in communications psychology from the University of Humanistic Studies in San Francisco. Yoga and meditation have gained widespread acceptance in the West, as well as, the holistic health movement he introduced through diet, herbs and lifestyle technologies.īorn Harbhajan Singh in what is now Pakistan to a family of healers and community leaders, Yogi Bhajan studied comparative religion and Vedic philosophy in his undergraduate years and went on to receive his Masters in Economics with honors from Punjab University. He sparked a movement whose tendrils have woven their way into numerous aspects of our culture. In response to this innate longing, he created a family, known as 3HO (Healthy, Happy, Holy Organization) and soon 3HO ashrams began springing up across the United States and throughout the world. He recognized that their experimentation with drugs and "altered states of consciousness" expressed a desire to experience themselves and a longing for family, for connection to their own soul and to their community. In the turbulent, drug culture of the 70s, Yogi Bhajan first reached out to the youth. He came to the United States in 1969 and openly taught this transformative technology for the next 35 years. Yogi Bhajan was declared a Master of Kundalini Yoga at the age of 16.
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