It’s a whole different take on "I love you, you love me."Ĭopyright 2018 by KSAT - All rights reserved. Stephen White, the head writer of the Barney franchise from 1992 to 2005, said Joyner radiated energy and was a very positive person to be around. Still, he practiced covertly throughout his decade in the purple suit and said his devotion to tantra remained a secret he'd share with some members of the crew, Vice reported. Legally Joyner could be charged with an act of prostitution if a client, whose session involved intercourse or massage with intent to arouse, complained to authorities.Īccording to Joyner, attorneys for the show told him he was not allowed to teach, practice or talk about tantra while under contract playing the character-he was told it was a lawsuit waiting to happen. Vice spoke with three of Joyner's clients, who all say they never felt pressured or coerced into having sex with the tantric therapist. Joyner credits his tantric training to helping him maintain energy on days when he’d have to wear the 70-pound Barney costume for long periods of time. Even when you have emotionally blocked energy, the best way to remove it is to remove it with love, and then replace it with God’s divine love,” Joyner told Vice. ![]() ![]() “The energy I brought up (while) in the costume is based on the foundation of tantra, which is love. TRENDING: New law in action - Extra school food landing in kids' hands instead of trash Joyner said his tantric work has similarities to his past work playing Barney from 1991 to 2001. Also on the menu: cosmic, mind-blowing orgasms, according to. Even though the last episode of Barney & Friends aired nearly two decades ago, the actor is still reaping the financial benefits of his days in the purple dinosaur costume.Sessions last between three to four hours and cost about $350.įor that price, female clients, who he refers to as goddesses, can expect to receive a ritual bath, chakra balancing and a massage. Joyner, who works as a software analyst at Dallas-based company Texas Instruments, moonlights as a tantric massage specialist for women. The people who helped bring Barney to life, including voice actor Bob West, and David Joyner the actor-dancer inside the Barney suit for many years all describe Leach in the fondest. You can read Joyner's complete interview here.DALLAS – David Joyner, 54, is a name you might not recognize but you'll probably remember the lovable purple dinosaur he used to play on the PBS show "Barney & Friends." He told VICE that those who worked on the show "knew I was spiritual, and that I meditated." Upon getting his part as Barney in 1991, lawyers for the show told him he was not allowed to teach, practice or talk about tantra while playing the character. Joyner discovered the world of tantra in the 1980s while training in Swedish massage. A lot of times when I see infants and I'm out and about at the grocery store or whatever, they start staring at me. Children are more connected spiritually than. Joyner continued, "Before I got into the costume, I would pray and ask God to allow his loving divine spirit to flow through me through the costume and let that draw the kids. Love heals and allows you to continue to grow." Even when you have emotionally blocked energy, the best way to remove it is to remove it with love, and then replace it with God's divine love. "Everything stems, grows, and evolves from love. "The energy I brought up in the costume is based on the foundation of tantra, which is love," he said. ![]() He explained that he used his tantra training to maintain energy during long days on set to help him "maintain an abundance of joy during the process." Joyner, whose business currently sports 30 clients, told VICE that tantra shares many similarities to the job of stepping inside the 70-pound purple dino costume. This is my goal!!! This is my calling!!! This is my mission!!!" "The true spirit of a woman that lies within, must now take its true and rightful place, and shine its light for all to see. "It is time for women to understand their true worth and the true essence they have to offer to the world," Joyner writes on his website. In what might be the wildest "where are they now" story of 2018 (so far), David Joyner - known best as the actor who portrayed the beloved purple dinosaur Barney from 1991 to 2001 - now runs his own tantric sex practice.Īs VICEreports, Joyner has actually been running Tantra Harmony since 2004, offering $350 sessions that include massage, a ritual bath, chakra balancing and possible orgasms to women in hopes of releasing their blocked energy.
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