Guru Viking Podcast Ep334: The Dakini’s Journey - Ngakma Yumma Mudra
Nov 21, 2025
Ngakma Yumma Mudra, also known as Myriam Szabo, is a dancer, producer, and teacher of Tibetan Buddhism who founded the Danza Duende Network. In this conversation, she shares her tumultuous journey from childhood trauma to discovering dance as a refuge and spiritual practice. Myriam recounts mystical experiences, her path to Buddhism, and the transformative power of retreat. She discusses her international modeling fame, overcoming struggles with abuse, and integrating dance into her spiritual life, revealing how movement can become a sacred expression.
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A Short Mystical Awakening After LSD
- After taking LSD she had a mystical three-day experience with psychic abilities like reading thoughts and extraordinary physical stamina.
- The state faded quickly, teaching her how identification with ego returns habitual patterns.
Practice Over Fame Realization
- She discovered Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche's Cutting Through Spiritual Materialism and recognized practice over fame as her true path.
- This book provided a framework to stop confusing egoic success with genuine spiritual progress.
Sudden Fame From Controversial Ad
- A casting for a provocative advertisement unexpectedly made her a national celebrity when other models dropped out, launching her modeling fame.
- She used modeling income pragmatically to fund retreats and study Tibetan practice while avoiding deeper industry excesses.
