About Christina

Christina has been practicing Massage Therapy and alternative methods of healing for over 10 year. In 2006 Christina started her year-long Massage Therapy program at Cortiva institute in Colorado. While in school she become interested in working with Women around childbirth. Christina completed extensive training in Pregnancy and Postpartum Massage Therapy in 2007 as well as completing her Certification as a Massage Therapist from Cortiva. Christina trained as a birth Doula in 2010 with Tolabor and Postpartum Doula with Cappa in 2010. She worked in private practice in Boulder Colorado for 5 years as well as became a student at Naropa University studying Somatic psychology and then moving on to study at Prescott College of Arizona to design her own major in Pre and Perinatal Psychology and Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy .
Since 2012 Christina has been offering her services in Marin, CA and has gone on to study with Ray Castellino.com who pioneers the field of Pre and Perinatal Therapy. Christina has completed two womb Surround process workshops with Ray and compeleted Castellinos's Body into being training and is currently enrolled in his Birth Therapy Foundation Training. She has studied Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy extensively with Body intelligence
Christina is a gifted bodyworker, she is intuitive and highly skilled at listening to the body. She brings her life wisdom and passion for the healing process to her work with clients.
Christina has been offering her gifts as a doula since 2010, She has served many families in Marin County, at home and in hospitals. She has a deep passion for guiding and being with families during labor and birth, her calm grounded presence, intuition, knowledge of the birth process make her a phenomenal doula.

Training & Certification

Massage/Bodywork and Somatic Based Therapy

884 hr Massage Therapy Certification- Cortiva Institute 2007
Pregnancy and Postpartum Massage Therapy 60+hr course- Cortiva Institute 2007
Biodynamic CranioTouch Seminar- Georgia Milne 2011
Biodynamic Craniosacral Seminar- Alchemy of the Heart 2012
Biodynamic Craniosacral Seminar, Relational Touch- Body Intelligence 2013
Biodynamic Craniosacral Seminar, The Midline- Body intelligence 2013
Biodynamic Craniosacral Seminar, Whole body dynamics- Body intelligence 2014
Biodynamic Craniosacral Seminar, Craniopelvic resonance- Body intelligence 2014
Biodynamic Craniosacral Seminar, Birth ignition and original health-Body intelligence 2014
Biodynamic Craniosacral Seminar, Visceral intelligence-Body intelligence 2014

Biodynamic Craniosacral Seminar, Facial complex-Body intelligence 2015
Biodynamic Craniosacral Seminar, The holistic System, Neuroendocrine Immune response-Body intelligence 2015
Biodynamic Craniosacral Seminar, Working with Mothers, Babies and Children-Body intelligence 201
Body into being- Advanced Energetic Somatic Bodywork/Polarity Therapy Graduated - Ray Castellino and Anna Chitty- Jan 2015-Dec 2015
Castellino Prenatal and Birth Therapy Training - Foundation training enrolled - May 2016 - Oct 2018

Education University

Somatic Psychology- Naropa University Boulder Colorado 2009-2011
Prenatal and Perinatal Psychology/Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy major- Prescott College 2011-2013

Doula Trainings

Postpartum Doula 8 month long course- Cappa 2009
Birth Doula Training- ToLabor 2010
Advanced Doula training- Birth Emissary 2012 -Certifying with

Intuitive and energetic trainings

Advanced Integrated Energy Therapy- IET foundation 2005
Beginner level- Foundation of Spiritual Development 2014
Reiki level 1 & 2 - Karen Thorson, Boulder Co 2006

Trauma Resolution workshop

Womb Surround Process Workshop - Ray Castellino 2012
Womb Surround Process Workshop -Ray Castellino 2013

Organization and Liability insurance

Beauty and Bodywork insurance

What clients have to say about Christina

Where do i begin? I actually found Christina on Yelp when I was looking for prenatal massage during my second pregnancy. And as luck would have it, all the good reviews pointed me in the right direction! (Thanks, Yelpers.) Christina is a good listener; she has a warm presence & an intuitive touch. She was able to gauge the perfect amount of pressure in accordance with my needs. She also practiced craniosacral work on me & I must admit, I felt wonderful afterwards. I ended up seeing her regularly throughout my pregnancy, & she helped keep me feeling as-good-as-could-be. She also did the placenta encapsulation for us once the baby was born, which I know was one of the things that contributed to my postpartum well-being. (She even made a pretty piece of placental artwork!) Almost six months postpartum, I am still seeing Christina regularly & she helps soothe my aches & pains as my body comes back to life. My husband even started seeing her too! We always look forward to the weekend we have a massage scheduled. It's a luxury but we figure it's less expensive than going to the doctor! We are grateful for Christina & her healing touch.

Rachel, Ross

Christina is a phenomenal healer and body worker. Her sensitivity, warmth, and extensive knowledge of both hands-on and energetic work offers a balanced and custom-tailored session. I left my session wit Christina feeling relaxed, energized, and happy! She has wisdom in her hands~

Michelle B, Oakland

We love Christina!
Christina is one of the most gifted massage practitioners I've come across. My wife and I have each had two massages with her so far and we agree... she is amazing! We are planning to go back in a few weeks again.
I can only say good things about her- she is sweet, intuitive, and calm. She really knows how to find what is going on in your body and make you feel great, and that's all I really need to say, right?
I'd recommend Christina's massage services to anyone!

Melissa, San Rafael

I just received a wonderful pre-natal massage from Christina. It was heavenly! Her touch and style were just what I needed and she was completely open to whatever I asked for (more/less pressure, different parts of the body being focused on, etc.). Christina is very calm, sweet and has great energy. I only wish I could have had a longer massage!

Julie, Mill Valley

I've received 2 massages from Christina in the last few months. She is very present, attuned, nurturing, strong, and intuitive, and I will certainly return for more work. I am also a massage therapist, and as a practitioner I can highly recommend Christina for her massage and craniosacral therapy.

Daniella, Fairfax

Christina is a gifted healer. She can work deeply to effect change in chronic muscular tension holding patterns with massage. She can also use cranial sacral therapy for more subtle but profoundly deep unwinding of stress or trauma from the body. She is intuitive, perceptive, and skilled at listening to the body and such a loving presence. As a midwife and massage therapist myself I highly recommend her.

Kristen, Berkeley

I used Christina's post-partum placenta encapsulation services, which made such a huge difference. She offers a choice of raw or Chinese Medicine preparation, and makes the capsules and tinctures according to what you want. The capsules made a huge difference for my energy and moods, so they were a saving grace in the healing process. We have enough of a tincture and essence to last a lifetime, too! Lastly, the art projects she makes with the placenta are very sweet memories.
She was timely, professional, and sweet. I could tell she imbued her medicine with all of her grounding energy.

Rebecca, San Fransisco

Christina Ricchi, CMT 412 RedHill Ave, San Anselmo CA 94960 415-717-4621 Christina@spiralwombwisdom.com