Yoga instructor Larissa Anderson took yoga “guru” Bikram Choudhury to court for s*xual assault and blacklisting her yoga business after Larissa rejected a s*xual advance by Bikram (who had r*ped her before). He refused to promote her studio and she was blacklisted from the Bikram Yoga community.

At the time of the s*xual assault, Bikram had already personally approved her studio down to the floor plan and knew that Larissa had begun negotiating a lease, retained a contractor and took out thousands of dollars in debt to open the studio.

Larissa recounts the events that led to this court case, and the odd things that happened after.

Watch the 1st part of Larissa’s interview here:
Falling Prey to BIKRAM: Yoga Guru, Founder, Predator
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Catch the full story of Bikram, featuring Larissa, in the 2019 documentary “Birkram: Yogi, Guru, Predator”

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Chapter Marks


00:00:00 Intro
00:03:21 TW: Larissa is r*ped by Bikram
00:07:11 Larissa wanted to open up her own yoga studio, and has to go through Bikram
00:10:19 TW: Bikram assaults and attempts to r*pe Larissa again in a hotel room
00:13:18 Having to teach a class of 500 in extreme heat and no sleep
00:15:05 Larissa worries she may lose her studio after not giving in to Bikram's advances
00:20:00 Larissa reads about another survivor and decides to come forward publicly
00:26:19 Larissa received backlash on social media from the cult members for speaking out
00:27:20 Larissa ends up settling in court
00:28:21 Bikram sends a spy to Larissa's studio, she fears for her life
00:31:45 After everything, Bikram called Larissa
00:33:06 The hold that cults have on you even after you escape
00:34:45 Enjoying the yoga practice (without the cult)
00:37:34 What brings Larissa joy now?
00:40:42 Linda, listen

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