Take time to pause.
OLS believes in the power of intentional pause.
Discover the power of creating an energetic alignment between your heart, body & mind through yoga, meditation and breath work. Take pause from the doing to just be.
🧿 Join me at an upcoming class or event to experience the transformative power of healing modalities including yoga, breath work, meditation, and sound.
🧿 Interested in private sessions? We’ll work together to assess what type of healing modalities you could benefit from the most.
🧿 First, come try one of my classes & events to discover the life changing power of self-transformation.
Classes & Events
Rest+Rise @ the Branch Museum
Create space for rest, connection & creativity when you join the Rest + Rise Retreat hosted by Melanie from A Brighter Birth. Join me and a collective of inspiring practitioners for a one-day getaway at the Branch Museum of Design in RVA.
Your one-day escape day will include nourishing food, a guided meditation hosted by Ellie Burke, yoga facilitated Suzanne Burns, a floral craft by Nikita Achalam, and a Sound Bath under the stars facilitated by me featuring a powerful collection of Crystal Tones singing bowls, Koshi chimes, handbells, the Ocean Drum, Tibetan sound bowls and more creative instruments.
Your host for the day’s event, Melanie, is a unifying force for women in Richmond and beyond. With nearly 20 years of leading A Brighter Birth, Melanie thrives on holding healthy, loving, creative spaces for women to conect.
Come as you are. Leave feeling lighter and brighter.
Come move with me in the studio for a series of asana and pranayama classes.
Set the foundation for your week with the Root to Rise Sunday yoga series. This 75 min yoga class will feature a series of yoga postures that are designed to move us from our back to our seat to our feet. We’ll use the breath as our guide as we flow through the practice.
The practice will open with a grounding meditation to lay the foundation for a series of active yoga postures where we’ll accentuate our movements with our breath. The practice will close with an extended savasana, featuring Crystal Tones singing bowls, chimes, and other sound healing instruments. Come ready to breathe, move & meditate!
We’ll provide mats, blocks, bolsters, and all of the props that you may need for yoga & sound.
Lunar Eclipse Sound & Reiki
Come practice with us as we channel the lunar force of the Blood Moon in honor of the total lunar eclipse that lands in September. Join me and Jess from BirdSong Reiki for this channel clearing and power up practice- Jess will extend Reiki throughout the practice as we move, breathe & mediate.
This 75-minute experience will feature accessible yoga postures, guided breathing & meditation followed by a sound bath featuring Crystal Tones singing bowls, chimes, and more instruments as we clear & cleanse your energetic bodies with sound. Throughout the practice, Jess will extend the healing powers of Reiki to the group. Reiki is guided life force energy and can provide a sensation of healing & calm.
Discover more about Jess and her Reiki practice here.
Restorative Yoga & Sound
Take pause with a restorative yoga and sound class designed to help you soften, release, and relax. This practice of intentional, slow movement will be deepened by the restorative vibrations of crystal bowls and other instruments which will play throughout the practice.
Eve will guide you through a slow, breath-led intentional yoga flow created to synchronise your heart, body and mind as you drop into a state of deep relaxation. Throughout the practice, Shannon will be spinning her crystal sound bowls and other healing instruments to help soothe your nervous system, allowing your body to achieve a deep state restore & repair.
This is an all levels class for anyone seeking nervous system support, energetic renewal, and a space to quiet the monkey mind & fully drop into the body.
This class is hosted at TAOU Studio located in the heart of Carytown RVA on Saturday, September 27th, 4-6pm.
Becoming: A Women’s Embodiment Retreat in the Mountains of WVA
Shift your focus to yourself during this 5 day, 4 night escape to the mountains of West Virginia. This retreat is designed for women to become the most perfectly imperfect version of themselves as we explore healing modalities including reiki, sound, movement, meditation, breath work, and embodiment practices.
This retreat is hosted at Casa Om Potomac nestled along the Potomac River in the mountains of West Virginia. Known for their healthy soul food, Casa Om provides a serene setting where you’ll feel nourished, supported, and inspired. Enjoy a kayak ride or swim in the Potomac, take a dip in the pool, soak in the hot tub, or explore the forest and bat caves.
This retreat is a collaboration with the Heart of Pleasure Project.
Retreat dates: Weds, Aug 12th thru Sun, Aug 16th 2026
Reach out at hello@ourlotussociety.com to learn more. Retreat website coming soon!
Human beings are multifaceted —
As a Human Centered strategist, Shannon’s work is driven by the need to improve the human condition & the environment in which we live through our daily interactions with each other and the technology that powers us.
Whether she’s in the boardroom or the yoga shala, Shannon brings authentic insights & wisdom into the space with her. Shannon is wildly curious, always seeking to learn, explore, create & imagine. She encourages herself and others to make space for creative play.
Shannon seeks to create and hold safe spaces for individuals and collectives to evolve into the imperfectly perfect versions of themselves. Shannon believes in the power of change, self realization & collective justice.
Shannon shares her practice with the broader community by offering yoga, meditation & sound bath classes through community driven events and retreats. Learn more about Shannon here.
