Stephanie Pratico, Co-Owner and Director
Stephanie Pratico has been practicing yoga for over 15 years and teaching since 2015. Stephanie pursued the RYT-200 with Shawn Shaw at Metrowest Yoga in 2015, and completed her RYT-500 with Theresa Murphy and Cindy Boulter in 2021. She had a long-standing dream of opening a studio space and partnered to open River & Stone in 2023.
Originally from Arizona, Stephanie migrated to Massachusetts in 2004, attending College of the Holy Cross and Lesley University. Stephanie has worked as a mental health counselor (LMHC, LADC1) in various inpatient and outpatient settings since 2010. Her graduate degree is in music therapy, and at each of her clinical sites, Stephanie developed programs emphasizing increasing healthy emotional expression, use of movement, and mindfulness-based practices as avenues for healing. Stephanie opened a solo private practice in 2022 and incorporates yogic principles into her clinical work. She additionally spends time providing clinical supervision and teaches in the graduate Counseling Psychology department at Anna Maria College.
Outside of a yoga studio, Stephanie enjoys functional fitness training and considers herself to be a hybrid athlete. She incorporates her understanding of cross-training into her yoga teaching. Stephanie lives in Worcester with her husband and her favorite yoga partner--her daughter, Paris.