Meet the founder

Krystal Sandoval is a Medicine woman whose healing work draws from both Indigenous wisdom and modern medicine. Her practice is informed by over ten years of experience providing one-on-one patient care in both the hospital setting and through traditional healing.

Her trauma-informed perspective addresses mental health challenges and their physical manifestations in the body through techniques like energetic healing, somatic sound healing, herbalism, meditation, breathing practices and traditional plant medicine.

Calli Cura’s identity is rooted in ancient Mesoamerican medicine practices and guided by Krystal’s continued research and apprenticeship under elders within her community, familial lineage and shamans in the Amazon jungle. She honors her Indigenous lineage by proudly uplifting, reviving and utilizing these Indigenous epistemologies, sciences and healing systems.

Why Calli Cura?

As a healthcare professional, I’ve cared for patients that would have died without modern western medicine. But I’ve also seen people struggle with the impersonal, fast-paced hospital environment that pairs quality medicine with poor patient care. And when I faced my own challenges — trauma, illness, and disconnection — I found that the tools of modern medicine alone were ineffective. It was only then that I asked myself: What are the limits of conventional medicine? And what am I missing? 

During this time, I turned to the healing practices of my maternal ancestors. I traveled extensively and immersed myself in the teachings that emphasized community, connection and the profound wisdom of nature. And, over a decade of practice, I’ve witnessed firsthand the transformative impact of these practices on peoples’ lives. It is clear to me now that true healing not only treats symptoms but also empowers individuals to take charge of their well-being through lifestyle changes, self-awareness, and self-understanding.

Through Calli Cura, I hope to walk alongside others as they navigate their healing process, offering support and guidance through both traditional and western models of healing. 

A few words about my credentials: 

I hold both Indigenous and Western medical certifications, including:

  • B.S. Neuroscience, UT Austin

  • B.S. Indigenous Studies, UT Austin

  • Board-certified Health and Wellness Coach (NBC-HWC)

  • Board-certified Surgical Assistant

  • UCI Susan Samueli Integrative Health Institute Alumnus


I also bring over a decade of clinical experience to my practice, with experience in the fields of labor and delivery, neurosurgery and trauma surgery. 

I am Rooted in the traditions of my P’orhe'-speaking grandmothers and Tejano Native ancestry, and has pursued extensive training in a variety of non-allopathic medicine fields. These include mentorship in the spiritual and medicinal uses of tobacco with shamans from the Sapara Nation in the Amazon rainforest and apprenticeship in curanderismo under a Texas Lipan Apache medicine woman.

Additionally I hold certifications in Rebozo therapy, somatic sound healing and Reiki (level 2).

I offer free consultations to determine which personalized approach may best serve you.