Christina Allen
Founder and Director
The Journey
Christina Allen is a modern-day medicine woman — a gifted healer, seasoned teacher, and a trauma survivor. Her personal journey began with early childhood wounding and a relentless curiosity about the mystery at the intersection of matter, energy, consciousness, and healing. She sensed something sacred in the space between things — and set out to understand what it was and how to work with it.
Christina earned her undergraduate degree in Physics at UC Santa Cruz and spent four years at the Salk Institute (UC San Diego) conducting doctoral research in Neuroscience. Though she completed her coursework and lab research, when her mother died she chose not to finish her dissertation, recognizing that her deepest questions about consciousness lay beyond what could be studied under a microscope or under the constraints of academia. That decision marked the beginning of her true path as a healer.
She left academia and began apprenticing with spiritual masters in yoga, Reiki, and shamanic traditions. Over decades, she learned to work with energy and consciousness in ways that allow true healing to unfold. While no one heals another, Christina holds a potent space where transformation can happen. This is her calling.
The Work
Christina’s formal training in energy medicine began under the guidance of psychologist and shaman Alberto Villoldo at The Four Winds Society. Over a decade, she served as an assistant and eventually as a Lead Teacher, instructing students across the U.S. and Mexico and leading journeys to Peru to study with the Q’ero paqos.
Since then, she has gone deeper into the traditional teachings of Andean Mysticism, studying with Juan and Ivan Nuñez del Prado and collaborating with author Joan Parisi Wilcox to teach advanced-level courses in the lineage’s original form.
In addition to her healing work, Christina now teaches Andean energy medicine and neuromystical healing, combining her deep training in indigenous spiritual practices with insights from neuroscience, somatic trauma healing, and consciousness studies.
In her advanced programs — including her Energy Medicine Certification — she integrates 30+ years of experience into a coherent system for soul-level transformation. Her work is especially helpful for those healing from freeze-based trauma, chronic patterns, and soul fragmentation.
The Offering
Christina founded the Austin Shamanic Center in 2013 to offer one-on-one healing sessions, mentorship, ceremonial work, and immersive training. Her clients come from around the world to experience her grounded, spacious, and transformative presence.
She brings science and mysticism together into a rare synthesis — one that helps people heal at the deepest levels, remember who they truly are, and live from their wholeness.
Her writings, podcast interviews, and teachings (linked throughout this site) offer a rich glimpse into her work. Whether you are here to begin your healing journey or deepen an existing path, Christina welcomes you with open arms — and an impeccable, judgment-free container for your becoming.
Articles and Blog
Interviews And Podcasts With Christna
- 2020 Facebook Live interview with Christina
- 2022 Zoom Live interview with Christina Allen and the Shaman's Directory
- 2023 podcast intertview with Christina and Olivia Young
- 2023 YouTube interview with Christina and Olivia Young
- 2023 interview with Christina and the Shaman's Directory for the Global Cosmic Fire Summit
- 2024 Watch Christina Allen with Jason Gretchenik on The Universe Within podcast.
- 2024 interview with Christina and the Shaman's Directory for the Global Cosmic Fire Summit
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