British backpacker, 30, 'brainwashed' by New Age gurus on spiritual retreat in Bali was found dead in hotel room, inquest hears

A British businesswoman was found dead in a hotel room after being 'brainwashed' by New Age gurus on a spiritual retreat in Bali, an inquest has heard. Josephine Tabor, 30, was found dead by a hotel cleaner on the morning of December 30, 2021 Ms Tabor had a degree in psychology from Cardiff University and was also a qualified yoga teacher with a social media page dedicated to her teaching In statements submitted to Taunton Coroner's Court, her family said: 'These retreats claimed to offer answers, they have thousands of followers, this does not make them qualified or altruistic. She was found dead in a Turkish hotel room having died by suicide on December 30, 2021 Although Ms Tabor's family said they had been concerned for years that 'she was caught up in a spiritual world' they did not want to criticise her lifestyle She had a degree in psychology from Cardiff University and was also a qualified yoga teacher with a social media page dedicated to her teaching. In a tragic final journal entry Ms Tabor wrote: 'I have tried everything except suicide.