Netflix documentary 'Bikram: Yogi, Guru, Predator'

I first heard about Bikram Choudry by watching the Netflix documentary 'Bikram: Yogi, Guru, Predator' which a Guardian article describes as taking a 'no-holds-barred look at yoga guru Bikram Choudhury' who is 'still training teachers after dozens of accusations of abuse'. On the one hand I was utterly shocked and on the other I wasn't surprised at all, men exploiting positions of power for sexual gain seems so common it has become almost normalised.

'The film visually synthesizes decades of archival footage with first-person testimony and filmed court depositions into a devastating portrait of an abusive narcissist protected from consequences by his own inflated cult of personality, wealth and professional power within the niche world of hot yoga. The film, directed by Eva Orner, the Oscar-winning Australian producer of Taxi to the Dark Side, provides direct accounts from former students of sexual harassment and rape by Choudhury at his teacher trainings – twice yearly gatherings held in isolated hotels for nine weeks at a time. Choudhury has not faced criminal charges; after losing a civil case of wrongful termination and sexual harassment by his former legal adviser Minakshi “Micki” Jafa-Bodden, he fled the United States and refused to pay the $6.8m in damages.'

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2019/nov/20/bikram-choudhury-yoga-founder-abuse-netflix-documentary

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