Barney the Dinosaur is now a tantric sex guru and we’re all freaked out about it

You’ll never look at that lovable, giant purple dino quite the same way again.

Apparently, the guy who played Barney the Dinosaur throughout the '90s on the PBS children's show "Barney & Friends" has been running a tantric massage business since 2004 that, according to the Daily Mail, "promises to unite his clients' mind, body and spirit through tantric massage and sex."

David Joyner, 54, tells Vice he has about 30 female clients and charges about $350 for a 3-4 hour session, which includes a ritual bath, chakra balancing, a massage and orgasms.  Many of his clients are women he met on the dating app Tinder.

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He says his tantric training helped him to endure the 120 degree heat inside that big purple suit and to find ‘joy’ during long shoots.

“The energy I brought up [while] in the costume is based on the foundation of tantra, which is love,” he told Vice. “Everything stems, grows, and evolves from love. 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. Love heals and allows you to continue to grow.”

He also says sex should be unprotected because condoms ‘block the energy.’

Joyner played the big T-Rex between 1991 and 2001.  His new career choice comes as a shock to some of his old co-workers from the show, including head writer Stephen White, who added that Joyner was always a 'very spiritual guy.'


Well, it certainly brings new meaning to that catchy Barney song, "I love you, you love me. We're a happy family."