Who they are
Indian-born teacher (1929–2004) who brought Kundalini Yoga to the West, arriving in Los Angeles in 1968 and founding the 3HO organization. He taught a physically rigorous practice combining posture, breath, mantra, and meditation, and built a global community along with businesses like Yogi Tea. His legacy is complicated — revered by students during his lifetime, later subject to serious allegations from within the community — but his transmission of Kundalini Yoga as a practice remains widely influential.
Core Ideas
- Kundalini Yoga — the practice he taught and systematized in the West
- Daily Sadhana — disciplined morning practice as foundation
Related
- Thich Nhat Hanh — another Eastern teacher transmitting practice westward