Classes & Workshops
A variety of seasonal offerings designed to help you reconnect with your body, experience the joy of movement, and explore the healing wisdom found in rhythm, dance, and community.
Experience Movement in New Ways
Movement has the remarkable ability to reconnect us—with our bodies, with one another, and with the simple joy of being fully alive.
Throughout the year, Christina offers a variety of seasonal classes and workshops that invite participants to explore movement from different perspectives. Some are quiet and restorative. Others are joyful and rhythmic. All are rooted in the belief that movement can help us feel more connected, more resilient, and more at home in ourselves.
Whether you're joining your first class or returning after years away, you'll be welcomed exactly as you are.
HIPS – Healing in Present Time
A movement experience for women and female-identifying individuals.
Our hips carry so much of our story.
They support us as we walk through life, hold us through seasons of change, and invite us to move, create, nurture, and express ourselves.
HIPS (Healing in Present Time) is a unique movement experience created by Christina Montoya that invites women to reconnect with this powerful part of the body through mindful movement, breath, strength, gentle exploration, music, and community.
Rather than focusing on how your body looks or performs, HIPS encourages something different:
To listen.
To soften.
To move with curiosity.
To appreciate the body you have today.
Each class blends movement, reflection, and embodied awareness in a welcoming environment where women can reconnect with themselves while sharing the experience alongside others.
Many participants describe leaving class feeling lighter, more grounded, more connected, and more fully themselves.
Whether you're looking to move more freely, cultivate greater self-acceptance, or simply spend an hour caring for yourself, HIPS offers an opportunity to slow down, breathe deeply, and rediscover the joy of living in your body.
Seasonal classes resume Fall 2026.
Join the mailing list to be notified when registration opens.
Dance & Cultural Movement
Dance has been one of Christina's greatest teachers.
For decades, she has studied, performed, and taught movement traditions rooted in the African Diaspora, particularly Cuban casino dance, while exploring the rich cultural stories carried through rhythm and social dance.
These classes are about more than learning steps.
They are an opportunity to experience the joy of moving with others, connect with traditions that have been passed from generation to generation, and discover how dance can bring people together across cultures.
From beginner-friendly social dance classes to special guest workshops, every experience celebrates movement as both expression and connection.
Upcoming offerings may include:
• Cuban Casino (Salsa)
• Rhythm & Musicality
• Social Dance
• Cultural Dance Workshops
• Guest Artists
Seasonal Workshops
Throughout the year, Christina also offers workshops exploring movement, healing, and embodied wellbeing.
Topics may include:
• Body Love
• Nervous System Support
• Women's Wellness
• Menopause & Movement
• Restorative Movement
• Mindful Strength
• Embodied Awareness
Each workshop combines practical tools with thoughtful conversation, creating space for both personal reflection and shared community.
Bring Christina to Your Community
Christina is available to lead customized workshops for wellness centers, community organizations, retreats, businesses, schools, and private groups.
Whether you're interested in embodied movement, dance, women's wellness, or cultural education through movement, workshops can be tailored to meet the unique needs of your group.
Contact Christina to learn more.
Stay Connected
Many of Christina's offerings are seasonal or announced as inspiration and opportunities arise.
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Testimonials
“Attending Christina’s HIPS workshops was an incredible journey. It was a journey of healing where my senses were open and aware of what was going on physically and what my body needed at that moment. It was also a journey of connecting where my soul was very much alive and connected to my body. After each class I came away feeling renewed and refreshed. It felt incredible! I’ve never had such a spiritual experience with my body and I find myself to be a very spiritual person.”
“Christina is a beautiful teacher, friend, and mentor who has a deep desire to guide her students to a healthier and more full way of living. Life is good with Christina at your side! Looking forward to many more classes together.”
–Lisa Brown
“Attending Christina’s HIPS workshops has been a game changer for my body, mindset and confidence. I love her coaching style, her words are like a chanting mantra that guide me to stay present with my mind and body during the somatic movement experience. She is a treasure, with all of her knowledge that she shares with her students no matter who you are, or where you come from. I always look forward to her workshops. She has helped me change my point of view about myself, to accept my body as it is, and as who I am. I always feel more attuned with my whole being every time I leave her workshop. She shows you the way to ignite your power!”
-Lily Melyawati-Crowell
“Christina’s HIPS workshop is a wonderful, label defying experience. It’s part yoga, part dancing alone in the moonlight, part pelvic floor work and part cozy slumber party with girlfriends. I wish I could practice everyday!”
–Gia Rae Wynsrig
“She is a guide. Safe. Strong. Trustworthy.
She is knowledgeable. She knows what she is talking about.
She has lived it.
She has traveled. She has been there.
She has danced with them, in them, and around them.
I want to dance like Christina. I want to move with Christina.
When she smiles I feel it on the inside.
I don’t like a lot of physical contact
I will let her touch my body and support me
which is rare.
Her hands are strong, and you know, you can feel,
she has made many good catches.
Christina will check in.
Making sure all is well.
Christina was the Northstar.”
–Shelagh Hackett (about HIPS Workshop)
“Body Love sessions with Christina are like going to church, but the church is your body.”
—Mary Jane
