How does an American become an icon of Indian culture?
To say that Sita just acquired her Indian essence by taking a few yoga classes would be to miss the point entirely. As a matter of fact, she was born into a very eastern environment. Her mother s proximity to the East started when she read Krishna Murthi s AT THE FEET OF THE MASTER and Baba Ram Das s BE HERE NOW, and DANCING WITH SHIVA. By the time Sita was born, her mother was already a devotee of Yogi Bhajan. Later, she got involved with, Yoganondas s Self Realization Fellowship Center. Ram Das named her Sita, and her sister, Shanti.Sita s first years of schooling were at the Three Candles Montessori pre-school, and her junior high school, Educational Dynamic Incorporated (EDI), was an eastern philosophy- based private school. At EDI, meditation, yoga, guided discussions and workshops on energy and self-awareness were the cornerstones of education. The EDI program taught spiritual awareness and academics simultaneously. Dr. Richard Busby successfully ran this institution for 15 years
