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SAHA Gatherings – The Yoga Teacher Community VIRTUAL LIVESTREAM

A space for yoga teachers to connect, share, and grow. 

Whether you’re just beginning your teaching journey or have years of experience, Saha Gatherings invite you to come together with fellow teachers to connect, reflect, share, and grow — tapping into the energy and wisdom of the community to support your teaching, your practice, and yourself. 

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Saha Gatherings – The Yoga Teacher Community | In studio

Gingi Lee & other Faculty Members | Starts 28 Feb 2026 | £20 per session

Rooted in the Sanskrit word Saha (सह) — meaning “together” — Saha Gatherings bring yoga teachers from the Shala School of Yoga – as well as those considering joining our school – into a supportive, reflective, and inspiring community space. These low-cost gatherings offer the chance to benefit from the collective wisdom of the peer group, gain fresh perspectives, and explore ideas that can enhance both your teaching and personal growth. 

Each session provides: 

  • Another perspective – hear new ideas, gain clarity, and find encouragement from peers and faculty alike. 
  • Support & community – a safe space to stay connected to your passion, energy, and purpose as a teacher. 
  • Personal growth – reflect, explore, and step more fully into your role as a teacher. 
  • Overcoming challenges – discuss the hurdles of teaching, dismantle self-limiting beliefs, and share strategies for navigating common difficulties. 
  • Professional insight – guidance from Gingi and other faculty members and teachers from the Shala, offering inspiration and practical takeaways without formal instruction. 

Saha Gathering Session structure:

  1. Meditation – offered from someone in the group to centre and ground the group. 
  2. Sharing Circle – a safe space to connect, reflect, and discuss teaching experiences. 
  3. Chanting & Mantra – guided by Gingi to deepen connection and presence. 
  4. Themed Discussion – guided by the group we will explore a wide range of topics ranging from… 
    1. Group dynamics and holding space for students 
    2. Imposter syndrome and self-confidence 
    3. Balancing your own practice and teaching commitments 
    4. Creativity in class design and sequencing 
    5. Boundaries, energy, and sustainable teaching 
    6. Finding your authentic teaching voice 
    7. Building community and collaboration 
  5. Closing Relaxation – offered by someone from the group to integrate and reflect on the session. 
 

Dates & Facilitators

  1. Saturday 28 February – Gingi Lee & Charli Van Ness
  2. Sunday 29 March – Gingi Lee & Melanie Cooper 
  3. Saturday 25 April – Gingi Lee & tbc
  4. Sunday 31 May – Gingi Lee & tbc
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  6. Sunday 21 June – Gingi Lee & Charli Van Ness
  7. Monday 31 August – Gingi Lee & Melanie Cooper 
  8. Saturday 3 October – Gingi Lee & tbc
  9. Saturday 7 November – Gingi Lee & tbc
  10. Saturday 5 December – Gingi Lee & tbc
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Gingi Lee Biography

Leading this teacher training course is Senior Yoga Alliance Registered teacher Gingi Lee, co-director of the Shala, who founded the studio in 1997 and founded the Shala School of Yoga teacher training programme in 2016. He has been teaching yoga full time for over 25 years and is one of the country’s most experienced ashtanga vinyasa yoga teachers. As a teacher who has focused much of his teaching on ashtanga – where hands-on adjustments are central to the style of teaching – he has almost unrivalled experience in this field in the UK.

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 in the mid 90s, he apprenticed with the late Derek Ireland after completing a teacher training course in Goa. He subsequently went to Mysore to continue his studies with Sri K Pattabhi Jois and then attended a two-year teacher training course with Graeme Northfield of Australia around 2001. Additionally, Gingi has trained more recently with Yamuna Zake and become certified in Yamuna Bodyrolling, a form of remedial bodywork which has interested him for many years and which he now incorporates into some of his teachings. 

For 25+ years, Gingi has focused his energy on teaching at his centre in South London, alongside hosting yoga holidays and workshops internationally. In 2016 he established the Shala School of Yoga teacher training programme with a hand picked team of senior teachers including Kath Roberts, Mark Kan and Norman Blair and he is focus now is primarily on passing on his knowledge to the next generation of teachers.

Gingi has played a key role in popularising ashtanga yoga in the UK and has taught, trained and inspired many British yoga teachers. He is a well-respected teacher who has remained at the forefront of the yoga community. His teaching is characterised by sensitivity, warmth, openness and a deep commitment to the practices.

Read Gingi’s own personal story here.

" Gingi is a rare gifted teacher who teaches from the heart with compassion, love and humour. He gently encourages us to make the yoga practice our own, journeying towards an opening of the mind, body and heart "
AF
" Gingi's knowledge, enthusiasm and experience is unrivalled and his passion infectious. "
AF
" This is a unique opportunity to hear and learn from Gingi in a fun and relaxed way. Gingi is very skilled and clearly an expert in his field. More than that though, is his unique ability to meet each student exactly where they are and bring out the best in each and the group as a whole."
AF

Course Dates

This event will take place on the following dates in the studio.

  • Sat 28 Feb 2026

    2-4:30 PM

  • Sat 29 Mar 2026

    2-4:30 PM

  • Sat 25 Apr 2026

    2-4:30 PM

  • Sun 21 Jun 2026

    2-4:30 PM

  • Mon 31 Aug2026

    2-4:30 PM (bank holiday)

  • Sat 3 Oct 2026

    2-4:30 PM

  • Sat 7 Nov 2026

    2-4:30 PM

  • Sat 5 Dec 2026

    2-4:30 PM

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  • £20
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