Brianna Patten writes about why she doesn’t trust the institutions meant to protect us — and what she worries about for the future.
Author Archives: Brianna Patten
Brianna Patten was born in Philadelphia, raised in Delaware, and has resided mostly in Central Virginia since 2015. She is the creator and host of Surviving Satchidananda, a podcast that explores the dark side of a yoga retreat center she once called home.
She left Yogaville because of its toxic environment, but wants to keep telling the stories of survivors
Brianna Patten writes about why she left Yogaville — and why she created a podcast to tell the stories of more people who have left the spiritual community.





