Body, Root & Soul

Body, Root & Soul Specialties
Sports Medicine,Therapeutic, Rehabilitative, and Fitness based Pilates. Also uses Iyengar Yoga and Gyrotonic. Meet the Business Owner: Shannon K.

Somatic & Soul based coaching, Holistic Health and Wellness, Energetic Herbalism, Dream Tending, Hakomi, Mindfulness, Somatic Healing Arts, Neuro-Affirming Space, Specializing working with Highly Sensitives, Grief, Transformative Life Stages, Belonging Pre/Postnatal, Pre/Post surgery, Injury prevention, pain management, posture and alignment issues, back pain management, and overall body and core

strengthening. Experienced in working as a therapeutic Pilates teacher in Physical Therapy Clinics, Chiropractic Offices, gyms and Pilates Studios. Shannon has taught Pilates for over 18 years in Physical Therapy Clinics, Chiropractic Offices, gyms and Pilates Studios. She has extensive knowledge of the body, and how to deal with all kinds of issues and injuries, from herniated discs, sciatica and specializing in scoliosis. Pilates really is a way to find new movement patterns in the body, and Shannon treats each client with care and precision to allow her clients to release old movement patterns, and find ease and alignment while standing on one's own inner balance and strength. Shannon also leads and guides in other movement modalities, from subtle yoga, breathing awareness, somatic meditation, restorative yoga and other nervous system regulating practices, as well as expressive arts, and helping clients develop ways to deeply care for themselves through self/soul care. Holistic health and wellbeing through embodied movement arts.

I have been writing more and more offline, and sharing less online on these platforms, as I do not always feel my vulner...
09/01/2026

I have been writing more and more offline, and sharing less online on these platforms, as I do not always feel my vulnerable shares and reflections belong in this space. I have started a platform on Beehiiv, if you want to subscribe and join me there.

This is my first piece, specifically about grief and the loss of my brother to mental illness from a neurodivergent and highly sensitive perspective. I hope to continue to write and share about musings and reflections from a highly sensitive person and reflections on life as a therapist, being a bodyworker for twenty plus years and what I have learned and witnessed about healing, grief tending, trauma and trauma recovery, relationships, consciousness and dreaming, being an aging woman and changing careers at the age of 50, life with a sibling with mental illness and at times psychosis, death and loss of identity, mothering, life after cancer and living with chronic illness and more. Please join me and share ❤️

If you are looking for a space to be with and honor grief, slow down and reflect on your own sensitive nature or the loss of our greatest loves, I would love to have you. Link in bio

❤️ t w e n t y ❤️This one has definitely kept us on our toes and on the move. He was the kid that wanted and tried every...
08/31/2026

❤️ t w e n t y ❤️
This one has definitely kept us on our toes and on the move. He was the kid that wanted and tried everything, full of energy and spirit from day one.
Happy 20th Joaquin! We are so proud of you and excited for this next step of your journey to play baseball in Seattle! Love you 🥰

Big Sur will always have my ♥️
08/06/2026

Big Sur will always have my ♥️

It’s official! Joaquin received an offer and a scholarship to Seattle University, a D1 school that will also participate...
06/25/2026

It’s official! Joaquin received an offer and a scholarship to Seattle University, a D1 school that will also participate in the West Coast Conference, so we can still see him play! It’s been a stressful anticipated wait, but happy to say he is committed! From day one he has known where he wants to go on this journey, and has worked his tail off to get here! Congratulations son! We love you and are so proud 🥹🥹🥹

I’ve always wanted to go to Vancouver area and some of the surrounding islands, for many reasons, but one of the main on...
06/24/2026

I’ve always wanted to go to Vancouver area and some of the surrounding islands, for many reasons, but one of the main ones, to see an actual Orca in its natural wild habitat. We spent a few days on Vancouver island, and got lucky enough to see a resident pod on a whale tour.

Orcas are matriarchal, where the pods are lead by the elder females, often the grandmothers, who hold the wisdom of the lineage and guide the pod. The pod consists of the older female, her sons and daughters and their children.

Orcas like humans, go through menopause between the ages of 40-50, and can live to be 100 years old. The grandmother hypothesis, why a small amount of species live well beyond they reproduce, like humans, is a survival advantage, as her presence directly impacts the survival of her offspring.

Butchart Gardens was like a botanical Alice in Wonderland, never seen a botanical garden like that, and I’ve seen a lot 😂😍

Happy Father’s Day to all those who show up for loved ones, friends and family in all the ways only you can. Feel blesse...
06/21/2026

Happy Father’s Day to all those who show up for loved ones, friends and family in all the ways only you can. Feel blessed to have had such an amazing father figure for my two young men. Happy Father’s Day ❤️

Happy Fathers Day to all those who show up for loved ones, friends and family. Feel blessed to have had such an amazing ...
06/21/2026

Happy Fathers Day to all those who show up for loved ones, friends and family. Feel blessed to have had such an amazing father figure for my two young men. ❤️

My last night in Michigan, packing and moving my mom (and her cat Stache) to Cali. We are exhausted to say the least 😓 M...
06/07/2026

My last night in Michigan, packing and moving my mom (and her cat Stache) to Cali. We are exhausted to say the least 😓 Mom didn’t want a send off in a kayak down the Detroit river, but agreed to one last Farm Margarita at Coriander Kitchen along the river. Saying goodbye to Michigan, and hoping that California will welcome my mom and cat with open arms and heart. Wish them the best on this next chapter ❤️

Checking on these beauties daily, otherwise I will miss the grand opening. Two of my all time favorites (but most herbal...
05/27/2026

Checking on these beauties daily, otherwise I will miss the grand opening. Two of my all time favorites (but most herbalists call most plants their favorites 😂) But I love poppies so much I have them tattooed on my body. Every flower has its own energetic medicine and beauty, just like you ♥️❤️💜💚🩵💙 for

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