The pioneering father of Yoga in the West, Yogananda has uplifted the lives of millions through his Self-Realization Fellowship teachings.

Meet Paramahansa Yogananda through the eyes of some of his closest disciples and friends. See how a variety of notable people think of Paramahansa Yogananda and his influence.

Yogananda emphasized the underlying unity of the world’s great religions, and taught universally applicable methods for attaining direct personal experience of God. To serious students of his …

Since 1920, helping people worldwide realize and express the beauty, nobility, and divinity of the human spirit through the Kriya Yoga teachings of Paramahansa Yogananda.

Paramahansa Yogananda authored the spiritual classic Autobiography of a Yogi, which has sold millions of copies worldwide and is a go-to book for seekers, philosophers and yoga enthusiasts today.

Pioneiro e pai da Yoga no ocidente, Yogananda inspirou a vida de milhões de pessoas por meio de seus ensinamentos da Self-Realization Fellowship.

The Lessons were originated by Paramahansa Yogananda. At the core of his teachings is a powerful system of meditation techniques: the Kriya Yoga science of meditation.

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Since 1920, helping people worldwide realize and express the beauty, nobility, and divinity of the human spirit through the Kriya Yoga teachings of Paramahansa Yogananda.

Since 1920, helping people worldwide realize and express the beauty, nobility, and divinity of the human spirit through the Kriya Yoga teachings of Paramahansa Yogananda.