Lita Sattva

Teaching as Practice

Lita teaches Rocket Yoga, a lineage rooted in Ashtanga and shaped by decades of tradition. But for her, teaching and practicing have never been separate things. The mat she unrolls each morning at home, in a simple room filled with natural light, is the same place she works out what she'll eventually offer others. The practice feeds the teaching. The teaching sharpens the practice.

How she moves

Her own sessions follow a structured sequence, complete and balanced within whatever time she has that day. Some days it's dynamic and strong. Others are slower, more restorative. But there's always movement, breath, focus, and stillness. She's consistent about that combination because she knows what it does, for herself and for the people she trains.

What drew her to yoga

She came to yoga through the philosophy as much as the physicality. What kept her was the way the asanas carry meaning beyond the shape, the way working with the body opens something in the mind. That depth is what she tries to pass on, particularly through teacher trainings, where students have the time and space to move between practice, study, and the question of how to teach what they're learning.

Rocket Yoga holds the rigour of Ashtanga while staying genuinely accessible. That's the balance she brings into every room she teaches.

What she builds for others

Her teacher trainings are full days, moving between led classes, lectures, and workshops. Early morning practice, then philosophy, then the practical tools of teaching itself. Intensive, but designed to support rather than overwhelm. Students leave with more than technique. They leave with a clearer sense of their own relationship to the practice.