Sita Shay began practicing the Siddha Yoga teachings in 1976 after participating in a Shaktipat Intensive in New York City. Sita has offered seva throughout the years since, often serving as a host for Siddha Yoga teaching and learning events in New York, Los Angeles, and San Francisco. Currently, she offers seva as a writer and editor in the SYDA Foundation.

Sita has a BFA from Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania. She is an award-winning stage actress and director and a professor of practice in acting at the University of Southern California School of Dramatic Arts in Los Angeles, where she lives.