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The signing of the long-haired, striking woman had been in your house for some time. But Sarah thought nothing of it. Their daughter Casey had spent a talented artist and many hours engrossed in their artistic work.

It was only later, to ask Sarah started, about its significance, and felt compelled to investigate. They soon found that Casey had posted online. The label next to it simply read: "The beautiful woman is Teal Swan , a beloved spectacular spiritual Guru . "

Casey had taken his own life, only a few months. Sarah, devastated by the loss of her only daughter wanted to try and understand more about your last few weeks.

Who was this woman, who already had years of such a subject of fascination for the 18?

Teal Swan is a self-proclaimed spiritual teacher, calls himself a "personal transformation revolutionary" and "spiritual catalyst".

Born in Utah, as Mary Teal Bosworth, she leads retreats in the United States and Central America . She has hundreds of thousands of followers on Social Media - her YouTube channel has More Than 79 million views.

your brand centers that give Mental Health advice, most of which to people who feel depressed or suicidal. Swan , whose beliefs include reincarnation and The Power of Crystal Healing , says her experience as a survivor of multiple Suicide attempts gives her particular insight that it claims that Mental Health professionals are missing.

Swan says her intention is to help people in crisis, and many people say that your teachings have helped You if You were suicidal.

before the throw But Swan critic your to risk, the glorification of death, and Mental Health experts that I spoke to referred to some of your approaches are "irresponsible" and "dangerous".

Sarah is sitting in her living room in North-west USA, Christian music plays softly in the background, as the sun radiates light through the window.

she and her husband tell me about The Call that shattered their world - The One in which she found out that her daughter had taken her life.

While Sarah knew that Casey had been dealing with The Pain of a recent break-up, she had no idea how bad she had felt, or what she had been, considering.

Sarah trawling began her daughter's Social Media accounts for clues.

she saw that Casey had informed her of the pencil-portrait on Facebook with the caption identify it as Teal Swan , and soon noticed that her daughter had the "Teal Tribe " - a private Facebook group which means only members can see what is inside.

Sarah, who joined The Group and was appalled at what they discovered. You read a post by You saying to her daughter that she had tried to take her own life. The picture with The Post is a stock image of a woman with Two Fingers to their head like a weapon.

In answer, Two People , including one of The Volunteers who help moderate content in The Group , replied with a Swan ' s video with the title "I want to kill myself (What to do, if You have thoughts of Suicide )".

In the video Swan -those who have thoughts of Suicide , seek medical assistance calls, but goes on to say that in their experience, for some people, the can't help in the long term. She suggests, instead, that self-murder as "our safety net or our re-set button that is always available to us." She argues that to consider it in this way enables people to put aside the idea, and instead, focus on what You can do to make You feel better in The Present .

she also suggests an exercise in which viewers are asked to lie on The Floor and imagine your death in a "gruesome Details". Swan argues in the video that he recognize to the audience that there is "nowhere to go but back to life... so why leave?"

she stresses in the video that the killing would "create a devastating ripple" for the love, and "it doesn't matter if You are here or not here... You don't want to die. What You want is an end to your pain. "

The video was among The Top results in a Google Search for the terms self-murder when we saw it at the beginning of November.

We don't know whether Casey watched that video, and if You do it, we can't know, how, if at all, it would have affected your last Fatal Decision . But your posts just before You died, reflect some of the language that the Swan itself, including the references to re-birth.

her mother, Sarah, is angry that the release of the video was the only answer from the Teal Tribe group to Casey, the, the message, and that no one called The Police or made any attempt to contact with The Family .

Just Two Weeks after Casey's Suicide is written about her first attempt, she turned, and died.

"What a huge missed opportunity and an incredible mistake," says Sarah.

"While I believe that it [was] More Than a sub-flow happens in The Life of our daughter, You would not convince me to the contrary, that Teal's teachings play a significant role in the spirit of our daughter, when she took her life.

"It says almost like a rehearsal," Sarah, that the Council is in the video. To learn

more, I joined the closed Teal Tribe Facebook group of More Than 27,000 members and saw many posts that I found disturbing. Again and again there were discussions about Suicide with people who say that they want to end their lives, and members of The Group advice.

Sometimes, Suicide prevention lines were in response to posts. But many times, only Swan 's video on what to do if You feel suicidal was posted, along with tips from other members.

in The Weeks that I followed The Group , I found out that another young member of the forum also had thoughts of her own life within days of publication on Suicide .

teaching In Person

As well as Teaching Online , the Swan hosts workshops In Person , in the United States and Europe. Tickets cost up to $200. I went to one in Chicago and met with fans, who clearly feel an intense connection with her.

You told me, Swan ", to change The World ". Another called it a "genius of the human relationship, the connection, and insight".

The Event lasted about six hours, with the audience members called On Stage , where the Swan would give You advice. They talked about very personal issues of abuse, to thoughts of Suicide . A man said he saw your videos for five hours every night.

I met Swan after The Workshop , and asked how they would respond, to accuse those who promote Suicide .

first, she laughed at the idea, saying: "This is pretty funny. It is really funny to me. "

When You work a look at the demographic of people that are interested in my kind of Material with an unstable group of people. Teal Swan

Then she took a serious tone.

She Said , You call a supporter of Suicide was "ridiculous" and said that all that is not observed so obviously, even your videos.

When I have two Young People who had taken members of your group, your life, tense it grew to the atmosphere.

"I'm not aware of them," she answered.

she then grew visibly angry, and She Said she was the reason why more people are not killed himself.

"If You look at the demographic of people that are interested in my type of Material You are working with an unstable group of people.

"[propose I Am ] responsible for the Suicide among people who came to me, thoughts of Suicide , which is pretty crazy. "

when it came to their Facebook group, Swan admitted that You don't feel a lot of anxiety.

"This is the worst part of my job," She Said to me.

"You start a Facebook group, in the hope that it will be a place to come for all of these people. Then let's say someone, decide, mean, killing themselves from this great group of people already suffering from before they get to You .

What do You do when You say, to visualize someone how they are going to kill yourself, You 're telling them, You can practice in your mindDr Jonathan Singer

"I try to be moderators in different time zones, but let's say, of us do not see it [a suicidal post]. And now someone says You should have seen it. Now it is not their fault, they committed Suicide .

"We think about this all the time. You have people who are vulnerable. What not to do when You catch all of it?"

But she also added that volunteers to help run the page, no training and few instructions on what to do if You are not seeing posts where someone says they feel suicidal.

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Source of news: bbc.com