Shannon W.

Shannon: Instructor

About Shannon

A veteran educator of 14 years, Shannon began her personal yoga and mindfulness practice as a way to address and alleviate the physical and mental stress of teaching. In January of 2023, she decided to temporarily leave the classroom to take her practice to the next level by learning how to help other teachers who have experienced workplace trauma and stress.

In the summer of 2023, she earned her 200-hr YTT and Social-Emotional Learning & Mindfulness Facilitator certification through Breathe for Change, an organization dedicated to bringing wellness practices to educators and students. She is also the founder of Healthy Educating and Living (H.E.A.L.), coaching educators in developing their own wellness practices and overcoming career challenges.

Shannon is currently the Academic Coaching & Tutoring Instructor at the Sizer School in Fitchburg, teaches yoga and wellness workshops/classes at Zen and the Leominster Yoga Center, serves on the Gardner School Committee, and her favorite title – Mom to her two daughters, Sofie and Cora.