Cindy Huston

Cindy Huston, E-RYT 200 Yoga Educator, Reiki Master Teacher, Bengston Method Energy Healer, Board Certified Massage Therapist, Ceremonial Cacao practitioner, Licensed Hoopnotica Method Instructor. An approved continuing education provider for both Yoga Alliance and the National Board of Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork. Born in Iowa, Cindy Huston has accredited 28+ years of teaching and choreography experience to ages 3 years to adult. She primarily teaches Bhakti Vinyasa and Restorative Yoga. Cindy has a guided yoga CD available called, “Restorative Yoga with Cindy Huston.” Her yoga classes are focused on balancing the physical and energetic body while embodying bhakti “heart center”. She has been on staff and a presenting artist with Bhakti Fest and Midwest Yoga and Kirtan Festival. Cindy’s first trip to India was on a 2014 Bhakti Yatra touring Rishikesh, Vrindavan, Govardhan, and Mumbai. During this tour through India Cindy was inspired to create Chicago Hula Hoop Festival after gifting students at the Food for Life School in Vrindavan with their first ever hoop. Cindy decided that she would like to support Food for Life and donate a portion of the festival’s proceeds to the school. Cindy’s previous career as a dancer, and her choreography has appeared throughout the region. In May 2003, she received a BA in dance at the University of Iowa. After graduation, Cindy accepted the lead adjunct dance instructor position at college.

In May 2004, Cindy moved to Chicago to further her career in dance performance. Performance credits include: Sarasota Opera House, Walt Disney World, MidTangent Productions, Culture Shock Chicago, Weave Soundpainting Orchestra, Perceptual Motion Inc., Subtext Dance “Playing in Traffic” project, Fire for Higher Professional Fire Artists, and dancing back up for solo vocal artists just to name a few.

Cindy is a licensed massage therapist, and graduate from Pacific College of Health and Science in both eastern and western massage .

Her modalities include Thai, Shiatsu, Tui Na (Acupressure), Deep Tissue/Trigger Point, and Swedish/Circulatory massage, Reiki, and the Bengston Method. Frequently Cindy offers Approved Continuing Education courses that are approved by Yoga Alliance and the National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork. Courses include: Yoga for Massage Therapists, Reiki 1, Reiki 2, Reiki Master & Teacher, and Restorative Yoga Teacher Training.

In 2010 was Cindy’s first introduced to ceremonial cacao. In 2015, Cindy experienced Keith’s ceremonial cacao for the first time in Santa Monica at yoga studio, and knew she had found the real deal. In 2020, Cindy was invited to participate in Keith’s Cacao practitioner training program. Since she has held many ceremonial cacao gatherings throughout the United States.

Cindy thrives to creatively continue exploring the body potential to naturally heal and it’s infinite possibilities to express through all traditional and non-traditional forms of movement.

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