CoCoHA
Colorado Conservatory of Healing Arts
Programmatic Advisory Committee
Integrity, Accountability, Quality
David Abookire, LMT, CMT
Sports & Injury Specialist, Owner & Director of Therapies for Boulder Therapeutics, Inc., Educator & National Speaker, Yoga Anatomy & Biomechanics Instructor.
Deborah Asmus
LMT, CYT, CPT
Massage Therapist, Yoga Teacher, Personal Trainer
Linda Navarro Damon
Ed.D.
Education, Administration, Consulting
Topher Downham
Accessibility Coordinator, Author, Community Leadership
Outreach educator, Advocate
Melanie Russell
LMT, RMT
Massage Therapy Practitioner, Advocate & Educator
Crista de la Garza, MA, BCTMB, LMT, APCE, RYT500, E-RYT200, YACEP
Owner, Director, Dean of Faculty & Students
Crista founded CoCoHA in January 2023.
Crista de la Garza is a licensed and Board Certified massage therapy practitioner since 2005 and has had a dedicated yoga practice since 1998. She serves as a volunteer Practitioner Member on the Board of Directors for NCBTMB.
Crista holds a MA in Leadership Higher Education, a massage therapy private practice, teaches public and private yoga classes, and is an Approved Provider of Continuing Education for NCBTMB and Yoga Alliance, offering CE courses for massage therapists and yoga teachers.
Crista is a member of ABMP & AMTA.
Crista de la Garza,
MA, Leadership Higher Education
BCTMB, Board Certified Massage Therapist with NCBTMB
LMT, Licensed Massage Therapist
APCE, Approved Continuing Education Provider with NCBTMB
E-RYT200, RYT500, YACEP, Registered Yoga Teacher & Continuing Education Provider
with Yoga Alliance