Chrys studied and practiced massage therapy at Irene's Myomassology Institute, completing the 605-hour program in May 2008. Soon after, she began her career as a massage therapist at a chiropractic office where for three years she honed her skills and tended to the seedling that is now Golden Flower Massage.

Chrys has studied the following modalities:  

• Reflexology
• Reiki I
• Intro to Craniosacral Therapy
• Therapeutic Touch
• Elder Massage (massage for senior citizens)
• Thai-Yurvedic I
• Hot Stone Massage
• Spa Treatments
• Techniques for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
• Myoskeletal Alignment Technique I
• Cranial Massage

In addition to her diploma in massage therapy, Chrys also holds a bachelor of arts in English.

Chrys is... a sister, mother, grandmother, an encourager, and a bookworm. She loves reading, writing, gardening, meditating, soothing incense, slow yoga, Neil Diamond, wooden flutes, Shenandoah Valley, white chocolate, green tea, Lucille Ball, fountain pens, raven black ink, Billy Collins, a noisy cafe, a quiet tea room, laughter, playgrounds, To Kill a Mockingbird, mythology, Mt. Pelion, poetry, a cool breeze, autumn leaves, waterfalls, metaphors, spinach pie, and silence.