About Us

Joanna Spinos

Founder | Usui Reiki Master/Teacher | Karuna Reiki Master

Agapi began as a calling and became a commitment. I created this space to be the sanctuary I always searched for: calm, intentional, and deeply restorative. A place where healing is held with reverence, and love is practiced as care.

My path has been shaped by both devoted study and lived experience in intuition, energetic healing, and mindful presence, not as an aesthetic, but as a way of life.

At the heart of my practice is Reiki—an energetic healing modality that supports the whole person: body, mind, and spirit. Reiki is gentle, yet powerful. It invites deep relaxation, restores internal steadiness, and helps you reconnect with your innate capacity for healing. The goal is never to “fix” you, it’s to guide you back to yourself, and offer tools you can carry beyond each session.

As a certified Usui Reiki Master/Teacher and Karuna Reiki Master, I hold this work with integrity, consistency, and deep respect. Sessions are calm, grounded, and intentional. You’ll always be met with care, at your pace, in your timing.

Agapi was built not only for clients, but for the practitioners who bring their craft here, to be respected, supported, and given space to grow within a standard of care that truly honors what they do.

This is the power of love, the gift of healing.
And you are welcome here.

Raven Basit

Executive Business Manager of Operations and Marketing

When Joanna shared her vision for Agapi, I felt an immediate calling to help bring it to life. Our connection has always been deeply spiritual and intuitive, and when we chose to collaborate on this journey, we knew we could create something truly special—a space rooted in love, intention, and healing.

Agapi was born from the belief that everyone deserves to feel welcomed, supported, and seen.

Although much of my work is done behind the scenes, I feel deeply connected to the mission of Agapi and the energy it holds. At Agapi Wellness Center, our hope is to gently remind each client that healing begins within, and that love is at the heart of transformation.

I have long been guided by energy healing practices and remain deeply committed to the growth and expansion of holistic wellness. Through Agapi, it is my intention to support a space of deep restoration, balance, and self-discovery, allowing each person to reconnect with their own innate healing power.

Stephenie Padilla

Esthetician, Facial Reflexologist, Reiki Master & Integrative Healing Arts Practitioner

Stephenie has been a licensed esthetician and Reiki practitioner since 2023, but her approach is rooted in a much deeper tradition. Coming from a lineage of family healers, mediums, and estheticians, she blends modern techniques with time-honored healing practices.

With a genuine love for learning and personal growth, Stephenie continually seeks opportunities to expand her knowledge and refine her craft. She earned her certification in Curanderismo: Traditional Healing Using Plants from the University of New Mexico in 2024 and graduated from the Southwest Institute of Healing Arts as an Integrative Healing Arts Practitioner in 2025. Along the way, she also completed additional coursework at Soderworld Wellness Center, became certified in facial reflexology in 2024, and advanced to Reiki Master in 2025.

Whether working with skincare, energy, or spiritual wellness, Stephenie prioritizes your individual needs and comfort. Her goal is to help you feel relaxed, renewed, and confident while creating a space where you can fully be yourself.

She understands that trying new treatments or meeting someone new can feel intimidating, which is why she strives to make every experience welcoming, inclusive, and comforting. At Agapi, everyone is accepted and cared for, making each visit feel like coming home.

As an esthetician, Stephenie has a true passion for helping others feel confident and beautiful in their own skin. She especially enjoys addressing acne concerns, restoring a healthy, radiant glow, and providing deep hydration to nourish and refresh the skin. She loves incorporating relaxing facial massage techniques to enhance each treatment while helping clients unwind and release stress. Drawing from her holistic background, she also incorporates herbal remedies and natural ingredients to support the skin’s overall health and balance.

Her goal at Agapi is to create a peaceful, personalized experience where every client leaves feeling relaxed, refreshed, glowing, and cared for from the inside out.

Angelica Glikis

Licensed Massage Therapist

Feeling the weight of the world on your shoulders?

As a Certified and Licensed Massage Therapist, fueled by a lifelong fascination with the body, I'm here to help you find relief.

Specializing in sports massage, trigger point therapy, and deep tissue techniques, I craft personalized massage experiences to melt away stress, ease tension, and restore balance.

Whether you seek relaxation or pain relief, I provide a safe and nurturing space to support your journey to wellness.

I’m an RYT 200 with nearly ten years of teaching experience, specializing in Yin yoga. My classes focus on stillness, breath awareness, and creating space for students to slow down, soften, and reconnect, supporting both physical comfort and inner awareness.  

I’m a yoga teacher devoted to creating calm, grounding spaces where students can slow down and truly tune in. My teaching style is gentle and meditative, blending mindful movement, breath awareness, and long-held postures to support deep release. I love guiding people toward greater ease in their bodies and clarity in their minds, helping them leave each class feeling restored, balanced, and reconnected to themselves.

Carrie Pokorney-Matkaitis

Registered Yoga Teacher

Carrie is a RYT 200, RPYT 90. Yoga found Carrie 18 years ago during a season of deep anxiety and existential questioning. From her very first class, she felt the transformative power of the practice, not just physically, but in the way it reshaped her relationship with her body, mind, and the world around her.

She studied classical yoga for two years at the Moksha School of Yoga, exploring Ashtanga, Iyengar, trauma-informed yoga, Forrest Yoga, yin, restorative, and somatics. Carrie is also a certified prenatal yoga teacher and is passionate about empowering women through every season of life.

Her classes blend breathwork, heart-opening movement, meditation, and mantra, always inviting students to turn inward with curiosity and without judgment.

Deanna Spear

Registered Yoga Teacher

What makes me unique as an instructor is the way I intentionally weave mental health and mindful movement together. I am a strong advocate for mental health and well-being, and I integrate these values into every class I teach. I am currently pursuing a master’s degree at Northwestern University in Clinical Mental Health Counseling, and I firmly believe that yoga and mental health can and should go hand in hand.

My background in dance has given me a deep understanding of the human body and how it moves, which allows me to offer thoughtful cues and accessible modifications. I strive to create classes where yoga feels supportive, empowering, and welcoming for every BODY. Above all, my intention is for students to leave each class feeling empowered, reflective, and good in their bodies—more connected to themselves and better equipped to carry that awareness off the mat.

For the past decade, I have been devoted to creating transformational movement and mindfulness experiences that bridge strength and softness, discipline and surrender. My approach and practice blends trauma-sensitive yoga, restorative practices, meditation, Pilates, sculpt yoga, barre, and aerial arts to support whole-body and spirit empowerment.

I am passionate about holding intentional space where students feel safe, empowered, challenged, supported, and inspired. Whether grounding into stillness, building core strength, rising into flight, or immersing in vibrational sound, I guide with presence and purpose; supporting every student to cultivate resilience, balance, confidence, and a deeper connection to themselves.

Certifications & Training

• E-RYT® 200 (Experienced Registered Yoga Teacher) More than 1,000 HR taught

• RYT® 200 Meditation Teacher

• Yoga to Transform Trauma Teacher Certification

• Restorative Yoga Teacher

• Core Power Sculpt Yoga Intensive  

• Foundations of Barre Teacher Training – International Ballet & Barre Fitness Association

Nancy Giblin

Registered Yoga Teacher

Nancy has been in the fitness industry for over 20 years.  Nancy has certifications in several formats cycle, TRX,  group fitness and is a personal trainer.  Her interest in yoga after taking community sculpt class with Heather at Revival. Nancy completed her sculpt certification under Heather Stanley. class.

Her love for fitness keeps her learning most recently completing her Pilates certification and beginning her 200hr Yoga training this spring.  When not teaching fitness, she is a special education teacher. She has a husband, 3 daughters and 4 dogs.

Brigita Marwitz

Registered Yoga Teacher

Brigita integrates her formal yoga and clinical nutrition knowledge to guide deeply nourishing practices rooted in both ancient wisdom and modern science.

Her evening Hatha classes offer a steady, intentional practice to unwind, recharge, and reconnect with self. Through stillness, breath, and mindful movement, students create space in the mind and body and invite a natural flow of energy. Each class closes with intention, encouraging the practice to carry beyond the mat into daily life.

Brigita invites students to approach her class as an ongoing practice, where returning each week deepens connection with self, strengthens flexibility, and promotes a general sense of ease.

Brigita completed a 200-hour yoga teacher training at SoderWorld in Willowbrook, under Karla Cain, with a foundation rooted in the Krishnamacharya lineage.

Alison Mccarthy

Registered Yoga Teacher

Alison has been devoted to the practice of yoga for over 15 years. Throughout her journey as an art educator, entrepreneur, and mother, yoga has remained a steady anchor—cultivating her creativity, grounding her spirit, and deepening her connection to mind and body.

She recently completed her 200-hour yoga teacher certification, with focused training in Hatha, Vinyasa, and Restorative yoga. Through this transformative experience, Alison has cultivated a profound sense of self-awareness and embodied a more expansive, integrated sense of self. She is now devoted to creating space for others to discover their inner balance and authentic voice.

Stay tuned for more about our wonderful team!