"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 lineage or not) was built through exploitation/survivors. 

-The cultural legitimacy. 

-The lack of regulation. 

-The wellness industrial complex. 

-The devotional residue. 

And what it means that everyone teaching today inherited that structure.

This isn't just about yoga. It's about how structural complicity works everywhere, and whether we're willing to acknowledge what we inherited.

**In the episode I say 'Ancient wisdom,' in quotes because what's being transmitted in most yoga teacher trainings has very little to do with actual wisdom traditions and a lot to do with branding.

About Magnolia Zuniga:

Magnolia Zuniga is a former Certified Ashtanga yoga teacher and one of only 20 women worldwide who were certified by the K. Pattabhi Jois Ashtanga Yoga Institute (KPJAYI) before publicly walking away from the lineage. After abuse allegations against Pattabhi Jois became public, she stopped teaching Ashtanga sequences and lost her certification—choosing survivor solidarity over professional advancement.

She now teaches at ABQ Yoga Lab in Albuquerque, New Mexico, focusing on decolonizing yoga practice, recognizing cult dynamics in spiritual communities, and building accountability in yoga spaces. She speaks publicly about institutional abuse, guru culture, and what yoga becomes when you remove the harmful power structures.

Find me at www.magnoliazuniga.com and https://www.youtube.com/@MagnoliaSezSo