Cristina Gildee is a culinary school graduate, yoga teacher, and undergraduate at the University of Washington. She is currently pursuing a bachelor’s degree in Medical Anthropology and Global Health, and seeks to find new ways in which to integrate her studies in human evolutionary biology and medicine with the sciences of yoga and nutrition. Outside of Washington, you can find her leading yoga retreats and volunteering in central Costa Rica, where she works with sustainable farming and self-sufficiency educational programs.