I’m Christina — a Thai & OsteoThai practitioner who helps people move with more ease and less pain.

Christina LoFaro is an internationally trained Thai massage practitioner and instructor with certifications in OsteoThai under David Lutt, co-founder of Osteothai.

She built her foundation at the Thai Institute of Healing Arts in Arlington, Virginia, where she completed the Thai Massage Practitioner and Teacher program. She also took courses at Daniels Institute of Massage. She then traveled to Thailand to study the work at its source, and continued dedicated training in Japan, Spain, Baltimore, Florida, Tennessee, and Asheville, North Carolina —where she studied Ayurveda with Dr. Vasant Lad at The Ayurvedic Institute. Over the years she has also sought out private lessons with teachers to keep refining her practice.

In addition to her Thai and OsteoThai training, Christina holds two certifications under Kelly Starrett and works as a mobility coach. She is a 200-hour certified yoga teacher (trained at Uttara Yoga Studio in Roanoke), has studied Reiki, and holds a 2nd degree brown sash in
Shaolin Kung Fu.

Movement has always been part of her life. She trained in CrossFit for over seven years and enjoys nearly any form of body movement. These experiences gave her a lived understanding of strength, intensity, recovery, and how the body responds to training and care.

When she’s not on the mat, Christina can usually be found creating art or spending time with her black Shepherd, Neo. She lives and practices in Roanoke, Virginia.

Credentials

• 3 Certifications in OsteoThai under David Lutt
• Certifications in OsteoThai with Oliver Chamorro
• Master Class with Sandra Jersby of the Stretchamethod
• Thai Massage Practitioner & Teacher program — Thai Institute of Healing Arts, Arlington, VA
• Attended Daniels Institute of Massage
• Certifications under Kelly Starrett — The Ready State Mobility Coach
• Attended Upledger Institute – CranioSacral Therapy
• Ayurvedic studies with Dr. Vasant Lad — The Ayurvedic Institute, Asheville, NC
• Study in Thailand (at the source), plus Japan, Spain, Baltimore, Florida, Tennessee, and California
• Private lessons with teachers over the years (Daniel H.)
• 200-hour Yoga Teacher Training — Uttara Yoga Studio, Roanoke
• Reiki studies
• 2nd-degree brown sash in Shaolin Kung Fu
• CrossFit training (10+ years)