Yogi Bhajan teaches his first public yoga class

Yogi Bhajan taught his first public yoga class in the United States on January 5th, at the YMCA in Alhambra, CA

From humble beginnings, teaching first at the East West Cultural Center and then in a student’s furniture store in West Hollywood, “The Yogi” was like a magnet. Students flocked to his classes. Soon he was teaching at colleges and universities, including Claremont and UCLA, and accepting invitations to teach in other cities.

Here’s a picture from “the early days” when Yogi Bhajan taught twice a day, seven days a week at Jules Buccieri’s Antique Shop, which later became Morton’s: