Our Team
Dea
Juris Doctor & RYT
Dea Che Lott is a healing justice practitioner, yoga therapist-in-training, movement lawyer, and the founder of DivineSense™. She is a certified Raja Yoga philosophy teacher, registered yoga teacher, certified mental health first aider, certified facilitative mediator, and licensed attorney (presently inactive).
Dea first learned spiritual philosophy and holistic healing practices in the Black Ancestral Tradition from her family who used these practices to care for her, sustain themselves, and thrive for generations. With this foundation, she began her exploration, personal practice, and professional study of other indigenous healing traditions - including Classical Yoga and Ayurveda - more than twenty years ago.
Before creating DivineSense, Dea spent over a decade working alongside impoverished and oppressed communities as a trial attorney, federal and state government attorney, law professor, legal supervisor and trainer, and grassroots organizer in Indianapolis, IN and Washington, DC. She is a trained anti-racism advocate and facilitative mediator with experience developing and conducting trainings in diversity, inclusion, equity, and anti-racism principles. Dea has a particular interest in and studies the spiritual foundations of social change movements.
Given her professional background, Dea’s work through DivineSense is founded on the wisdom of these ancestral healing philosophies, supported by scientific research on complementary and alternative medicine, and guided by movement lawyering practice.
And, through her personal practice of the Black Ancestral Traditions and Classical Yoga, she continues to experience relief from physical and mental distress, comfort during life challenges, a spiritual understanding of life, and a deep sense of peace.
It is Dea’s sincere hope that her work through DivineSense might help our community and country begin to heal and unite to create a better existence for nature, animals, and humans.
Selected Wellness and Yoga Certifications:
500-Hour Yoga Teacher Certification, Yoga Alliance, Anticipated 2025
300-Hour Yoga Therapy Foundations Training Certification, Svastha Yoga & Ayurveda, Anticipated 2025
Youth Mental Health First Aid Training, December 2024
Adult Mental Health First Aid Certification, October 2024
Raja Yoga Philosophy Teacher Certification, Integral Yoga Academy, 2020-21
Prison Yoga Certificate; Prison Yoga Project, 2019
Yoga of 12-Step Recovery Leader Certification, Yoga of 12-Step Recovery, 2019
200-Hour Registered Yoga Teacher, Yoga Alliance, 2018-Present
Wellness and Yoga Experience and Training:
Foundations of Well-Being & Yoga Therapy Course, Svastha Yoga & Ayurveda, 2024
Yoga Therapy in Chronic Pain Course, Svastha Yoga & Ayurveda, 2024
Grief: Coping, Healing, Growing Course, Svastha Yoga & Ayurveda, 2022
Anatomy, Physiology & Medical Conditions for Yoga Teachers Course, Integral Yoga Academy, 2022
Foundations of Integral Yoga Therapy Course, Integral Yoga Academy, 2021
Neuroscience & Yoga Training Course, Integral Yoga Academy, 2021
Pranayama and Ayurveda Course, Svastha Yoga & Ayurveda, 2020
Black Girl Yoga Ambassador for Maryland, 2019-2021
Prison Yoga Training, 2019
Yoga of 12-Step Recovery, 2019
200-Hour Yoga Teacher Training, 2017
Yoga Practitioner, 2003-Present
Selected Social Justice Law Experience, Licenses, Training and Education:
Lead Coordinator, Police Brutality Campaign, 2022-2024
Interim Campaign Organizer, Affordable Housing Campaign, DC
40-Hour Facilitative Mediator Certification, 2018
Washington Legal Clinic for the Homeless, 2014-2018
Analyzing & Understanding Systemic Racism Training, 2017
Washington D.C. Law License (currently inactive), 2015
Washington Legal Clinic for the Homeless, 2014-2018
Director of Outreach, Health and Human Rights Clinic, IU McKinney School of Law, 2011-12
Clinical Adjunct Professor of Law, Health and Human Rights Clinic, IU McKinney School of Law, 2011-12
Attorney Adviser, U.S. Social Security Administration, Office of Disability Adjudication & Review, 2010-2012
Staff Attorney, Indiana Legal Services, Inc., 2008-2010
Indiana Law License (currently inactive), 2008
Juris Doctor, IU McKinney School of Law, 2008
Azea
Anthropology, BA
Azea is the Creative & Cultural Program Consultant for DivineSense. In this position, she supports the organization by collaborating with its founder to develop and implement yoga events, wellness programs, and spiritual workshops for adults and youth in the Baltimore area.
Azea joined the DivineSense team because of the organization’s commitment to provide its clients with various services and products that promote self-love and eco-friendly living.
As she continues her work with DivineSense, Azea hopes to provide people from marginalized backgrounds, with the educational resources they need to regulate their emotions in healthy ways and be positive influences in their communities.
Selected Experience:
Second Grade Teacher, Baltimore County Public Schools, 2024-Present
Long-Term Substitute, Baltimore County Public Schools, 2021-2024
Seasonal Coordinator, Council on International Educational Exchange, 2022-2023
Seasonal Child and Youth Program Coordinator, Dynamic Systems Technology, Inc., 2022
Curriculum and Content Development Specialist, The Be.Org, 2020-2021
Job Coach, YouthWorks, 2020
Communications Intern, Fund for Education Abroad, 2019-2020
Undergraduate Research Assistant, Baby Books 2 at University of Maryland, College Park, 2019
Bachelors of Arts, University of Maryland, 2015-2019
Office of Overseas Programming and Training Support Intern, United States Peace Corps, 2018-2019
Yoga Student, 2020-Present
Senior Summer Camp Counselor, Anthony Bowen YMCA, 2015-2016