Yoga guru Bikram Choudhury’s efforts to appeal a $7.3 million verdict from last year have proved unsuccessful.

In dismissing the appeal on Thursday, a California appeals court sided with Bikram Yoga’s former in-house counsel, Minakshi “Micki” Jafa-Bodden, who sued the founder of Bikram Yoga back in June 2013 for sexual harassment and wrongful termination.