Wellness Center

Shannon has felt nothing but gratitude for the diverse professional opportunities she has experienced throughout her career – including and especially Alive + Well.  Shannon has been dedicated to Alive + Well since its beginnings 5 years ago, when many of the original staff wrote their intentions / vision for this incredible space on paper and buried it on the land.  She considers the center to be a place where your heart, soul and body can feel cared for, rejuvenated and healed.

Shannon started out her career in Clinical Counseling.  She graduated from the University of Victoria, BC in 1998 and for the next 6 years embraced the joy and intricacies of working in counseling centers, non-profits and adult mental health.  Her clients dealt with issues such as eating disorders, homelessness, teenage pregnancy, trauma related to abuse, etc. and she considers herself truly blessed for having worked with such resilient individuals through their life challenges.

After working for Mental Health, Shannon took a break from non-profit work and worked at People’s Pharmacy in Austin as a Wellness Consultant and continued to do that for 8 years.   People’s Pharmacy has always been a spring board for many to deepen their savvy in health and wellness.  As a result of her interest and passion in wellness she became a nutritionist.

While working at People’s Pharmacy, Shannon wanted to continue her professional journey in counselling and coaching and decided to do post graduate work for 2 years through Coaches Training Institute to become a Professional Life Coach.

Shortly after her post grad work, through many amazing “synchronicities”, she became a Law of Attraction Coach for many of the authors and speakers in the movie “The Secret”.  For 4 years Shannon was one of 8 Life Coaches that supported clients all around the world on topics such as health, relationships, self-awareness, financial matters, life purpose, inner healing and much more.  Unfortunately, in 2008 with the economic downturn, all of the coaches were laid off.  To this day Shannon is eternally grateful for the experience.  It shaped her lens on life and her coaching style.

Shannon’s next professional venture was in the world of Corporate Wellness where she became the Wellness Coach and Counselor for Intel, Austin TX.   She was amazed by this work!  Corporate wellness typically looks like discussing nutrition, exercise and biometrics.  But Shannon had the freedom to mold her wellness program into a more holistic offering that included spiritual, mental and emotional support, which is what had it be successful.  Clients could discuss what mattered most to them on their wellness journey.   While at Intel she facilitated group work and one on one sessions.

During her time at Intel she also trained for one year to become a Health and Wellness Coach which was enriching work that complemented all of her other education and training.

In 2016 Shannon had the good fortune of meeting some of the original team members at Hill Country Apothecary in Lakeway.  She discovered that they were seeking a consultant / Director of Operations for the future Alive + Well Integrative Wellness Center.   Well, she gladly accepted the position and 2 years she worked alongside the original owner and her team to create  Alive + Well and Drip Drop IV.  In addition to enjoying her work as the Director of Operations, she has been a consultant for individuals and groups around the country that want to open up their own IV Vitamin Therapy business.

If you ask Shannon what has made her diverse positions truly inspiring?  She would say that it’s always about building strong relationships based on values that promote healing, understanding, compassion, creativity and deeper consciousness.   Her life philosophy is about being in service to what’s present in front of you.   She believes that Life is truly a curriculum on how to love ourselves and others more deeply in the world, which is in her eyes vital to overall well-being.  Shannon trusts that if her focus is on love and being in service, that her life will continue to flourish just as its meant to both personally and professionally.