John Friend - "Rise and Fall of Mainstreaming"

John Friend , founder of Anusara Yoga and Bowspring , talks with J about the history of Anusara Yoga, its collapse, and the aftermath. They discuss the reason for having John on now, 60's generation of free love, consciousness expansion, business backgrounds in the 80's, studying with Iyengar and Gurumayi, founding Anusara in 97, standardization, the scandal and collapse, wicca and tantra, ethical codes, power differentials, universal principles of alignment, Bowspring, optimizing spirit, changing the world, making a living, and market trajectories. To

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John Friend - "Rise and Fall of Mainstreaming" is an episode from J. Brown Yoga Talks by J. Brown.

This episode is 01:48:16 long.

This episode was published on Apr 27, 2026.

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