Brief: Bikram Convoy Stopped by His Survivors

Conspirituality

Derek Beres, Matthew Remski, Julian Walker

Spirituality, Social Sciences, Religion & Spirituality, Science, Philosophy, Society & Culture

4.2 • 2K Ratings

🗓️ 14 February 2023

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

Hot yoga tycoon and sex offender Bikram Choudhury was set to teach his sweaty pseudoscience in Vancouver starting on February 20th. But a team of yoga allies, led by a woman who has sued Choudhury for rape, said "Fuck off." So that's that. Or is it? We have many questions. Why was this cursed event planned in the first place? Who on earth is continuing to support this clown, and trying to make money off of him? Who would cover themselves in sweaty shit in order to prop up this Simpsons-level caricature of a yoga megalomaniac? And how did Bikram Yoga become the de facto exercise method and spiritual practice of "Freedom Convoy" supporters? Matthew takes a sweaty tour through a land of pseudoscience and rape culture, hot yogis and truckers, anti-vaxxers and frog-lickers to find out. Big thank you to Colin Hall of Bodhi Tree Yoga for stopping by! Show Notes Canadian yoga competition stretches into Edmonton | CBC News Controversial Bikram yoga founder's planned Vancouver workshops raising flags Jill Lawler's 1st-person account Petition · Stop Predator Bikram Choudhury from hosting Yoga Seminar in Vancouver · Change.org Woman speaking out against Bikram Yoga event gets disturbing pushback from organizer Bikram yoga event no longer planned for Vancouver hotel Bikram Yoga Creator Loses It When Asked About Sexual Assault Allegations | HuffPost Women Sponsor: https://www.gardomlakeyoga.ca/ WATCH: Justin Trudeau cross-examined by Convoy lawyer -- -- -- Support us on Patreon Pre-order Conspirituality: How New Age Conspiracy Theories Became a Health Threat: America | Canada Follow us on Instagram | Twitter: Derek | Matthew | Julian Original music by EarthRise SoundSystem Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:31.0	Hello everybody, Matthew here with a Conspirituality Brief called
0:35.0	Bichram Convoy stopped by his survivors.
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1:00.0	A warning before we start.
1:02.0	This story about Bichram Childries now thwarted attempt to come to Vancouver
1:07.0	to teach his sweaty, magic yoga choreography is going to involve descriptions of sexual assault,
1:14.0	cultic dynamics, victim shaming, and non-stop evidence of traumatized narcissism.
1:20.0	Now, if you've never heard of Bichram Childry and all you want is a dirty thumbnail,
1:26.0	that can be digested in the next three minutes and then you can turn this podcast off and get on with your day.
1:31.0	Or you can listen to the rest to hear a little background on how his influence tangles itself
1:36.0	into the Conspirituality world up to and including serving as a spiritual support
1:42.0	for the trucker convoy movement that occupied downtown Ottawa for several weeks,
1:47.0	exactly one year ago.
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