Colleen Saidman Yee

Colleen Saidman Yee is an internationally respected yoga teacher who has been teaching since 1998 and practicing since 1984, formerly a top fashion model for Elite and Ford Models before becoming known as 'The First Lady of Yoga' according to The New York Times[2][3]. She authored the book Yoga for Life (2015), which chronicles her journey from a rebellious youth with a heroin habit to a globe-trotting model and celebrated yogi[4][6]. She founded Yoga Shanti in Sag Harbor in 1999 and is married to renowned yoga instructor Rodney Yee[3][1].