The Yoga Hustler | The Notorious G.U.R.U | Part One | 12

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Wondery

Society & Culture

4.1 • 7K Ratings

🗓️ 11 July 2022

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Summary

Ever since childhood, Katie Griggs has been searching for her purpose in life. When she discovers kundalini yoga, she becomes convinced she’s finally found it. She follows her vision and decides to start her own yoga studio in Los Angeles. RA MA Institute attracts celebrities, garners glowing press, and expands into a global yoga empire. But behind the scenes, the woman who now calls herself Guru Jagat isn’t nearly as enlightened — or as trustworthy — as she seems.

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0:00.0	Hey, scam influencers, listeners. If you're as hooked on these jaw-dropping schemes as we are,
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0:19.5	A heads up to our listeners.
0:23.5	Today's episode discusses rape and sexual assault.
0:24.7	Listen with care.
0:30.7	Haggy.
0:31.4	Hi, honey.
0:34.1	Here's a question that only we can answer.
0:39.5	Is there anything you don't want a white person to teach you? Yeah, there are maybe like a hundred things? Okay, name the top 70. Okay, I would not want them to teach me
0:45.8	how to dance or cook non-white cuisine probably. All right, well, Sarah, as an actual Indian person,
0:52.5	my list is exceptionally long, but I think high at the top of it is probably yoga.
0:59.1	That's fair.
1:00.1	Yeah, I'll do it.
1:01.3	I'll give the nice lady my money, so I'm forced to stretch for like 20 minutes or whatever.
1:05.6	But I always feel funny at the end of the class when she tells us to say namaste.
1:09.8	You mean namaste. Yeah, namaste in bed.
1:13.9	Namaste all day with Rose. Oh, that one really hurts my feelings. But I'm asking you this because
1:20.8	the story I have for you is a little bit about a cultural appropriation. It's a little bit about
1:25.2	yearning for spiritual peace. And it's a lot about how far
1:28.6	you can get in a fraud. If you change your name, wear a turban, and hit a gong.
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