Shannyn joins Movement Center LA as a Gyrotonic instructor with decades of experience as a classically trained dancer, choreographer, and accomplished equestrian vaulter having represented the USA in multiple international world championships including the prestigious World Equestrian Games held in Jerez, Spain, in 2002.

She primarily uses Gyrotonic as the foundation for her work with clients, although the essence of her approach cannot be separated from over twenty years of experience as a choreographer, dancer and high performance athlete. For Shannyn, movement is a language connecting energy with art. She finds tapping into our bodies’ energy through purposeful movement is the best way to learn our own personal path to physical wellness. Shannyn also views the body through an architectural lens. It is one’s truest home, and to feel the greatest homeostasis inside of this home, we must create the space to build an organized and strong foundation. Expanded mobility and spatial awareness within can then liberate our own vision and unlock harmonic propulsion toward our life purpose.

Shannyn welcomes everyone with and without movement backgrounds. She has a deep well of experience with all bodies and clients from all walks of life and connects with her clients by tailoring the work to fit the unique body-memory and story of every individual. She offers a bespoke practice for each client and finds great satisfaction in helping others break through habituated movement patterns and manage chronic pain through rehabilitative work including recovery from injury, surgery, scoliosis, osteoporosis, osteoarthritis and hip replacements with the aim to bring confidence, expression, freedom, and enjoyment back to one’s body. Shannyn cares deeply about attention to detail and technique, connecting the psyche and the somatic, but always within a context prioritizing patience, empathy and flexibility to keep the practice fun, safe and enjoyable for all.

Outside of movement, Shannyn has immense love for creative expression and finds much inspiration from cinema, music, literature, and the visual arts. She also loves spoiling her twin Maine Coon cats, Penelope and Olivia. Shannyn is certified in Gyrotonic levels 1 and 2, Jumping Stretching Board, Archway, and the Gyrotoner.