I Don’t Take Spiritual Advice from Men
In this opening episode of Magnolia Sez So, I share a personal written piece that marked a turning point in my spiritual path. It’s about the moment I stopped bending to systems built by men—and started reclaiming what was mine.
This is the foundation for everything that follows.
Episodes
8 episodes
"Not All Yoga" Is "Not All Men"
"Not All Yoga!" "I'm not lineage-based." "I never studied with a guru."I keep hearing this. And every time, I think...this is "Not All Men!"In this episode, I break down how all modern Western yoga (whether you were ever in a line...
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10:56
Inspiration Is a Product. Transformation Is a Threat.
What if the wellness industry's most beloved and famous names can't actually help you? In this episode, Mags breaks down why universal appeal and real transformation are structurally incompatible...and why that's not just a business problem.&nb...
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12:20
When Slogans Replace Thinking
I've been off social media for a while. I came back after seeing what's been happening in Minneapolis and around the country. I've been watching yoga and spiritual spaces scramble for certainty through slogans."Yoga is my resistance." "Y...
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15:43
Ethical Literacy Is Missing in Yoga
Yoga spends a lot of time talking about intention, healing, and self-awareness, but very little time talking honestly about power.In this episode, Magnolia Zuniga explores why harm in yoga spaces doesn’t usually come from “bad people,” b...
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8:58
Record #2: Cult #2, Mysore, India
CONTENT WARNING: This episode contains detailed, explicit accounts of sexual assault in a yoga context.In this episode, I tell the story of my first trip to Mysore, India to study with Sri K. Pattabhi Jois—the founder of Ashtanga yoga an...
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34:03
Record #1: Cult #1, Berkeley, CA
Record #1: Cult #1, Berkeley, CABerkeley, 2001. I was twenty-something, restless, and aching for spiritual direction when I drove eight hours through the night to knock on a tantric yoga teacher's door. He told me I needed to do s...
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The Myth Of The Balanced Woman
We’re told that the goal of a “good life” is balance. Balance between work and family, activism and self-care, health and relationships. But what if balance isn’t real? What if the myth of the balanced woman is actually a trap designed to keep ...
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