WELCOME TO SHIKOBA, A PLACE OF JOY, HEALING & WELLNESS

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Angela Stevens (BA, CH, RYT, RMT) has always been a healer and drawn to a spiritual way of life for as long as she can remember. There has always been this strong sense of knowing within her and a drive to help others and be of service.  

Early on, she earned a degree in Psychology and went right into being a Social Worker after college.  For 19 years,  she worked for the state in various positions in our child welfare system.  She served children and families with extensive needs and challenges. That work for her was soul stretching and led her to deep reflection on the relationship she had with herself. 

 It also allowed her an opportunity to tune in to what she needed to do to take care of her body, mind and spirit. 

Yoga, Meditation, Hypnosis, Reiki and Chair Tai Chi became an integral part of her own self care and after seeing the benefits of these practices, she decided to obtain certifications with the hope to help others on their journey to wellness. These incredible practices shift our thinking, bring us to calm and let us tap into our unique gifts and strengths. They also allow us to get to the root of our issues and release past experiences that we may be holding.  

She invites you to open up to these practices at her studio, SHIKOBA, and watch your own transformation unfold.  

 Denise is a lifelong fitness enthusiast who dove into yoga in 2013. Yoga made a tremendous impact on her life, and she became a certified yoga instructor in 2019. She continued on with Restorative Yoga training in 2020 and has been teaching ever since! 

Teaching yoga has become Denise's passion since her retirement from a 40-year career as a Dental Technician. Thirty-five of those years were at the UConn School of Dental Medicine. Her new knowledge can help to empower people to learn and grow through yoga. 

Yoga is a way of life for Denise. In her practice and in her teaching, she focuses on the breath, linking body, mind, and spirit. She believes that when we link the body and mind, we create peace within. When we link breath and movement, we create strength and balance.

 Denise teaches a Vinyasa flow style of yoga. 

Jim discovered yoga 15 years ago when he finally

accepted that his arthritic knees could no longer endure the pounding

of distance running. It was a discovery that changed his life. While

he was immediately delighted by the physical benefits of yoga, he

quickly recognized there was more going on, and he embraced the unity

of heart, lungs, breath, movement and spirit that create the mind-body

connection that is the essence of the practice. He completed his

formal teacher training in 2016, and has been a student  ever since,

taking yoga adventures to Bali, Tulum and Peru, while exploring

studios and styles everywhere he goes. He is a regular guy who happens

to love yoga, and he brings this enthusiasm to his class. He makes his

living as a lawyer, is the father of two adult daughters, and lives in

Old Lyme.

Rose is a Registered Nurse and a devoted Yoga Teacher.  She has taught Yoga both  in Connecticut and Florida for the last eight years.  She is well versed in caring for the body and strives to promote rejuvenation and relaxation for her students.  She continues her knowledge of the yoga practice with regular attendance at yoga retreats and has studied with many gifted teachers such as Rodney Yee and Judith Hanson Lasater. Yoga is a top priority in Rose’s life and she truly enjoys sharing the practice with others..

Tessa Malcarne has been a neuroplasticity consultant since 2015. You may be

interested in what neuroplasticity is, and what she  actually does. Here is a brief explanation!

Neuroplasticity is the brain’s ability to be malleable and change, to reorganize, and to form new connections.

Tessa's work is to teach  clients how to use their brain’s plasticity to improve every aspect of their lives. When

we understand how the brain and nervous system function, and we can understand our unwanted patterns, we can always come up with solutions to where we feel stuck.

In sessions, Tessa helps clients to change belief systems, to move through any resistance, to increase confidence

and self-love/self-worth, to come into alignment with authenticity, and to learn the inner-resourcing.  In doing this,  

eventually, clients feel they can navigate their own lives with informed/educated decision-making, and with

intention and purpose.

More about my approach can be read on my website at tessamalcarne.com..