Kristina is a certified 500 hour massage therapist CMT 77572 with specialized training in land and aquatic manual/movement therapies and Traditional Thai Massage. As a former professional cellist Kristina found Qigong/Taiji and somatic modalities to be the perfect vehicle to train her body to wellness from a long career in music. She received her music training at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music and has a passion for working with musicians and performers in her practice. She loves dance, designing sacred temple spaces and playing surdo for rhythic meditation circles through the TaKeTiNa process. She received teaching permission for Qigong in 2008 and has studied in the Theravada and Vajrayana traditions.