I teach therapeutic, accessible yoga for people living with chronic illness, fatigue, pain, and limited mobility. I live with complex chronic illness too, so when I say I get the "push–pull" between wanting to move and needing to rest, I mean it.

When I couldn’t find yoga that respected my symptoms, I built what I needed: safety, pacing, options, nervous‑system care, and community. First for myself, then for others. That became Nourish Therapeutic Yoga.

I adapt yoga to meet your body where it is so you can participate without payback. From lived experience and community feedback, I’ve seen this approach offer practical tools that ease symptoms and improve quality of life.

How I teach (in a nutshell): 

• Slow-paced & invitational: rest is built in.

• Options at every step: bed, chair, or floor; do less, do different, or pause.

• Nervous‑system aware: gentle mobility, somatic awareness, breathwork, and restorative rest.

Who I work with:

People navigating ME/CFS, Long COVID, dysautonomia / POTS, chronic pain, autoimmune conditions, neurodivergence, and anyone who needs truly low‑barrier movement and rest. Care partners and clinicians who value a paced, nervous‑system‑aware approach are also welcome here.

What I will and won’t promise:

I won’t promise a cure. I will promise a supportive space, practical tools, and pacing strategies you can adapt to your real life. Many students report feeling calmer, more grounded, and more capable of doing “a little something” without payback.

 

 

Becoming a yoga teacher while living with chronic illness took determination, patience, and a lot of pacing. The pandemic opened doors or me to learn from home, often from bed, with extended timelines and recorded coursework. This made training possible without sacrificing my health. That same care now lives inside the way I design and teach every class.

 

Qualifications & training:

Program	Institution	Year / Status
Clinical Yoga Therapist Training	International Institute of Yoga Therapy	In progress (started Mar 2025)
Accessible Yoga Teacher Training for Chronic Illness Training	Accessible Yoga School	2024 (Completed & Certified)
Restorative Yoga Teacher Training	Judith Hanson Lasater	2023 (Completed & Certified)
Therapeutic Yoga Teacher Training	Yoga North International SomaYoga Institute	2021-2022 (Completed & Certified)

 

Selected continuing study:
Somatics, mindfulness, breathwork, meditation, mental health, and chronic‑illness‑informed approaches to movement and rest.

 

Teaching approach & values:

• Accessibility first: low‑spoon options, clear pacing cues, and permission to stop at any time

• Nervous‑system aware: practices to support regulation and recovery alongside mobility

• Trauma‑sensitive & consent‑based: your agency matters

• Evidence‑informed & lived‑experience‑led: practical tools grounded in both study and real life

How to get started: 

If you’ve been told to “just push a little more” and that hasn’t worked, you belong here. So, come as you are. We’ll move gently, rest often, and build capacity one spoon at a time.

• Starter Video Collection: a gentle way to sample Nourish and find your spoon‑level.

• Weekly live class + on‑demand library: come as you are; cameras are optional; resting is a skill we practice.

If you’re unsure where to begin, send me a note — I’m happy to point you to a first step that matches your energy today.

💕 Shannon

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