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Hazardous Asbestos, Drugs, Death, and Crazy Swami

09/28/2022·

Frank Parlato

‘If anyone has any more information on my brother Ayaz Quadir, please contact me at 202.257.7894’ –Sabah Quadir.

Ayaz Quadir died at the Movement Center in Portland in August 2009. He died only one day after arriving there from drug rehab. The cause of death is reportedly a drug overdose.

Did someone from the drug-infested ashram enable him to procure drugs?

Longtime ashram resident Becky Bonner is a relative of Ayaz. She recommended the recovering addict come to this haven.

Did she not know about the head of the ashram, Swami Chetanananda’s drug addiction. Did she know of his plying his students with drugs?

She should have known, since she was one of the Swami’s physicians and lived for years at the ashram. She gave treatments to many of the drug addicted disciples.

Dr. Becky and Dr. Andrew Bonner with their guru, Swami Chetanananda. Becky says she is communing with beings from the 12th dimension.

Jessica Becker went to the ashram straight from the Betty Ford clinic. Within a short period, the Swami plied her with cocaine and alcohol.

Becker said the Swami ordered her to buy drugs on the street.

Jessica Stirton said Becky and her husband Andrew knew of the Swami’s rapist habits.

They warned her that if the Swami undressed when he was alone with her, she should run. They told her she would be lucky if she escaped from him raping her.

Daniel Glavin was trying to quit his drug addiction when he came to live at the Movement Center. Within days, ashram leaders asked him to buy drugs and introduce them to his dealer.

Glavin relapsed.

Students and former sex partners of the Swami describe him as a meth and cocaine addict.

They describe him as a binge druggie who uses for days at a time—sometimes going day and night without sleep. He cavorts with drug-using prostitutes. He orders female disciples to have sex with random, repulsive strangers for enlightenment.

One story about this guru was that he attended the birth of a female child of a sex disciple. When the child came of age, he had sex with her.

Ruth Graham described scenes where untrained workers did hazardous jobs.

The Swami paid them $10 per hour, which went towards room, board, and classes.

Daniel Glavin and the Swami’s emails show how dangerous some jobs might have been.

Asbestos Is Hazardous

Many building materials contained asbestos before the federal ban in the 1970s.

When removing asbestos, particles can enter the body through the nose or mouth.

Most people do not realize they are inhaling or ingesting asbestos at the time of exposure.

Victims will not suffer until 10 to 40 years, when the particles irritate the lung tissues, leading to tumors or other health problems.

Symptoms are respiratory issues, dry or persistent cough, fatigue, weight loss, high blood pressure, and difficulty swallowing.

Exposure to a small amount of asbestos one time might not cause health issues.

In 2016, the Ashram assigned Dan to handle the removal of asbestos from the property.

When handling asbestos, a person should wear goggles, respirators, and other gear. It is unclear if the Ashram provided Daniel with this gear.

Daniel took it to the hazardous waste plant.

When he got there, he had to state where it came from. He did so and told the Swami Chetanananda.

Wed, Jan 20, 2016; 11:30 PM, Daniel Glavin wrote:

I took all of the pipes that had asbestos to the metro hazardous waste plant. As protocol demands, I had to file paperwork claiming where it came from so it’s all really well documented. If you Jim can’t find the paperwork, he could just call metro and get copies.

Danny

The Swami was not pleased.

He wrote to Dan, Jan 21, 2016 9:27 AM:

thank you daniel…

who else besides you knew of this… and why would anyone wanna report us about something that is completely finished…??

this was just an act of meanness…??!!

i hope you’re ok…

best wishes to you,

sc.

Thu, Jan 21, 2016; 9:49 AM, Dan wrote:

I just assume it was Annie. The asbestos was above her room and she was really upset about, and quite honestly sc…some people who live there just don’t have much else to do besides start shit so I wouldn’t be shocked if it was someone who lived there.

I’m doing very well. I hope you’re well too.

Danny

Jan 21, 2016 10:07 AM, the Swami wrote:

you know, daniel… i spent a fortune saving annie’s ass…. and why she would do this .. well, its amazing….

my experience is.. no good deed goes unpunished..

Jim told me he talked with you a couple of weeks ago about the health impact of a one time asbestos exposure…

i promise you that the heavy metals in cocaine and meth… are infinitely more dangerous to your health in the short and long term than asbestos…

i have a friend who used cocaine in the entertainment industry 20yrs ago.. who is now dealing with intestinal cancer from her drug use…

please take care of yourself…

sc.

On Thu, Jan 21, 2016, 10:09 AM, Dan wrote:

Subject: Re: PS

Yeah, I asked Jim about it because the place I moved into had asbestos in the ceiling. Anyhow, I’m not the passive aggressive type and I certainly don’t have any desire to do anything negative to the ashram.

I haven’t used any drugs for almost 4 months which is the longest I’ve made it in 2 years so I feel pretty good about.

Hope everything gets worked out for you guys.

Daniel

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Strange.

A meth and coke snorting swami, who strangles females, has a guy remove asbestos and downplays danger.

The Swami appears to suspect Dan might have blown him in about illegal asbestos removal.

As for Annie — his attitude toward her, and his martyrdom – “no good deed goes unpunished” – is the mark of the man.

As for Becky recommending Ayez live in the Movement Center, what can one say?

It was reckless, like everything the Swami does.

She placed him there and gave not one more thought to his well being. No doubt Ayez or his family were paying for this service.

Becky is a woman who thinks she speaks to Beings in the 12th Dimension.

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Anonymous09/28/2022

Amazing…! I only got to the eleventh dimension.

Anonymous09/29/2022

I liked the Fifth Dimension.

Anonymous09/30/2022

Pleb

Anonymous09/28/2022

i was hoping id never see another photo of Jessica Becker again

Anonymous09/28/2022

Zebra September 22, 2022 at 9:51 pm Jayne I am a family member of Kris Snyder. The “leaving of evil” has been very difficult. The wiping clean from evil, and the crap that they feed people. I have helped other family members to break free from Rainere and others. What they peddle is garbage. The pure “I can help you stop being a lesbian” is a bag of lies. This was pure seduction and blatant open sexual behavior. Rainere needs to sit exactly where he is, and never get out. Zebra I am so sorry your family member, Kris Snyder, was harmed, disappeared and may have been killed. Justice rolled down on Keith Raniere because people spoke out and because law enforcement was forced to act. The damaging impacts of criminal, toxic, abusive people in leadership positions are often known for years before they are held to account. They are brought to justice when the sheer volume of complaints about the abusive individual is impossible to silence anymore. Many people have stepped forward to denounce J. Michael Shoemaker and his cult, I hope many more will join us.

shuddering09/29/2022

PLEASE post your experience on their new Facebook page. https://cdenergy.org/?fbclid=IwAR2Xyo49hIyYeeDzmrYESBXWPQgPBCb1kwLgPBhCCqdiEXtkvew4gh_Bvl8 Unsuspecting potential members must be warned. See what he did? He dumped the ones he didn't want in Portland and now is seeking NEW VICTIMS for Gold Beach. Holy shit. These people are scary.

Anonymous09/28/2022

Sue the place for OSHA violations

Anonymous09/29/2022

Local Lawyer Christine Mascal https://www.mascal-law.com/ 503-320-1020 Carrie Aguilar, District Director Portland District Office 620 SW Main, Rm 423 Portland, OR 97205 Phone/fax: 503-552-5634 aguilar.carrie@dol.gov Paul Chang Regional Anti-Human Trafficking Coordinator US Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division (714) 418-8620 Chang.Paul@dol.gov Sonia Ramirez, member of the Human Trafficking Taskforce Bureau of Labor & Industries 800 NE Oregon St., Suite 1045 Portland, OR 9723 BOLI_Help@boli.oregon.gov, 971-245-3844. If you were a seva “volunteer” and you worked for room and board, you may be a victim of human labor trafficking. If you were exploited like this, Shoemaker saved money on your labor. He could have conspired with Sharon Ward, Jim Brissette and others to exploit your labor for his benefit. This kind of behavior could be a RICO act violation. ojp.gov/ncjrs/virtual-library/abstracts/rico-racketeer-influenced-and-corrupt-organizations-act-statute This legal process was used against Keith Raniere, a traumatizing cult leader who also sexually assualted women and branded them. He is now in prison sentenced to 120 years, with 30 years probation. (nice touch) Get the facts on working as a volunteer for a “religious” institution in Oregon. A volunteer generally will not be considered an employee for Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) purposes if the individual volunteers freely for public service, religious or humanitarian objectives, and without contemplation or receipt of compensation. Typically, such volunteers serve on a part-time basis and do not displace regular employed workers or perform work that would otherwise be performed by regular employees. Did “seva” or resident students “volunteer freely”? Check your residential agreement, it might say that seva is required to be a resident….. Were you told that your hours of work would be used to “pay for your room and board?”……Labor standards state that the volunteer should work with contemplation or receipt of compensation Did you do work as a seva volunteer or resident volunteer that otherwise would have been performed by regular employees? Should volunteers cut down trees? Or remove asbestos? Should volunteers do administrative work or house keeping, hospitality work for an enterprise money earning activity like yoga teacher training….like call potential trainees in different states? Yikes, interstate commerce….very much against the FLSA volunteer standards! Talk to a lawyer. Talk to the DOL or law enforcement with your lawyer. You might be able to open a case against Shoemaker and his cult, they might quickly offer you a settlement because they do not want to face a “disclousure” in court. Hmmmm….doesn't the cult own a lot of property in Gold Beach? Don't they own some apartments in Orange County or maybe NYC? I think this cult has some money…..I really do. How did they get so rich? Could it have been your labor that allowed them to grow rich?

Anonymous09/28/2022

Review the text messages Shoemaker sent Eva after he injured her during a BDSM hanging session gone wrong, trying to initiate damage control: “Do you know a Jayne Lyon? She's says she is your friend. She is calling ashram people's families saying we are a sex cult.” (Jayne Lyons is Eva's MOTHER.) “Is it possible your mother contacted the press and claimed we were hurting you? And she may have leaked the letter Sadhvi hand delivered to each resident to the reporter. It was a shock to see a private communication in the newspaper …it signals that a fuller investigation is in progress…so if the guy (investigative reporter) contacts you, it would be great if you could tell him we are good people. … What else do you know that your mom might have done to harm me?” These text messages and more can be seen in Frank's June 20th post: Jane Lyons: A Mother Tries to Save Her Daughter From Vicious Strangler Swami Chetanananda https://frankreport.com/2022/06/20/jane-lyons-a-mother-tries-to-save-her-daughter-from-vicious-strangler-swami-chetanananda/

Anonymous09/28/2022

All true and even more. There is no way to describe the suffering we have endured due to the harm of this evil man and his cult.

Anonymous09/29/2022

Please post your truth on their new FB page. https://cdenergy.org/?fbclid=IwAR2Xyo49hIyYeeDzmrYESBXWPQgPBCb1kwLgPBhCCqdiEXtkvew4gh_Bvl8

Fig09/28/2022

The Church of Divine Dirty Business: where as long as one is aligned with the Goddess, anything goes! Gretchen Kreiger, President Sharon Ward: Secretary Theresa Khan: Chief of Espionage, and gossip There are others, but these are the main offenders. Cult facilitators.

Anonymous09/29/2022

you're not kidding! OMG The CANCER continues to spread. https://cdenergy.org/?fbclid=IwAR2Xyo49hIyYeeDzmrYESBXWPQgPBCb1kwLgPBhCCqdiEXtkvew4gh_Bvl8

Anonymous09/29/2022

and the demons are ASKING FOR MONEY!!! https://uncommongiving.com/np/church-of-divine-energy-105717?fbclid=IwAR1WYZ711FRtSps3L8wDNGPtgk3kXmgczZX6O0Yee0vo9dlbyihSDgWCWxM FRANK HELP US STOP THIS!

Anonymous10/03/2022

They haven’t been or owned that address for over two years. Is this really where is Church is registered?

Anonymous09/28/2022

U won't get cancer from removing asbestos one time

Anonymous09/29/2022

Dan did the right thing. The EPA takes it very seriously. They'll come and cover the while freaking building to keep from exposing anyone to asbestos. He may not get it in his lungs from one exposure, but actually he might. Despite that, he is trying to protect others from being exposed. Its serious shit.

Anonymous09/28/2022

The whole asbestos lawsuit industry is a racket. Most of these people got cancer from smoking cigarettes. Someone here is trying to set up Swami

Anonymous09/28/2022

He did a good enough job of that all by himself.

Jess09/28/2022

Michaels attitude in the email embodies the extreme lack of compassion he actually has for the people that he “helps.” As Dan and I were leaving Michael launched an aggressive smear campaign against us both. Many of his claims and accusations against each of us were completely false – such as this one. However it’s a tactic used to make sure those we were close friends with wouldn’t follow behind us. It’s clear Michael has no regard for addiction or the suffering that accompanies recovery – likely because he never intends to change his own substance abuse habits. Everyone around him is used as a tool for enabling his own desires. Once it was clear he would no longer be able to use Dan for drugs and labor, and that I was not going to fall into his sex scandal plans, we were discarded.

Anonymous09/29/2022

The Condescending Swamiji.

Anonymous09/29/2022

I am so glad you and Dan got away from him and have a clear picture of how Chet and the gang recruit, use and discard people. Thank you for sharing your thoughts and experiences.

Anonymous

Ruth09/28/2022

I can confirm “no good deed goes unpunished” was a term frequently used by Michael, Sharon and Jimi. It was used in every way to justify poor treatment for those on the bottom of the hierarchy. The term was used like “it's just your job to suffer, okay? So just suck it up and eat your tension like an adult”, which is hilarious, because now we have proof Michael used it in a delusional whiny b*tch way (sorry if I offend anyone with this non-PC term), aka an entitled way, over absolutely necessary and fair reporting of hazardous materials. Rules for thee and none for me, right?

Anonymous09/28/2022

“i promise you that the heavy metals in cocaine and meth… are infinitely more dangerous to your health in the short and long term” –then why are you forcing your female students to take this shit, some who've had serious medical histories. What the fuck is wrong with you? Oh that's right, you're protecting them so nothing bad happens. Didn't work for Natasha though, did it? Or Eva. Or Becker. Or… You've taken far more than you've ever given. You've ruined so much more than you've created. “Helping” a handful of people over and over and over ad nauseum will never make up for the damage you've wreaked on so many others. It's eating you alive right now, isn't it? It must be. Chomp chomp. No fresh meat to give The Ravenousness. The only way out for you is to try to make amends. But I know your ego will never let you. Nor will whatever evil has occupied the caverns of hell you've carved into yourself in all these acts of self-hatred and hatred of women.

Anonymous09/29/2022

Yeah baby. I second that emotion. Vile self serving greedy pig Michael Shoemaker. Swami my ass.

Dan G.09/29/2022

Just want say that this is an email chain between Michael and myself. I didn't send it to Frank to publish and I didn't send it to him because of the conversation. I sent it to him so he could see how Michael writes because I believe Michael is in the comments. This asbestos thing isn't something that anyone is going to sue Michael over. That isn't what this is about. No one is filing suit over this email chain. It doesn't show any wrong doing anyway. So enough with the “someone is trying to set him up” crap. Michael set himself up. He is an out of control idiot and we don't need asbestos to take his ass down.

Anonymous09/29/2022

Oh Michael is definitely in the comments. In between jerking off sessions.

WTF09/29/2022

It sounds like part of the story was left out. From what I can discern, Dan was not sending swami this email the same day he dropped off the pipes. It seems like sometime well after Dan dropped off the pipes, maybe months later, someone reported asbestos in the pipes at the ashram to the authorities. ? And the swami was wondering who would report them for something that had already been resolved. ? His point about drug exposure and one time asbestos exposure is kind of valid though. Kind of like how some people won’t drink a Coke because of the chemicals in it but they breathe in a bajillion more chemicals walking down a city street each day. But anyway, none of that means the swami is a good guy.

Anonymous09/29/2022

Who is Annie?

Fig09/29/2022

Hey Theresa, what do you think of the fact that scores of people end up wanting nothing to do with Swami? It's all their fault? Is that the “party line”? Oh, I get it, everyone else is wrong, and Swami is right? I don't think so. Where is your conscience? You knew all along about this guy's horrible behavior. I know so, because someone who left recanted a story of you admitting as much. You are fake person, a fake friend, and a cult facilitator. You should feel deep shame for your actions. Show some fucking remorse for a change. And, pay your bills, you snake!

Church of Drugs, Domination, Bondage & Sadomasochism09/29/2022

Well, they're as shameless as ever. Their new shady (and very shitty with typos) website is trying recruit new members, and create a veneer for their tax exemption. “We are a federally tax-exempt organization dedicated to the practice of kundalini yoga.” https://cdenergy.org/?fbclid=IwAR2Xyo49hIyYeeDzmrYESBXWPQgPBCb1kwLgPBhCCqdiEXtkvew4gh_Bvl8 Just wait. Shoemaker plans to start “immersions” to get fresh slaves to maintain all the acres of land he's bought up in Gold Beach and tend his organic farm in return for private 'spiritual teaching.' He won't stop until he's stopped.

Anonymous09/30/2022

https://www.win.tue.nl/~aeb/secul/landmark/forum.html The FORUM is yet another cult

Anonymous09/30/2022

Does anyone know if asbestos exposure can cause a rash on the face ? I think I got one from Being crammed into a cult like environment skin looks like someone put out a cigarette on my face after coughing up pink liquid and others coughing up a sort of blood too

Anonymous10/01/2022

Why doesn’t anyone care about the swampi???

Where’s the oversight, accountability and mainstream news investigation?10/02/2022

“… But he often spread rumors through his right hand man Who used to be with the CIA And told about the planes he saved …” “… This is a country where people call in missing persons, no matter their age, within 24-hrs of them missing. Why hasn’t the management at the Maharishi reported this? They are here on R-1 visas, they have a contract with their parents, and a responsibility to uphold. How is turning a blind eye honoring those responsibilities, or promoting any sense of world peace?… ” https://www.coreysdigs.com/new-world-order/murder-suicides-missing-persons-at-iowas-maharishi-campus/