1839 and before

 The world of 'yoga' in U.S.A. is not so un-controlled. It is not an amazing, "oh, I have discovered it all and you don't know a thing, so let me teach you," field.
 Many, many young and old practitioners seem not to be aware of this or if they have an inkling, seem not to care.
 So many rich and interesting stories to correlate.
 The lawyers who are western educated and holy men abound...
Let's next see what came before 1893...