Gingi Lee

His path began with martial arts in the 1980s, training and teaching alongside his father, Sensei Richard Taibong Lee. A first trip to India sparked a lifelong relationship with yoga. He returned many times to study and to deepen his commitment. He apprenticed for two years with the late Derek Ireland, completed a final training in Goa, then went to Mysore to study with Sri K. Pattabhi Jois. He later completed a two-year teacher training with Graeme Northfield in Australia.

Gingi has led holidays and workshops in the UK and abroad, often with friends and long-time colleagues such as John and Lucy Scott and Kristina Ireland. He continues to teach regular workshops and retreats that include pranayama, simple meditation and elements of tai chi. His teaching is known for sensitivity, warmth and a quiet dedication to the practice. He has taught, trained and encouraged many British Ashtanga teachers and helped to grow the community in the UK.

At Ulpotha Mornings focus on steady, breath-led sequencing with practical adjustments. It will be a combination of vinyasa, qigong, ashtanga and somatic intuitive movement. Afternoon sessions will be chilled out, Breathwork, meditation, gentle yin movement, and some philosophy. So if someone is looking for pure traditional hard-core Ashtanga this is not the right fit.

Afternoons bring calming work with pranayama, gentle meditation and time to restore.

What you will experience with Gingi:

• Vinyasa, qigong, ashtanga and somatic intuitive movement taught with patience and clarity.
• Breath, bandha and drishti made simple and usable
• Thoughtful hands-on or verbal adjustments

More about Gingi

Gingi began studying and teaching martial arts in the 1980s with his father, Sensei Richard Taibong Lee. During an early trip to India, Gingi came into contact with yoga and spent many years returning to India to study and devote himself to the discipline. For two years he apprenticed with the late Derek Ireland, completing a final training course in Goa. He then went to Mysore to continue his studies with Sri Pattabhi Jois and then completed a two-year teacher training course with Graeme Northfield of Australia.

Gingi has hosted many yoga holidays and workshops in the UK and abroad, including combined retreats with John and Lucy Scott, and Kristina Ireland. He continues to run regular workshops and retreats, which often include elements of pranayama, meditation and tai chi. He is a well-respected teacher who has remained at the forefront of the ashtanga yoga community. He has taught, trained and inspired many British ashtanga yoga teachers and has played a key role in popularizing ashtanga yoga in the UK. His teaching is characterised by sensitivity, warmth and a deep commitment to the practice.