The Q&A: Humboldt Series Episode 2: Shannon Brawley, life as a Kundalini Yogini

On this episode of The Quantum Alignment we have special guest Shannon Brawley in the office. Shannon is a radiant and playful spirit. She’s practiced yoga for over thirteen years, and taught for seven. Her deep appreciation for yoga blossomed during her senior year of college, after leaving an abusive relationship. Shannon found great refuge and healing at through her yoga practice. So incredibly moved and inspired by her teachers at Om Shala Yoga, Shannon moved clear across the country to join the Yogic Lifestyle Program at the Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health in Stockbridge, MA. As a resident at the Kripalu Center, Shannon obtained her 200hr. Yoga Teacher Certification and JourneyDance Guide Certification in 2011. Since, Shannon has taught in studios, schools, summer camps, businesses, private residences and for special events. In 2012 she became immersed in the practice of Kundalini Yoga as taught by Yogi Bhajan, catalyzing her practice to a whole new level. ​ She obtained her Level 1 Kundalini Yoga Teacher Certification in Portland, OR in 2016. In 2016 Shannon returned to Humboldt County to share this transformative practice with Community that gave her so much love and inspiration years before. Shannon taught weekly classes at Om Shala Yoga and the Community Yoga Center, as well as monthly Women’s New Moon Workshops. Shannon’s is now in the process of returning to her homeland of Sonoma County to open a nature based outdoor youth program - Inner Wisdom Children;s Village.