A yoga influencer got slammed on Twitter for a controversial take.
Philadelphia yogi Godis Oyá recently deleted a tweet she posted that caused some major backlash.
Oyá, who boasts over 44,000 followers, practices Kundalini yoga and consistently posts about spirituality, wellness, and health.
It's not all sunshine and rainbows, however, as the yogi also often posts misinformation about vaccines. Namely, the vaccine to protect against the worst of the Coronavirus (COVID-19).
The COVID-19 vaccine has been the subject of much controversy due to the sheer amount of ignorance and conspiracy theories being thrown around.
Criticisms of vaccines can come in many forms, whether it be former U.S. President Donald Trump's die-hard fans, outlandish theorists who claim that vaccines contain "5G" or "microchips," and, unfortunately, much of the yoga and "wellness" community.
Oyá has frequently spread common misconceptions and conspiracy theories about the COVID-19 vaccines, such as the myth that vaccinated people "shed antibodies and can spread negative symptoms of the vaccine to others.
Recently, though, Oyá took her vaccine bias one step further, tweeting that the COVID-19 vaccination leaves people with a new, "negative energetic imprint."
She then went on to suggest that she would refuse to teach yoga to vaccinated people.
She has since deleted this tweet. But please do not mess with \u201chealers\u201d like this lady. There are some amazing spiritual workers out there and this isn\u2019t one of them. I went ahead and blocked @777_oya because I won\u2019t let her negative energy ruin me. Lol.pic.twitter.com/HMK47DBVZ8— \ud83c\udff3\ufe0f\u200d\ud83c\udf08Patrick\u270a\ud83c\udfff\ud83c\udf08 (@\ud83c\udff3\ufe0f\u200d\ud83c\udf08Patrick\u270a\ud83c\udfff\ud83c\udf08) 1633447383
Her tweet reads:
"Highly re-considering sharing healing space with vax'ed clients. It's just a different energy and energetic imprint carried, in which eye (sic) do not wish to take on at this time. or ever."
This tweet sparked backlash for Oyá, as other Twitter users were quick to defend vaccine science and dragged Oyá for her ignorance.
Comments from the now deleted tweet included reactions such as:
"the black community is dying in droves and this girl talking bout energy lmfao"
"y'all are not spiritual or healers y'all are unemployed and stupid."
Oyá has since deleted the tweet, yet that hasn't stopped the Twitter community from calling her out.
Evil doing advocating for people to avoid the vacine. Blood is in your hands.— \ud83c\udff4\u200d\u2620\ufe0f Un poquito de Todo \ud83c\udff4\u200d\u2620\ufe0f (@\ud83c\udff4\u200d\u2620\ufe0f Un poquito de Todo \ud83c\udff4\u200d\u2620\ufe0f) 1633463719
No ma'am. You don't get to victim signal about being attacked when you use your platform to put out negativity towards vaxxed people. That's you. The clap backs you get are the universe giving you a dose of your own karma. Suck it up buttercup.— David Wayne Neal (@David Wayne Neal) 1633471340
The vaccines do not modify anyone's DNA. Quit spreading dangerous LIES.— Host of Hairball at 7PM, or whenever the cat wants (@Host of Hairball at 7PM, or whenever the cat wants) 1633465660
Just another charlatan spewing nonsense. Unfortunately your crap about vaccines is harmful, but what do you care?— David Clarke (@David Clarke) 1633458031
@777_oya you know how many people are dying because of this virus brown skin people Latino people like me? advocating is because they actually care about their fellow minorities and their livelihood but people like you don't give a f***.https://twitter.com/777_oya/status/1445068350204284933\u00a0\u2026— Conspiracies and avoiding facts is for idiots. (@Conspiracies and avoiding facts is for idiots.) 1633453271
childhood still work. The diseases are controlled/eradicated with vaccines. I got shots at 5yo that still work at my big age because thats what an immunization is supposed to do - prevent the spread of infection \n\nWhy did you need this to explained to you? Because youre an idiot.— BIG HIP BANDIT \ud83d\udc51 (@BIG HIP BANDIT \ud83d\udc51) 1633401809
What you\u2019ve said is dangerous and if you don\u2019t understand that I doubt your connection to source. You have a following of 49K and have just effectively told all of them not to get the vaccine...allow them to make that decision on their own..to sway them with this tweet...not good— \ud835\ude0c\ud835\ude2d \ud835\ude13\ud835\ude30\ud835\ude23\ud835\ude2a\ud835\ude3b\ud835\ude30\ud835\ude2f (@\ud835\ude0c\ud835\ude2d \ud835\ude13\ud835\ude30\ud835\ude23\ud835\ude2a\ud835\ude3b\ud835\ude30\ud835\ude2f) 1633393142
a lot of anti vax people are some ugly souls though especially those yelling in peoples faces that they won\u2019t wear a mask at stores and such lmao— star girl\ud83d\udcab\ud83d\udc97\u264c\ufe0f\ud83c\udf3a\ud83e\udddc\ud83c\udffd\u200d\u2640\ufe0f (@star girl\ud83d\udcab\ud83d\udc97\u264c\ufe0f\ud83c\udf3a\ud83e\udddc\ud83c\udffd\u200d\u2640\ufe0f) 1633322756
Will your non vaxxed energetic imprint suit you on a ventilator?— \ud83d\udc7b\u0432\u03c3\u03c3\u03c3\ud83c\udf83\u0432\u03b9\u0442\u00a2\u043d\u043d\u043d\ud83d\udc7b (@\ud83d\udc7b\u0432\u03c3\u03c3\u03c3\ud83c\udf83\u0432\u03b9\u0442\u00a2\u043d\u043d\u043d\ud83d\udc7b) 1633319385
People are upset about this bc 1, its incredibly ableist. 2, people get vaccinated bc its what has to be done in order to reach "herd immunity" and stop covid. The only way to combat biological warfare (covid) is thru biology (science).\u2606 We cannot manifest our way out of this \u2606— Natalie (@Natalie) 1633308583
Unfortunately, Oyá's assertion that vaccines can negatively affect a person's "energy" isn't an uncommon belief in the wellness community.
Many of her followers agreed with her opinion of vaccinated people, claiming that vaccines make people "angrier."
One commenter even went as far as to ask:
"Do you also see how there's less light in their eyes?"
Unfortunately, it's safe to assume Oyá will continue spreading misinformation about vaccines, but hopefully she learned her lesson this time.
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