Draft:Psalm Isadora

Psalm Isadora
Born	Psalm Isadora Brother (1974-09-17)September 17, 1974 Mendocino, California, USA
Died	March 26, 2017(2017-03-26) (aged 42) Los Angeles, California, USA
Children	Gabe Isadora (AKA Gabe Valdez)

Psalm Isadora Brother (September 17,1974 – March 26, 2017), was an American tantric sex guru, yoga teacher and author.

Early Life

She grew up on a strict Christian cult called Lord’s Land in Mendocino County, California. Her family relocated to Solvang and finally Los Angeles. She claimed that she was sexually abused by her father growing up. She left her family at the age of 17, and went through a journey full of drugs and sex throughout her twenties. These experiences profoundly impacted her life, shaping her future work in sex education and healing.

Career

“I hit a rock bottom,” Isadora stated at a talk in Greece in May 2016. “Then I flew halfway across the world, gave up everything, risked everything, to meet a teacher, my Tantra teacher, in the jungles of India. He taught me about sacred sexuality.” In 2007, following an overdose and a suicide attempt at the age of 29, Psalm travelled to India where she learned Tantra by her mentor Sri Amritananda, also known as Guruji, and was initiated in Shakti Tantra Yoga. This lineage taught about sexual energy, and this knowledge had been hidden in the jungles because of the social and religious taboos in India. She used it to heal her own “sexual wound’ and help others who suffered from sexual traumas.

Isadora launched multiple programs aimed at promoting sexual well-being and empowerment. She was particularly focused on making tantra accessible and removing the stigma surrounding sexual education. Her “Courage to Rise” campaign aimed to help sex trafficked women in India by teaching them yoga for self-empowerment. A documentary titled Shakti (2011) documented Psalm efforts with these women in Kolkata, India.  

As a speaker and educator, Isadora appeared on various media platforms, including the Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN) and Playboy TV, and was a featured expert on numerous podcasts, summits, and events related to sexual healing, yoga, and personal development. Her work also extended to writing, where she contributed articles on sexuality, empowerment, and healing to various publications.

Death

She passed away in March 26th 2017, and her death was ruled as a suicide by the Los Angeles Coroner's officer. Some of her fans theorize that there’s a conspiracy behind her shocking death. However, Monique Caulfield, a close friend of Isadora, described Psalm as a courageous person who battled bipolar disorder throughout her life, experiencing extreme highs and lows. In her final months, Psalm faced a severe bout of depression that coincided with her decision to quit Xanax, caffeine, and alcohol abruptly, to rely on yoga and spiritual practices for healing herself. Unaware that Xanax withdrawal could cause depression and trigger suicidal thoughts, Psalm attempted to manage the withdrawal on her own, despite the efforts of those around her to help. Tragically, this struggle, compounded by the withdrawal effects, led to her untimely death.