Cyndi Lee
[1] Cyndi Lee was born in Seattle; her father was a protestant minister; her mother was a tailor and ceramicist.She gained her MFA at University of California, Irvine, with a thesis on "Women, Spirituality and Indian Dance".She trained as a lay Buddhist chaplain under Roshi Joan Halifax at Upaya Zen Center in 2013, and was ordained in 2018.[2] She runs workshops and trainings across America including at Kripalu,[4] and in Europe at venues such as London's Triyoga.Cushman states that "Lee is well known as both an inspiring teacher and a good storyteller, and has a wide following from her books, retreats, and Om Yoga in a Box practice kits.