Paramahansa Yogananda purchased the long abandoned Mount Washington Hotel in 1925 and immediately set about transforming its grounds into a lush and expansive oasis. (Self-Realization Fellowship) Long ...

Indian swami Paramahansa Yogananda strode onto the sunny canvas of Los Angeles in 1925 with tales of magic in a far-off place and a meditation technique he said could liberate the soul. The ...

The guru who brought kriya yoga to the West is the subject of a documentary exploring his lasting influence By Sheri Linden Senior Copy Editor/Film Critic Courtesy of Self-Realization Fellowship, Los ...

In 1933, one of the world's foremost yoga gurus, Paramahansa Yogananda, visited Indianapolis to give "Yogoda lessons," described then in the Indianapolis Star as a system for "harmonious and full ...

“Awake: The Life of Yogananda” wants to do two things: introduce Paramahansa Yogananda, who imported yoga and meditation to the United States, to a wider audience, and also provide viewers with a ...

(RNS) — Pioneering a vision of wellness in which spirituality and self-help converge, Yogananda created a new model for pop spirituality. (RNS) — One hundred years ago on Sept. 19, the Indian yogi and ...

Kriyananda (J. Donald Walters), a lifelong disciple of the influential guru Yogananda, affirms his claim as an authoritative student of his master with this work. Because Kriyananda parted ways with ...

Philip Goldberg, regular Huffington Post Spirituality & Health blogger and co-host of the popular podcast Spirit Matters, discusses his captivating new book, The Life of Yogananda: The Story of the ...

LOS ANGELES — Followers of a late yoga guru say DNA testing has cleared the man of accusations that he broke his vow of celibacy and fathered a child. But the man who claims to be the son of ...

Long before he arrived in the United States to bring the ancient Indian practice of yoga to the West, Paramahansa Yogananda visited a temple in Kashmir and fell into an ecstatic trance: in his vision ...