Cristina is a true embodiment of everything important to lil omm. She is a mother who found her yoga through daughter Ellis, and can now be see at lil omm both teaching classes and taking classes as an integral part of our community!

Cristina discovered the total benefits of yoga relatively late in life, after the birth of her second child. She had been practicing the asanas for several years before then, at the gym, at the occasional studio, in her living room, but it was not yoga; it was exercise. With two active little boys in her life and an emotionally demanding career, she was slowly starting to lose her balance. She thought she should start taking better care of herself and joined a new gym in the hopes of doing just that. Little did she know how much better she would begin to feel not only physically, but also mentally and spiritually. Under the guidance of Kelly Griswold, a Certified Anusara Teacher, and Danielle Brand-Lemond, a Kripalu Certified Teacher, she truly discovered Yoga.

The next major event to take Cristina deeper into her practice was the birth of her third child. Even when she was pregnant with her daughter, she was starting to consider teacher training as an avenue to deepen her practice. Once her daughter was born, it was no longer something she was considering; it was something she was compelled to do. Her daughter knew something Cristina did not. Her daughter had a wisdom Cristina did not. Her daughter was only two weeks old, but the peace in her soul was palatable. Cristina signed up for Pure Prana’s Holistic Teacher Training Program and began her training when her daughter was 4 months old.

Upon nearing the completion of her training, Cristina began to realize that her training was not only deepening her practice, but also deepening her desire to share all the she had learned.

She had found her dharma. She began teaching immediately upon graduation when one of her mentors herself was having a baby and needed a sub while on maternity leave. As she began to round out her teaching schedule as a full time yoga teacher at a few area yoga studios, she discovered a new little studio that was soon to open in DC called Lil Omm. She adored the studio’s family focused mission and energy (and name!) and knew, that when given the chance to teach there, she would jump on the opportunity to do so. A few months later, she taught her first class at Lil Omm and she is loving every minute she spends with the Lil Omm community.

She currently teaches 4 classes at the studio:
Monday 10:45-11:45AM Postnatal
Tuesday 6:15-7:15AM Adult Yoga
Tuesday 11:00-12:00AM Movers & Me
Wednesday 6:15-7:15AM Adult Yoga

You will often see her at the studio with her inspiration, daughter Ellis, not only teaching butalso taking classes from all of the other fabulous teachers at the studio. She believes that we are one, and if we are compassionate to ourselves we can be compassionate to all beings. One step towards peace for one is one leap towards peace for all.