Lita Batho

Lita began practicing yoga in 1994, and has been teaching in Portland since 2000. Since first meeting Zhander Ramete in 2002, her focus has shifted from Astanga and Vinyasa yoga to the Shadow Yoga School, and she is glad to be a part of the Shadow Yoga program at the North Williams Yoga Shala.

Previously, Lita lived and practiced in Seattle, Washington for several years. Her interests led her to live and work at the Omega Institute in Rhinebeck New York intermittently for 2 years, where she received her first teaching certification, but more importantly had an opportunity to study with many international teachers and practice with a unique group of fellow practitioners. She subsequently completed an extensive teacher training with Kathleen Hunt in Seattle (1999) at Samadhi Yoga, which encompassed study of asana, classic texts, physiology, and Sanskrit. Lita is currently committed to a sequence of training with Zhander Ramete and Emma Balnaves.

Lita’s daily practice and continuing study supports her intention of maintaining the integrity of the practice and assisting students to find the most appropriate activities for their lives and selves. She loves to teach and is grateful for the good fortune of having wise and experienced teachers and the ability to spend her days engaged with her students and yoga practice.