Cristina’s love of yoga is rooted in dance. She studied classical ballet through her childhood and later went on to study such diverse dance techniques as Afro-Cuban, Flamenco, Graham, Limón and Salsa as well as other movement disciplines such as Feldenkrais, Pilates and yoga in several styles. Introduction to yoga led her to reevaluate dance technique and in 1995 she began to learn the ashtanga vinyasa system from Diane Bruni and Ron Reid. Drawn to teaching, Cristina pursued studies in pedagogy at the University of Toronto from 1996 - 1999. She completed the ashtanga teacher training at Downward Dog Yoga Centre in 2004. In the tradition of her teachers, Cristina tailors the demands of the practice to the needs of her students.