A teacher from India, Paramahansa Yogananda, was the first to teach yoga to Americans in his organization called:
a. the People's Temple.
b. the Rajneesh International Foundation.
c. the Vedanta Society.
d. the Self-Realization Fellowship.
d. the Self-Realization Fellowship.
Analysis:
a, b & c. Incorrect. By the end of the 1800s, the first Hindu groups took root in the United States when Indian gurus brought them over.
d. Correct. A teacher from India, Paramahansa Yogananda, established the Self-Realization Fellowship in Los Angeles in 1920 and was the first to teach yoga to Americans.
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