Meet Our Team
KATHLEEN JARAMILLO KWESKIN
LMT, RYT, Reiki master, ceo & founder
Kathleen is a licensed advanced massage therapist, reiki master teacher, yoga instructor, meditation guide, wellness educator and herbal product designer with a passion for the healing arts and helping others through their journeys. She has certifications in myofascial release, aromatherapy, energy healing, and advanced cupping therapy as well as holds a Summa Cum Laude double bachelor degree in International Studies and Psychology from the University of New Mexico. She was a Positive Psychology mentor and teaching assistant through college and continues as a Positive Psychology scholar to this day. Kweskin trained in community outreach in the orphanages of Peru, studied aromatherapy in Indonesia, trained in the art of massage in Thailand and immersed herself into the world of yoga in the mountains of India, all before managing two spa-type locations and opening your wellness center right here in Ridgefield, CT! Kweskin, originally Jaramillo, comes from an ancestral line of curandera healers in New Mexico and is a loving wife and mother with a passion for the healing arts and being a part of the world being a better place.
Maegan Biscia
REIKI Master, Wellness Coordinator & Concierge
Maegan has been involved in health and wellness through many avenues throughout her life. She began her spiritual journey by going to wellness retreats as a kid, learning to practice yoga, meditation and gratitude along the way. Maegan loves to help those around her, which is a big part of why she decided to pursue a degree in Psychology. In 2018, she became a Summa Cum Laude graduate, having completed her bachelor’s degree from Western Connecticut State University. Driven by her desire to help heal, Maegan further pursued a certification in Reiki 1, 2, and her Masters. Since graduating, she has been using her degree and certification to help others however possible, including working as a substance abuse counselor for over a year before joining the Grow Wellness team. Maegan now offers Reiki sessions carefully formatted to individually fit each persons' goals, filled with powerful crystal healing, tapping techniques and mantra work.
“I look forward to sharing this journey of healing and growth with everyone, and continuing to spread love and light to all”
- Maegan
“I look forward to sharing this journey of healing and growth with everyone, and continuing to spread love and light to all”
- Maegan
Kim Scala
Hypnotherapist
We welcome Kim Scala to our Grow Wellness team . Kim is on an amazing transformational journey . Her wisdom and keen insight will be of great value to all who come into her high energy field. Kim is a board certified Hypnotherapist. She has Mediumship and Tarot Reading certification as well as Reiki 1&2, Quantum Touch and EFT Tapping. Kim uses various energy stimulation techniques and guided imagery visualizations to assist you to overcome subconscious blocks . Kim energetically attunes and recalibrates your body energy centers to get them running optimally. Kim is a graduate of UCONN and a long time resident of Ridgefield Connecticut.
Amy Bilden
Yoga Instructor, Bilden Farmacy Owner
Amy is a Montana native who has lived on the east coast for over a decade. After traveling to India she decided to settle in Connecticut so that she could be close to the excitement of New York City. Amy first found yoga in high school and her practice has evolved and deepened over the years, finding fluidity, flexibility and strength as a perfect balance and companion to her love of distance running. Amy received her RYT-200 hour teacher certification at Sama Yoga Academy in New Canaan, CT. Her classes focus on mindful movement, exploration and connecting with your inner knowledge. In addition to teaching Amy is a practicing artist, art teacher, and owner of bilden farmacy. Amy's creative spirit and belief in the power of personal transformation informs her teaching and practice. By moving mindfully on our mats we may be better equipped to move mindfully though all the areas of our lives. Amy is a talented artist, we are grateful to be featuring her artwork throughout Grow Wellness! Click to check out her wellness products and art!
Sarah Mead
Yoga Instructor
Sarah is a certified yoga instructor, having completed a 200 hour teacher training. Born and raised in Connecticut, Sarah is grateful to find herself returning to her “roots” with Grow Wellness. Yoga and meditation has been an ongoing practice throughout most of Sarah’s adult life. An avid world traveler with a natural sense of curiosity, Sarah has a passion for all that contributes to our shared humanity — nature, wellness, community, compassion, and self love.
Sarah’s classes are intentionally designed to create a safe, inclusive space for fellow yogis to find strength, peace and joy.
Sarah’s classes are intentionally designed to create a safe, inclusive space for fellow yogis to find strength, peace and joy.
LISA CITO
CERTIFIED YOGA INSTRUCTOR AND HOLISTIC HEALTH COACH
Lisa Cito is an experienced certified, registered yoga teacher through the Ishta yoga center N.Y.C. (Be Yoga) She is a certified Holistic health coach through the Institute for Integrative Nutrition in N.Y.C. and an Ayurvedic teacher as well by way of her studies with Deepak Chopra at the Chopra Center University in La Costa California. Lisa has been assisting her students since the mid 80’s to discover and bring out their true inner vibrant glow. She continues studying and learning in her quest to continually learn and grow and share and with her students. Lisa is a published author of many guided meditations and oxygen yoga book series. She had her own private yoga wellness studio for the 20 years in Greenwich, Ct. Lisa taught in Rye at the Westchester Country Club and Greenwich Country Club for 15 years and is delighted to be teaching classes at Grow Wellness. By combining different styles of yoga and her studies in Ayurveda and Holistic health Lisa creates an eclectic class for a unique full well rounded and enjoyable experience. Lisa’s approach is lighthearted and she enjoys creating a space of unconditional love and acceptance for an experience that will help to bring out your true inner vibrant glow into wellness.
Jay Margolin
Guitartist & Percussionist - Grow Wellness Ambient Musician |
Jay Margolin is our resident Ambient Musician. He accompanies our Monday night yoga classes with drumming and acoustic guitar serenading, as well as our Goat Yoga Events! When not at Grow Wellness you can find him playing with his band “The Red Hots”. Jay used to teach music privately and worked with music therapy at Greenwich Woods Nursing & Rehab before joining our team at Grow Wellness.
Emily Zeller
Licensed Massage Thearpist
Emily Zeller has recently returned to her New England roots after spending the last 13 years living and working in Southern California. With years of vocal training, a Bachelor's Degree in Theater Studies from Emerson College in Boston, and an Associates Degree in Occupational Studies from The Swedish Institute in New York City, she has a familiarity with how the physical and emotional are entwined, and can affect each other in how a body functions. Her goal is always to create balance by untangling "stuck spots" with her clients' physical and energetic structures. She lives in New Milford with her husband, two hilarious children, and a couple of beloved animals.
