M. Cristina Dumlao is a Registered Occupational Therapist. She is also a Certified Master Instructor in Aikido, affiliated with the United States Aikido Federation (USAF). She is the owner and Chief Instructor Gold Coast Aikikai, an Aikido dojo in Miami (est. 1997). In addition to offering Tai Chi classes at Gold Coast Aikikai, Cristina merges her Occupational Therapy practice with Tai Chi instruction and offers group classes for the Senior populations of City of Doral and the City of Sweetwater. She also teaches for the general community at a Miam Florida Blue Insurance retail center. Cristina is an adjunct professor at Florida International University and has offered laboratory and elective courses that introduces and incorporates the use of Aikido and Tai Chi as wellness and rehabilitation modalities as they relate to the fields of Occupational Therapy and Recreational Therapy.
