thurman’s brother Dechan Thurman, a Jivamukti yoga instructor whom a (presumably former) friend, Maria Sliwa, claims …

The Sexual Abuse Scandal in Ashtanga Yoga - Inspiration Yoga

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The Sexual Abuse Scandal in Ashtanga Yoga Some of you will have heard about the crisis engulfing the international Ashtanga community, concerning Pattabhi Jois (the founder …

Yoga’s Culture of Sexual Abuse: Nine Women Tell Their Stories

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In the wake of recent #MeToo conversations, however, Jois’s legacy is now in crisis. The yoga guru is accused of engaging in repeated acts of sexual misconduct and sexual …

JIVAMUKTI YOGA - Miss Yoga Fit

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Despite the reputation of this yoga style, Jivamukti yoga is not immune to scandal. A lawsuit was filed against a senior Jivamukti instructor in 2016 for sexual harassment; it …