For nearly 20 years, Christina has helped people live with more balance, ease, and self-love through the lens of Yoga and Ayurveda.
Her path began in her grandparents’ garden, where she spent childhood afternoons blending potpourri and “medicine mixtures” from her grandmother’s flowers. The kitchen was always her favorite room in the house. In high school she volunteered at medical clinics, nursing homes, and physical therapy offices, already certain that her life’s work would be in healing.
After about three years of practicing yoga, a serious skiing accident sent her looking for answers. That experience showed her what self-healing could look like. She enrolled in yoga teacher training and began studying Ayurveda on her own. Yoga eased her physical struggles, but Ayurveda changed everything. It helped resolve her lifelong digestive issues and acne, supported her in reaching a healthy weight, and guided her through deep mental and emotional healing. It was also how she came to know herself.
Wanting to go deeper, Christina moved from Dallas to California in 2007 to study at the California College of Ayurveda. After four years of coursework, herbal studies, an internship, and a residency, she came home to Dallas with a full heart and a clear purpose: SimpleVeda.
Today, SimpleVeda is a one-stop destination for holistic wellness, offering Ayurvedic consultations, yoga and meditation classes, an apothecary, workshops, and retreats. Christina and her team help you find the root of your imbalances, ease stress, and build daily rhythms that support your body long term. Her approach is personal and practical. She helps you understand your unique constitution and make small, sustainable changes to your food and habits, and clients love how she cuts through the noise of diets and trends.
As a mom of two and a practitioner in her own community, Christina knows how doable this lifestyle can be, even in the middle of a busy life. She believes Ayurveda and yoga are for everyone.
When she’s not at SimpleVeda, you’ll find Christina traveling, playing tennis, cooking, and spending time with friends. Nature is a huge part of her life, whether she’s tending her backyard beehives or walking the trails at White Rock Lake with her Weimaraner.
Christina graduated from the California College of Ayurveda in 2009, where she studied to be an Ayurvedic Health Practitioner, Ayurvedic Chef, Ayurvedic Herbalist, and Yoga Therapist. Her warmth and knowledge of the Ayurvedic discipline draw people from many communities. Each year she presents to medical residents at Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas, helping them realize and make use of the benefits of Ayurveda coupled with modern medicine. Christina is also able to bring a greater understanding of Ayurvedic principles to yoga instructors through annual training at The Yoga Movement. Christina’s aim is to empower yoga instructors to help their students live a life of vitality through the inseparable practice of Ayurveda and yoga.
Christina is especially passionate about bringing nourishment and the science of Ayurveda to women in all stages of life; fertility, pre and post-natal as well as menopause. When women are healthy and strong, the entire family and world flourish. The unique nature of each woman requires specific attention and support, Christina endeavors to work alongside women to create a life of radiant health!
Graduated from the California College of Ayurveda in 2009 with 5,200 hours and is a board-certified ayurvedic health practitioner and a professional member of the National Ayurvedic Medical Association.
Successfully completed the educator program at the California College of Ayurveda with 300 hours.
