Teaching yoga is Rita's passion. A dedicated student of life, she has practiced and studied Ashtanga, Iyengar, Restorative, and Vinyasa yoga since 1995. From an early age, Rita played team sports, primarily soccer, then taught group fitness classes for over a decade: spin/cycling, boot camp, step, and water aerobics. She began practicing yoga as a complement to her other workouts.

Yoga soon became her focus as a gentler approach to physical exercise with the added bonus of mental and spiritual well-being. She helped develop the yoga program at the University of Minnesota, taught at the Arizona State University Student Recreation Center, served as adjunct faculty in the Exercise Science and Physical Education department at Mesa Community College, and has taught at many YMCAs, community centers, and studios through the years. Private and smaller group lessons were offered through the pandemic.

Rita humbly offers her knowledge, experience and a sprinkling of humor to help people reach their individual goals and to empower themselves through the beautiful art and science of yoga. She has been a long-time advocate that yoga is for every body – regardless of age, body type, or ability – and her teaching style is ever mindful of safety first.