HBO's Breath of Fire docuseries directors, Hayley Pappas and Smiley Stevens!!! We break down this 4 part docuseries exploring Guru Jagat aka Katie Griggs, the "yoga teacher to the stars" and the multi billion dollar spiritual empire fraught with abuse!

WEDNESDAY! All New! We are lucky to have the two amazing directors of HBO's new 4 part docuseries BREATH OF FIRE, Hayley Pappas and Smiley Stevens with us today! the film is an exploration of LA based millennial Guru Jagat AKA Katie Griggs, and her multi-million-dollar business as a “yoga guru to the stars” with clients that included Madonna, Kate Hudson, Alicia Keyes to Orlando Bloom, Demi Moore and more. She was the face of the Kundalini Yoga practice and controversial founder of the RA MA Institute. The film follows her meteoric rise to fame and stunning fall from grace that exposed a multi-billion-dollar spiritual empire fraught with abuse. Her death in 2021 at the age of 41 brought a sudden end to her ever-expanding wellness empire. The series explores the culture of modern spirituality through the rise of Kundalini yoga in the west, from its origins with Yogi Bhajan in the 1960s to its presence in millennial wellness circles today. It paints a portrait of a seeker turned guru and examines the complicated intersection of spirituality, cultural appropriation, and capitalism. Also, just released a 1.5 hour mashup of songs, a 2.5 hour q&a patreon and a 2 hour recap of VPR Season 2 Episode 1 on our patreon. It is a blast! Join our patreon at https://www.patreon.com/c/sobaditsgood!!) Sign up for our substack for free! https://sobaditsgoodryanbailey.substack.com Also, this show and every show is dedicated to my beautiful mom Rebecca Ann Bailey-July 18th, 1948-August 25, 2023  Timestamtamps: :37-Show Notes 15:30-Hayley Pappas and Smiley Stevens -Check out our latest promo codes here: https://betches.com/promos -Go sign up for the patreon for over 350 episodes NOT on the main feed! https://www.patreon.com/sobaditsgood Also, So Bad It's Good has merch now! Go to www.sobaditsgoodmerch.com to order yours TODAY! If you’re enjoying the insane amount of blood, sweat and literal tears of this pod consider telling a friend or rating us 5 stars on iTunes! Special shoutout to Maritza Lopez (Insta: @maritza.gif) for all of her insanely hard work creating these beautiful pieces of art on my instagram and patreon page!!  Instagram: @sobaditsgoodwithryanbailey, @ryanbailey25 Twitter:@ryanabailey25 TIKTOK @sobaditsgoodwithryanb. Hope you enjoy it!! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices