Part 3: Philia

The Gateway: Teal Swan

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Society & Culture

4.7 • 1.4K Ratings

🗓️ 13 June 2018

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Jennings meets Teal at her retreat center in Costa Rica. He spends a week there, observing her therapy methods and getting to know some of the people who leave their lives behind to live with Teal and run her spiritual startup. It all starts with a death meditation, and it only gets stranger from there. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:29.3	A warning before we start. This episode includes strong language and discussions about suicide.
0:37.0	If I veered two feet to the right, we would go tumbling down a mountain.
0:45.0	It's safe to say.
0:47.0	My producer Jessica and I are driving through a tropical forest in Costa Rica.
0:52.0	We're on our way to Teal Swan's retreat center.
0:55.0	It's called Philea.
0:57.0	It's been three weeks since I first talked to Teal,
1:00.0	the spiritual leader with a global online following.
1:02.0	In that call, she said I could come out to
1:04.6	her next event. It's called the curveball retreat because it's supposed to disrupt the
1:08.7	patterns of your life. At least that's what I find out from the website. I really have no idea what to expect.
1:14.0	All I know is that 22 fans are also going to be there.
1:19.0	They've traveled from all over to spend a week with Teal.
1:22.0	It cost $5,000 or 4200 if you're willing to share a room.
1:26.2	And that doesn't include airfare. I'm going because I want to see Teal's operation up close.
1:32.3	Because I know that some people go to these events and just stay in Teal's commune and become
1:36.6	volunteers.
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