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Part One: The First American Yoga Cult Leader

Behind the Bastards

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The Evolution of the Tantric Order

Zellia becomes a living at the Tantric House, where she and Pierre make love on a regular basis until her family stops being able to pay for her treatments. Zellia's turnaround had more to do with the fact that she'd fallen in love with Pierre than the healing power of whatever he was advertising as yoga. Many of their customers were quote, older men in search of rejuvenation, which often came from young women teaching them to stand on their head and making strategic physical contact to guide them in the asanas. These older men were often comparatively well off, which was required to afford the blistering fees Pierre charged.

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