
1991-1992: This costume would undergo repairs for Season. “I always said it was never an accident, and that I was meant to do this character,” Joyner told Vice, “because a lot of the elements of Barney were a lot of the things I was training with in tantra. Now, Barney is performed by David Joyner, who implemented the 'bite bar' method, which is the costume performer biting down on a bar padded with a sponge attached to the inside of Barney's bottom jaw to nod his head, while giving access to both hands of the costume to move simultaneously.

“He was a normal, funny, really energetic, and happy guy.” “David was eccentric and wonderful and into things that I wouldn’t have been privy to given my age at the time,” said 39-year-old Leah Montes, who played the character Luci on “Barney & Friends” from age 9 to 15. RELATED: WATCH: Adorable 11-Year-Old Selena Gomez Sings With Barney The Dinosaur One of Joyner’s clients told Vice that their tantric sex sessions were a “spiritual awakening” for her. A lot of times when I see infants and I’m out and about at the grocery store or whatever, they start staring at me. “Children are more connected spiritually than. That energy would always draw them in,” Joyner said of his physical performance (another actor did Barney’s voice). “Before I got into the costume, I would pray and ask God to allow his loving divine spirit to flow through me through the costume and let that draw the kids. Love heals and allows you to continue to grow.” “Even when you have emotionally blocked energy, the best way to remove it is to remove it with love, and then replace it with God’s divine love. “Everything stems, grows, and evolves from love,” Joyner continued.

Though his new line of work seems very far from his work on the PBS kids show, Joyner told Vice, “The energy I brought up in the costume is based on the foundation of tantra, which is love.”

Joyner reportedly serves 30 clients, offering $350 sessions that last between three and four hours, and can include actual sex. RELATED: First Look: New Documentary Explores The Magic Of ‘Mr.
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Vice has revealed in a new article that David Joyner, who donned the purple dino suit on the children’s TV series “Barney & Friends” from 1991 to 2001, has turned to the tantric sex and massage business for his second career. Barney the Dinosaur has been taking up some very unexpected side projects.
