As a yoga therapist (C-IAYT), Shannon works with people who are in pain, recovering from trauma, injury or illness, and offer adaptive yoga therapeutic techniques to holistically support clients who feel marginalized or overwhelmed by health challenges and life stressors. Shannon has 1700 training hours in yoga, of which 1100 are specifically in Yoga Therapy, and 200 hours of training in Ayurveda. Shannon has been teaching yoga for 13 years, yoga therapy for 11 years, and has 1100 teaching hours. She has worked in three clinical settings as part of integrative wellness teams, providing yoga therapy to clients experiencing pain, recovering from trauma and PTSD, complex injuries, heart disease and other illnesses, insomnia, burnout, grief, and challenges to their mental health. Having been an athlete at the US Naval Academy (where she earned a Bachelor of Science with Honors) and experienced the physical & mental demands as a Marine Corps officer, Shannon continues to value health and yoga therapy's holistic approach to wellness. She is also a national board-certified health and wellness coach (NBC-HWC). Shannon holds a master's degree in human relations from the University of Oklahoma, and a master's degree in Natural Resources from Virginia Tech. She has lived internationally for ten years, in Hawai'i for another ten years and speaks six languages. With diverse career experiences, her strengths include cultural adaptability and empathy for the challenges clients face with work-life integration. She is grateful for the opportunity to support clients in their transformation to live healthier with greater balance and self-care.
Four yoga therapy sessions; each session is 60 minutes long. The first session consists of an intake, assessment and goal planning. The remaining sessions consist of yoga movement, breathing techniques, meditation and mindfulness, affirmation, and resources for at-home practices. $505.00
