Credentials

Shannon
Massie Eisner

Originally from Washington state, Shannon earned her Bachelor’s of Science in English (cum laude) with minors in French and German from the US Naval Academy. Shannon Massie Eisner continued her interests in how we communicate with each other by attending the University of Heidelberg, Germany for post-graduate studies in German, French, Spanish and Italian, and would later find that the body’s nonverbal communication in yoga is just as valid as the languages we speak.

Shannon completed her yoga therapy training with Inner Peace Yoga Therapy, which is one of just 17 accredited programs by the International Association of Yoga Therapists. As part of putting her training into practice, she completed a 1000 hour internship with two Honolulu healthcare facilities, providing yoga therapy sessions to both staff providers and patients. During her internship, 90% of healthcare providers experienced a reduction of symptoms and improved relaxation after just one yoga therapy session. Shannon also educated over 700 staff members on the field of yoga therapy and its clinically studied health benefits.

Shannon earned a Master’s degree in Human Relations from the University of Oklahoma which is an interdisciplinary field of sociology, education, counseling and psychology. Her graduate studies included internship work in Costa Rica and Zambia, along with methods for individualized coping skills, empowering minority groups, and organizational change. Her MHR degree is the academic foundation for the life coaching and wellness coaching she offers, in addition to the 18 months of training through MentorCoach® and her certification from the International Coach Federation (ICF). Shannon was in the first group of coaches to earn the National Board Certification as a Health and Wellness Coach (NBC-HWC) from the International Consortium of Health and Wellness Coaches.

A lifelong learner, she is learning Hawai'ian and has taken several graduate courses in Social Work with an emphasis on Hawai'ian communities & culture, human development, psychology and therapy.

Yoga Therapy Certifications

Healing Presence and Applied Ayurvedic Studies with Shanti Shanti Kaur Khalsa PhD and Vijaya Stern ND. Cortez, CO.

Pain Care Yoga Mentoring with Neil Pearson PT. Honolulu, HI.

Healing Relationships (integration of Yoga Therapy within the medical community) with Nischala Joy Devi. Encinitas, CA.

Thai Yoga Therapy (acupressure, assisted yoga, holistic healing practices) with Saul David Raye and Gigi Chiarello. Ojai, CA.

Pain Care Yoga (Level 1) with Neil Pearson PT. Vancouver, Canada.

Functional Yoga Therapy (Assessment Techniques, Somatics and Range of Motion Testing) with Maria KaliMa RN. Tucson, AZ.

Yoga of the Heart® (Heart Disease, Cancer and Chronic Illness) with Nischala Joy Devi and Bhaskar Deva. Buckingham, VA.

Yoga of Recovery for Counselors® (Ayurvedic approach to addictive and self-destructive behaviors) with Durga Leela and Swami Sitaramananda. Grass Valley, CA.

Yoga Teacher Training

RYT-500 Yoga Teacher Training with Inner Peace Yoga Therapy. Tucson, AZ
Yoga for Chronic Pain with Neil Pearson PT
Ayurveda & Yoga Therapy with Dr. Marc Halpern
Functional Yoga Therapy with Maria KaliMa RN
Yoga for Depression with Amy Weintraub
Yoga of Recovery with Durga Leela
Yoga Nidra/iRest® with Karen Soltes LCSW
Yoga for Grief Relief with Antonio Sausys
Yoga for Cancer with Antonio Sausys
Adapting Yoga for Heart Disease with Nischala Joy Devi

RYT-200 hour Yoga Teacher Training. Yoga Center of Carmel, CA. Featured:
Sun Salutations with Mark Stephens
Anusara Yoga with Katchie Ananda
Yoga Sutras with Kofi Busia
Kundalini Yoga with Awtar Kaur Khalsa
Twists and Sequencing with Melina Meza
Restorative Yoga with Thomas Fortel
Adjustments and Assists with Thomas Fortel

RYT-200 hour Yoga Teacher Training: CorePower Yoga -- Honolulu, HI

Prenatal Yoga Teacher Training with Brynne Caleda (CEO of YogaEd.) -- Honolulu, HI

Additional Training

Trauma Sensitive Yoga and Frontier of Trauma Retreat with Dr. Bessel van der Kolk, David Emerson, Jenn Turner LMFT, and Dana Moore LPCC. Stockbridge, MA.

Yoga for the Nervous System: Chronic Stress, Anxiety & Insomnia with Bo Forbes PsyD. Stockbridge, MA.

Yoga as Medicine with Dr. Timothy McCall (medical editor of “Yoga Journal”). Denver, CO.

Therapeutic Alignments for Strength & Flexibility (Anusara inspired) with Johanna Holloman. Carmel, CA.

Pain-Free Living: posture-focused techniques for sitting, standing, bending, resting and walking with Esther Gokhale (founder of the Gokhale Method®). Big Sur, CA

Yin/Insight Yoga silent retreat with Sarah and Ty Powers. Stockbridge, MA.

Shannon Massie Eisner is a member of the International Association of Yoga Therapists, Yoga Alliance, and the International Coach Federation.