1968
3HO Historical Introduction
3HO was founded by Yogi Bhajan after he came to the West from India in 1968. His teachings to lead a Healthy, Happy, Holy life through the practice of Kundalini Yoga appealed to young...
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September 1968
Kundalini Yoga Arrives in the West
In September of 1968, Yogi Bhajan left India for Canada to teach yoga at Toronto University, carrying a letter of recommendation from Sir James George, Canadian High Commissioner in New Delhi, who had...
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December 1968
Yogi Bhajan Teaches the “Long Ek Ong Kar” Meditation
Written by Shakti Parwha Kaur, Yogi Bhajan’s first student in the United States: I have a great personal attachment and affection for this mantra, because Yogi Bhajan taught it to me in December of...
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January 5, 1969
Yogi Bhajan Teaches his First Public Yoga Class
Yogi Bhajan taught his first class in the United States on January 5, 1969, entitled “The Art and Science of Liberation” at the Alhambra YMCA in Southern California. Even though no students came...
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January 7, 1969
Yogi Bhajan Teaches at the East West Cultural Center
Yogi Bhajan taught Kundalini Yoga at the East West Cultural Center in Los Angeles, CA, in 1969, where he gave some of his first public lectures in the United States. Word of a master from India teaching...
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March 31, 1969
Yogi Bhajan Teaches at Jules Buccieri’s Antique Shop
As word of a master from India teaching Kundalini Yoga spread, busloads of young people started arriving from all over the West Coast to attend his classes. This was too much for the woman in...
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June 21, 1969
A “Gatherin of the Tribes”
This event was a “precursor” to the 3HO solstice events. It was organized by the “Hog Farm” and the “Juke Savages” and was held at Aspen Meadows, a Tesuque Indian reservation in New...
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July 29, 1969
3HO Incorporated as a Non-Profit
3HO Foundation – the Healthy, Happy, Holy Organization – was incorporated as a non-profit organization in California on July 29, 1969. Shakti Parwha Kaur, Yogi Bhajan’s first student, shared this about this time:...
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December 1, 1969
May the Long Time Sun Shine Upon You
If you’ve ever taken a Kundalini Yoga class, you have heard and sung this song. If you’ve ever listened to a lecture by the Siri Singh Sahib, Yogi Bhajan, you’ve heard this song sung...
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December 7, 1969
The First Guru Ram Das Ashram
The first Guru Ram Das Ashram in America, located in...
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