About Christine
My Journey to Now...

Childhood
As a visually impaired girl, I was often not part of the crowd.
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At an early age I loved going off on my own to meditate and connect with nature.
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In grade 3 a team from UNICEF came to school and showed us a film of a project in Africa. I decided at the age of 10 that I wanted to go somewhere and "help" people too.
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I began learning yoga at the age of 12 when my teachers finally realized that baseball might not be my thing! I fell in love with it! It was one more way that I could go deeper into the moment and deeper into understanding myself.
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At that same age, I went to a multicultural festival where I was introduced to Indian culture. I loved everything about it. The food was incredible. As a vegetarian kid I was so happy to find out that food could be spiced and exciting! Saved from the world of mashed potatoes!
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I vowed that one day I would study Indian Classical dance.
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At 19, that dream came true and I spent the next 5 years studying Bharatha Natyam. This dance style enabled me to express my feelings with my entire body!

When I was 21, I went to India to further my studies in yoga and Indian Classical Dance, and volunteer in orphanages.
​I began to study Ayurveda there. I learned how to eat foods that would support my spiritual and physical health.
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I learned how to live in rhythm with the lunar cycle.
I learned Vedic chanting and Vedic Palmistry.
3 Magical Years in India

In 2010, I was burned during a festival in our temple when my sari caught on fire.
I had severe scarring and nerve damage on my left leg and suffered from PTSD. My mother requested all of my friends who were healers to offer energy healing.
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I was told I would need three surgeries to deal with my scars and that even after that, I may not be able to teach yoga.
I worked hard at regaining my flexibility and taught my first class two months after my injury.
Herbal oils healed my skin and meditation and yoga helped skin grow where doctors were sure more grafting would be required.
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​I visited a psychiatrist who was amazed that I used meditation and Pranic healing to recover in three months from PTSD while others struggle their entire lives.
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This injury tested my faith and my dedication to the healing arts.
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It made me realize how truly powerful nature is and gave me the oppourtunity to test everything I had learned. I consider it my PhD Thesis.​
My Dance with Fire
