Sita Severson 

R.A.Y.T., C-IAYT, R.A.P., RYT-500, YACEP

About Sita Severson

Sita began her career in the wellness industry in 2000 as an Esthetician where she worked in day spas, as well as, being a top freelance makeup artist, working on film sets to runway shows to bridal events around Baltimore, Md. She started learning so much that she was hired by a floundering day spa to help them grow and thrive, which she did. She developed a natural skincare and makeup line and that’s when she fell in love with the wellness industry as a business. 

By 2005 she was ready to take her own growth and education further by studying with Yama Therapeutics. She had the intention of becoming an entrepreneur and to share wellness with anyone who would listen. She first became a yoga asana instructor and then went into extensive study of Ayurveda, Meditation and breathing techniques, receiving certifications in all three. 

Sita started her Ayurvedic Lifestyle Coaching practice in 2007. Although she spent much of her time working one on one she was asked to teach mindfulness and yoga to the professors at Johns Hopkins University. This led to her teaching at Johns Hopkins Hospital as well, where she taught primarily in the Oncology unit to the doctors and nurses how to work with breathing and mindfulness practices to minimize the burnout they were experiencing.

In 2009, Sita was asked to create curriculums around Ayurvedic Lifestyle, Yoga and meditation for the Baltimore County Department of Aging. She taught these curriculums at the 18 senior centers around the county for 3 years. 

Later, after moving to San Diego, she started teaching for Dart NeuroScience as their Meditation teacher. She also co-founded “Lead with the Lights On” with her husband where they worked with leadership and teams of conscious corporations to help them learn Ayurvedic practices for wellbeing in the office and life, as well as team development through Ayurveda. They continue to see their corporate clients today. 

 

Sita is an Ayurvedic Yoga Therapist, RYT 500, and YACEP and advises other experts at:

 

“So often we want to change but we don’t want to be inconvenienced by it.”

Sita Severson

Since the establishment of her practice in 2007, Sita has become a published author, a beloved teacher on The Shift Network and Wisdom from North (the Scandinavian version of The Shift Network). She has worked with thousands of individuals in spiritual counseling, Ayurveda and Yoga being a center point. Sita holds four belts in the Nia Technique, a healing movement form that works with somatic experiencing. She continued her studies further. She is a Kundalini Yoga Teacher and became the Assistant Director of Kundalini Studies at the Soul of Yoga in San Diego, CA. She is a graduate of the Chestnut School of Herbal Medicine and is a member of the American Herbalist Guild. 

Sita is a Certified Yoga Therapist and Ayurvedic Practitioner and an Ayurvedic plant based culinarian. She has already established herself as a healer with people around the world and is a member of the International Association of Yoga Therapists, C-IAYT, as well as, the Association of Ayurvedic Professionals of North America, AAPNA. 

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History Of

Sita’s Training

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2023 - 2024

Master Ayurvedic Digestion & Nutrition 500 hr

This rigorous course presents the fundamentals of the body, health and disease from an Ayurvedic perspective. It ensures you have the Ayurvedic training necessary to work independently with clients and establish yourself as a leading professional in the field of integrative health care.

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2023 - 2024

Ayurvedic Panchakarma

Garshana/Abhyanga
Vishesh/Shirodhara
Sinus/SANS Therapeutic Nasya, Sans, Steam and Pranayama
Purvakarma Preparatory Cleansing & Rejuvenating Protocols
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2021-2023

Yoga Therapist – IAYT – 800 hr

Advanced Meditation Studies
Mudras
The Profession of Yoga
Soul of Wellness (Bhagavad Gita, Yoga Anatomy, Yoga for Depression)
Advanced Pranayama
Advanced Subtle Anatomy
Prenatal Yoga Therapy
Yoga Therapy for Mid-life
Integrative Restoration (iRest) Trauma informed Yoga Nidra & Counseling
Yoga of Recovery
The Yoga Sutras – The Secret Power of Yoga
Yoga Therapy for Heart Disease
Yoga Therapy for Cancer, Cancer Recovery, Post Treatment & Survivorship
Yoga Therapy Preparing for Death, dealing with Grief
Anatomy & Physiology

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2021 -2023

Clinical Ayurveda

Sanskrit
Ayurvedic Nutrition
Chikitsa (Clinical Ayurvedic Healing techniques)
Ayurvedic Herbalism for healing – foundations & advanced

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2022

Marma Point Therapy

100 hr at AyurPrana with Dr. Vasant Lad

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2022

Holy Fire Reiki Master

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2021

Nia Technique

Blue Belt, Brown Belt, and Moving To Heal. Learn more about Nia Technique.

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2021

Ayurvedic Spiritual Health & Healing

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2020

Kundalini Yoga

200 hr Yoga Teacher Training at The Soul Of Yoga

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2020

Restoritive Yoga

50 hr Yoga Teacher Training

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2019

Western Herablism

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2019

Essential Oils Essentials

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2013

Nia Technique

White Belt

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2008

Life Coaching

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2007

Hatha Yoga

200 hr Yoga Teacher Training

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2007

Ayurvedic Lifestyle

200 hr training at Yama Institute in Maryland

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2007

Kundalini Reiki Master

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2007

EFT

Emotional Freedom Techique

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2007

Meditation – Pratyahara

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1990

Usui Reiki Master