SEONG YOON LEE:
Seong Yoon Lee was a Buddhist Monk for 10 years. He first learned to practice yoga from his master in the temple in 1993. He later traveled to India, Nepal, Tibet, and China in order to broaden his scope of understanding of yoga and meditation. He merged his talents with Katherine Jenkins to form Om Shanti Yoga School in 2002 near Seoul, Korea. Realizing that he could touch more people by living a regular life, he and Katherine married in 2003, and continued to expand Om Shanti Yoga School. He has taught his mindful practice of yoga to people of many different backgrounds and nationalities. Seong Yoon received formal yoga training from Kaivalyadahma Yoga Institute in Lonavla, India and has been practicing Vipassana meditation in the tradition of S.N. Goenka of India since 1996. His yoga school was featured in a documentary on a major Korean television network. In February 2006, Seong Yoon and Katherine relocated to the Seattle area to form “Om at Home” where he hopes to continue to bring mindfulness and peace to all of those who seek it.

KATHERINE JENKINS:
Katherine Jenkins has been living and teaching English in South Korea & Japan since 1995. During that time, she was able to travel to many countries and expand her research and interest in yoga and meditation. In 1996, she began practicing Vipassana meditation by S.N Goenka in Nepal. She has continued to deepen her practice of meditation by attending yearly month-long silent retreats and by keeping a regular meditation practice. In 2002, Katherine received her yoga license from Shoshoni Yoga School in Colorado. Shoshoni is recognized by Yoga Alliance. Katherine has adopted Seong Yoon Lee’s method of mindful yoga. Katherine enjoys sharing the peace she has felt through her practice with others.