Shannen practices deep listening through embodied presence. She attunes to the subtle tones within each person’s story, helping them clarify their values so that actions, choices, and lifestyle move together in harmony.

Her work draws from the wisdom of Chinese philosophy, which teaches that every person is conceived with information to fulfill their human experience fully, if desired. The body, health, and life continually invite us to return to fluctuating balance and fluidity.

Shannen understands how easily we may comfortably identify with medical labels, which can obscure the simplicity of living. She supports patients in recognizing that nothing one perceives is fixed - our relationship with these labels can either reinforce imbalance or open pathways for transformation and ease.

She is devoted to reimagining medicine beyond inherited structures of dominance and separation - restoring relationship, agency, and reverence to the healing process.

Her approach blends philosophical insight with embodied awareness. She views medicine as a collaborative practice, where the practitioner serves as a guide equipped with tools and vitalistic perspective, rather than authoritative rigidity.

As all of life and the turning of the unfathomable cosmos reveal the essence of relationship, so too does the chapter of healing between patient and practitioner.

First and foremost, we prioritize your female nervous system in order to tend to and integrate the rest of your symptoms at Earthdragon Medicine.

My training is also informed by Dr. Aviva Romm’s Integrative and Functional Medicine teachings. My philosophical and full-spectrum methodology to female health honors the interconnectedness of body (which includes emotion and nervous system) and spirit (your consistent life force and purpose). I understand that emotional experiences often shape female health in profound ways, influencing hormonal balance, pelvic function, sleep, and life purpose.

Our work together may include laboratory evaluation, botanical support, bodywork, and trauma-informed somatic counseling, all guided by a whole-person lens. This supports patients in addressing root causes of reduced vitality while deepening embodiment, restoring rhythm, and moving toward your fluid, connected relationship with your body and life.

Shannen has trained under several teachers and approaches pelvic floor bodywork through both clinical and animist frameworks. Her work integrates anatomical knowledge and nervous system awareness while also honoring the body as a living, relational system shaped by personal herstory, environment, and meaning.

Pelvic floor bodywork sessions are guided by consent, safety, and attunement. Touch is intentional and responsive to the patient’s cues, supporting regulation rather than forcing release. This approach is especially supportive for individuals experiencing pelvic pain, tension, disconnection, hormonal transitions, or stress held in the body.

Rather than treating the pelvic floor as an isolated structure, Shannen’s work considers posture, breath, emotional patterns, and the nervous system’s role in holding or releasing tension. The goal is to help patients feel more at home in their bodies, develop trust in bodily sensations, and restore a sense of stability, ease, and embodied presence over time.

Each session becomes the client’s opportunity to experience deep relational repair with the Self, ultimately facilitating repair and integration with one’s relationship to life environment.

This service encompasses soft tissue techniques with gentle, indirect joint manipulation. Care is guided by careful observation, patient communication, and the body’s own cues, allowing the nervous system to remain engaged and regulated throughout treatment.

The focus is on supporting mobility, easing tension, and restoring ease of movement without force, making this approach well-suited for individuals who are sensitive to touch, recovering from injury, or seeking a more subtle, body-aware form of care.

Quiet, supportive space for the nervous system to settle through gentle and attentive touch. These sessions support the body’s natural rhythms and capacity for self-regulation.

Sessions are guided by deep listening and respect for the body’s cues, allowing tension and holding patterns to unwind gradually. Many people experience this work as grounding and restorative, particularly during times of stress, fatigue, or transition.

Medical Qigong is a restorative movement practice rooted in classical Chinese medicine, working with breath, posture, and intention to support the smooth circulation of Qi and blood. Through gentle, purposeful movement, a regular Qigong practice helps release held tension, regulate the nervous system, and restore vitality and internal coherence.

Shannen studies Medical Qigong within the Liu family lineage, a tradition grounded in Daoist cosmology and Chinese medical theory. This lineage emphasizes harmonizing—through purposeful forms—the Zang-Fu organs, unblocking Qi, and cultivating health through mindful movement, seasonal attunement, Feng Shui, Daoist astrology, and supportive food and lifestyle practices—offering a comprehensive approach to personal cultivation and long-term well-being.

As she progresses through her studies, Shannen will offer future, community-based group medicine visits to help patients and clients align with the seasons and optimize Qi.