I have a few friends who knew joan when she lived on the west coast and now in upstate NY.

From what I've heard, joan burned through her trust fund by spending it wildly, with no thought for tomorrow (after all, won't maharaji take care of you?), ran out of money while on the west coast, then headed east to work for the "idea champions"....she had very little understanding of what they were doing, but her previous credentials as a rousing speaker for prem got her in the door for awhile.....

after the idea champions fizzled, she has now become a "healer' in the woodstock area of NY, and does massage and aromatherapy up there...

a few exes have contacted her, but joan remains with prem, referring to him as her "greatest" teacher, although she has had many now...

not exactly your fathers satguru, but still a mighty speaker...

I always thought that joan apter was flat out NUTS, just simply NUTS, and one hell of a manipulator to boot!