Background
Rodney Yee was born in 1957, the Chinese-American son of an Air Force Colonel, and spent his childhood on military bases in Altus, Oklahoma and Puerto Rico.
- Photos
- Works
- Photos
- Works
Rodney Yee
Edit ProfileEducation
University of California, Berkeley.
Career
More than thirty such programs now exist, selling in the millions worldwide. Yee has also been featured on calendars, magazines and natural product advertisements. Narrated meditation audios.
Written a book
And done extensive charitable work. He has made guest appearances on The Oprah Winfrey Show, Cable News Network, Public Broadcasting Service, and elsewhere. He was a gymnast during his high school years and later became a ballet dancer, performing with the Oakland Ballet Company and the Matsuyama Ballet Company of Tokyo, Japan.
He began studies in philosophy and physical therapy at the University of California, Berkeley, though he dropped out in order to pursue ballet full-time.
Yee now teaches around the world at workshops, retreats, and conferences. They live in The Hamptons.
In 2002, Yee"s reputation was tarnished by a sex scandal involving some of his former female students. A story detailing the scandal appeared on the front page of the Sunday San Francisco Chronicle.
Although the lawsuit did not mention names, two former students subsequently admitted to having affairs with Yee.
