407: She Escaped the Yoga Cult of a Guru Who Preyed on Women

For many in London, the Tara Yoga Center seemed a friendly, welcoming environment for those seeking spiritual enlightenment. However, they would have no idea that its larger organization, MISA, was founded by an international criminal wanted for crimes related to sex trafficking, sexual coercion, and cult practices. His name was Gregorian Bivolaru, and for decades, he used his status as a spiritual guru to recruit young women for his own sexual pleasure and hold them in sex slavery to enrich his organization.ButcherBox: High-quality proteins without the stress of shopping  https://butcherbox.com/milehigher for $20 OFF as well as FREE ground beef for life, or chicken thighs/top sirloin for a year!Boll & Branch: Cooler summer nights with  https://bollandbranch.com and use code MILEHIGHER at checkout for 15% OFF your purchase!StitchFix: Style made simple with https://stitchfix.com/milehigher and start shopping your new style today!Nanit Monitors: Get started with the best baby monitoring system at https://www.nanit.com to start building your system out!Intro 0:00The Bare Bones 10:34"Grieg" and His Early Life 13:17Forming the Cult 33:33Kicking Down the Doors 43:23Miranda's Experience 53:51Ashleigh's Story 1:11:09Convicted 1:23:05Final Thoughts & Outro 1:30:17Mile Higher Media website: https://milehigher.com/ Higher Hope Foundation: https://www.higherhope.org/ Mile Higher Merch: http://milehighermerch.comCheck out our other podcasts!The Sesh https://bit.ly/3Mtoz4XLights Out https://bit.ly/3n3GaoePlanet Sleep https://linktr.ee/planetsleepJoin our official FB group! https://bit.ly/3kQbAxgMHP YouTube: http://bit.ly/2qaDWGfAre you subscribed to Apple Podcasts & Spotify?!Support MHP by leaving a rating or review on Apple Podcast :) https://apple.co/2H4kh58MHP Topic Request Form: https://forms.gle/gUeTEzL9QEh4Hqz88You can follow us on all the things: @milehigherpodInstagram: http://www.instagram.com/milehigherpodYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@MileHigherHosts:Kendall: @kendallraeonytIG: http://instagram.com/kendallraeonytYT: https://www.youtube.com/c/kendallsplaceJosh: @milehigherjoshIG: http://www.instagram.com/milehigherjoshProducers:Janelle: @janelle_fields_IG: https://www.instagram.com/janelle_fields_/Ian: @ifarmeIG: https://www.instagram.com/ifarme/Tom: @cinematomgrapherIG: https://www.instagram.com/cinematomgrapher/Podcast sponsor inquiries: adops@audioboom.com✉ Send Us Mail ✉Kendall Rae & Josh Thomas 8547 E Arapahoe Rd Ste J # 233Greenwood Village, CO 80112Music By: Mile Higher BoysYT: https://bit.ly/2Q7N5QOSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/0F4ik...Sources: https://pastebin.com/zDp5FJCp