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Massage Therapist Christina Lilley Joins MindSpa Integrative Wellness Center

Graduate of Florida College of Natural Health was originally inspired about massage when competing in martial arts in Korea.

Christina Lilley has joined the MindSpa Integrative Wellness Center on Bee Ridge Road in Sarasota. She’s a licensed massage therapist who graduated from the Florida College of Natural Health.

Her studies focused on deep relaxation massage, craniosacral therapy, sports massage, table stretching, reflexology, structural integration, shiatsu, hydrotherapy, and lymphatic drainage. Her advanced training which continues today focuses on postural structural alignment, sports massage and craniosacral therapy.

Christina works with people of all ages which include children as young as 4 and seniors well into their 90s. She has also worked with athletes at IMG Academy located in Bradenton to help them reach their peak performance in various sports. Christina is an active member of the American Massage Therapy Association (AMTA).

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Christina was inspired to enter the massage field after her personal experiences with healing as a Tae Kwan Do competitor in the Junior Olympics. “I was impressed with how massage combined with focused awareness and compassion could help athletes dealing with sports injuries at a training camp in Korea,” she explained. “That experience stuck in my mind and eventually I made the decision to pursue my formal studies. I have so much passion for the potential of massage to help people.”

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