Tess S.

Healing With Tess

7715 Lubao Ave., Winnetka, CA, 91306

The heart and soul behind the Healing with Tess, is Tess Nikolopoulos Skudlark, a well respectedhealing arts therapist and familiar face in the SFV, Calabasas, Topanga and Westside, serving these communities for over 10 years. Tess is aMassage Therapist, Reiki Master Teacher, Yoga Instructor and SVA Ayurvedastudent practitioner. With a hunger and deep passion for healing,sheloves continuing to learn and explore healing modalities and integrate theminto her practice. Tess was attuned through Reiki Master Teacher level by Emerging Oms founder, the amazing Reiki Master/Teacher Dr. Katayoun KathyKangarloo,with whom she has shared a sacred learning relationship with for over a decade. She has also received attunement andstudied with healing artist and author, Tuesday May Thomas. Through her own healing experiences with Reiki, she has learned the deep healing power of energy. Tess is also a certified, California licensed and insured massage practitioner (Lic #57705). She has received training in a variety of modalities including, but not limited to Swedish, Structural Bodywork, Deep Tissue, Lomi Lomi, Reflexology, Pregnancy Massage, Aromatherapy/Aromatouch, Hot Stone and also trained with the well-respected Saul David Raye in Thai Yoga Therapy.Tess believes in the essential power of touch, and the incredible healing that occurs from peeling away the built-up and stored layers of tension, stored emotions and imbalance. In addition, Tesscompleted one year of training and certification in yoga and ayurveda with Mas Vidal through Dancing Shivas Veda Yoga & Ayurveda Teacher Training Program. Shefurthered her yoga studies by becomingcertifiedto teach kids yoga through the Mini Yogis program, and alsoChair Yoga for Everyone a program designed by Tuesday May Thomas,to teach yoga to those with physical limitations or challenges. From bedridden to athletes, yoga can be adapted to fit ones personal needs. Tess approach to yoga practice is to offer it as a physical form of spiritual ritual or as she refers to it body prayer. Her instruction is based on Raja Yoga or the traditional eight limbed path and Ayurveda, and are taught in the vinyasa flow style. This includes traditional yoga poses, breathing techniques, meditation, chanting and other yogic practices with focus on cultivating a deep relationship with the inner self. Her major influences include teachers Mas Vidal, Annmarie Solo, Katayoun Kangarlooand Bryan Kest. Currently, Tess is embarking on deeperstudies of Ayurveda,and wascertified in Ayurvedic bodyworkby the California College of Ayurveda. Also in July 2014, shebegan and continuestraining with the renowned Ayurvedic doctor Vaidya RK Mishra. Tess has had her own personal yoga and meditation practice for over a decade, she is a member of Self-Realized Fellowship and her life is her spiritual practice. Her main objective is to facilitate her clients with the love,wisdom, healing touch and guidance needed for discovering the real healer the healer within. She is honored and grateful to share her passion for this lifestyle with you. Thank you for visiting this site! Om Shanti, Shanti, Shanti. Peace. Keepup with Tess by liking her page on facebook. https://www.facebook.com/healingwithtess