Postpartum Doula

Jessi Giannini (she/ her) is a local mamma from Barboursville, VA who currently lives south of Charlottesville with her husband and their two small boys. She loves being a mother and rising to the challenges that growth inevitably brings.

Jessi is passionately dedicated to learning about prenatal, birth and postpartum care, and harbors a special interest in epigenetics and the amazing discoveries being uncovered with regard to the intelligence of our consciousness and its interaction with DNA. Aside from full-time mamma-ing at home, she is focused primarily on working with postpartum mothers/ families.

Her inspirations include writing, photography, humanitarian advocacy in general, and nurturing mothers-to-be through the beautiful and intense rite of passage that is Matresence. Jessi brings grounding, stabilizing and supportive energy which she hopes will allow mothers and caregivers alike to be their most authentic, vulnerable and empowered selves in her care. 

Therapist & Ceramonalist

Sophia Angelina Dallair is a bodyworker, women’s circle facilitator, Reiki Master Teacher, Qi Gong practitioner, and ceremonial healer with more than two decades devoted to exploring the body-mind-spirit connection. A graduate of the Cayce-Reilly School of Massotherapy, Sophia has continued her studies through Reiki, Qi Gong, women’s ceremonial traditions, prenatal and postpartum care, somatic healing, and shamanic practices. Her work weaves intuitive massage, acupressure, breath, sound, movement, energy work, and ceremony to support women through the many thresholds of life. With a particular passion for prenatal and postpartum bodywork, womb wisdom, breast and lymphatic care, and nervous-system regulation, Sophia creates compassionate spaces where women can reconnect with their bodies, intuition, voice, and innate capacity for healing.

Founder & Director of Education · Somatic Therapist · Spiritual Systems Designer

Christianna is the visionary founder and Director of Education at the Flower of Life Foundation, where she designs and teaches courses, workshops, and transformational therapy services rooted in both science and spiritual wisdom. She is a skilled psychosomatic practitioner who bridges ancient mystery school teachings with modern neurobiology and trauma-informed care.

With decades of experience in the healing arts, Christianna brings a unique and integrative approach that blends modalities from Eastern and Western medicine, Hermetic philosophy, Druidic shamanism, and the esoteric Tree of Life. Her work is grounded in the belief that true healing begins when the subconscious becomes conscious—when we illuminate the unseen dynamics that shape our lives and relationships.

Christianna is a trained massage therapist and biodynamic craniosacral therapist, with additional certifications and experience in Bowen therapy, myofascial release, and pre- and perinatal psychology.

As an educator, guide, and systems designer, she continues to develop pioneering programs that help people awaken to their divine potential, embody soul consciousness, and heal intergenerational trauma by realigning with natural law and sacred geometry.

Owner & Community Designer

Jessica holds space for hands, feet, and hearts through her attentive care.
For over 12 years, she has nurtured clients with natural nail work, gentle massage, and homemade body care creations. She offers her gifts within the warmth of her home in Charlottesville, where clients are invited to rest, release, and reconnect.

Beyond her practice, Jessica brings a gift for reimagining space. She listens to the land, the animals, and the people around her, and transforms environments into places of beauty, abundance, and function. Her visioning, resourcefulness, and deep listening make her a natural Community Designer within the Flower of Life family.

Infant Chiropractic & Craniosacral Care

Dr. Cynthia Hatton is a chiropractor and certified craniosacral therapist with over 28 years of experience, devoted exclusively to the care of newborn babies and infants. Her work focuses on supporting the infant nervous system as it integrates the birth experience, using exceptionally gentle chiropractic care, craniosacral therapy, and dynamic body balancing. Trained through the Upledger Institute and mentored by leading educators in pediatric craniosacral care, Dr. Cynthia brings deep clinical skill and a profoundly respectful touch to the earliest stages of life.

At Flower of Life, Dr. Cynthia’s approach honors the understanding that birth is a formative imprint for both baby and family. She works with infants experiencing colic, reflux, latch challenges, torticollis, sleep disturbances, and general discomfort, helping release tension patterns that may arise from both routine and more complex births. Her care often brings relief not only to the baby, but to the entire family system.

Dr. Cynthia is also certified in the Webster Technique for pregnancy, supporting pelvic balance, nervous system regulation, and optimal fetal positioning throughout gestation. She is active in community education and professional collaboration, offering guidance to midwives, lactation consultants, birth workers, and healthcare practitioners. Her work reflects Flower of Life’s commitment to honoring the innate intelligence of the body, supporting coherence from the very beginning of life.

www.thefloweroflifefoundation.com/newborn-infant-care

For over forty years, Amina Stevens has been a devoted student, practitioner, and teacher of holistic wellness. Her life’s work bridges embodiment, trauma healing, and contemplative practice — always guided by a deep reverence for the intelligence of the human nervous system.

At the Flower of Life Foundation, Amina serves as a Lead Embodiment Trainer, heading up core trainings and experiential workshops that focus on nervous system regulation, relational repair, and embodied coherence. Her work integrates polyvagal-informed therapy, trauma resolution practices, and pre- and perinatal psychology.

Amina has trained extensively in trauma healing modalities and brings specialized study in pre- and perinatal psychology through her work with Myrna Martin. She also served as a teaching assistant for Janet Evergreen, deepening her commitment to guiding others through developmental and attachment-informed healing frameworks.

Her background includes craniosacral work, somatic awareness practices, and a longstanding love of traditional Chinese medicine. She practices and teaches qi gong as a living art of regulating life force and restoring balance within the body.

Morocco, where she lived many years ago, remains the shore of her soul. Sufism is at the heart of her spiritual life. The ocean is her place of renewal. She treasures long walks in nature with her dog, Finn, and the joy of living near her daughter and family.

Amina brings steadiness, humility, and decades of lived wisdom to every space she holds.

So much gratitude for the teachers who, with great patience and love, have guided her home.
May this work benefit all beings.

What are you curious about? What stirs your soul? What do you love?
Visit her at www.aminaelizabethstevens.com — she would love to connect.

Full Spectrum Maternal & Family Advocate and Educator, Digital Architect

Stephanie is the digital designer and systems builder behind the Flower of Life Foundation’s web and video productions. Working alongside Christianna, she co-creates the digital infrastructure that supports the movement—ensuring that each program, course, and message flows seamlessly across platforms and reaches those who need it most. Her visionary design work reflects the Foundation’s ethos: beauty, accessibility, and soul-aligned functionality.

Rooted in a fierce commitment to healing intergenerational trauma, Stephanie believes that breaking cycles of abuse begins before birth. With a systems-thinking mind and a deeply empathetic heart, she recognizes how education, healthcare, justice, climate, and economics are interconnected forces shaping family well-being. She channels this awareness into actionable strategies and storytelling that inspire transformation.

From maintaining the architecture that holds this digital temple to illuminating stories of hope and healing, Stephanie's work is a vital thread in the web we are weaving—one that supports families in reclaiming sovereignty and re-patterning the future.

Five Element & Reiki Practitioner · Energetic Alchemist

Kristen is a Level 1 & 2 Reiki practitioner trained in the Usui tradition, with a B.S. in Sports Medicine. With the heart of a healer and the hands of an herbalist, Kristen bridges ancient traditions of Chinese medicine with the intuitive art of plant-based healing. Trained as a Reiki Level I & II practitioner in the Usui tradition, she holds a B.S. in Sports Medicine from Radford University and a Master’s in Five Element Acupuncture from the Maryland University of Integrative Health. Her sessions are infused with the healing energies of the meridian system, botanical medicine, and energetic alchemy.

Kristen sees the human body as a living landscape, always seeking balance and harmony. She weaves together modalities like cupping, gua sha, and Zero Balancing with the vibrational intelligence of plants — supporting her clients through physical pain, emotional stagnation, and energetic depletion. Her apothecary wisdom and deep listening create a grounded sanctuary where the body remembers its own medicine.

Kristen's work honors the subtle rhythms of nature, inviting the soul to root more fully in the body, and bloom.