Shannon Cury

Facilitator

Breathwork coach.

Heart-forward healing.

Corporate wellness workshops.

Speaker

Story telling & knowledge sharing.

Authentic Self care & real-world wellbeing.

Events, conferences & podcasts.

Writer

Vulnerable self-reflection.

Featured in Cosmopolitan.

Follow on substack.

meet shannon

Shannon (shey/they) is a breathwork coach, wellness facilitator, writer, and speaker based on Kumeyaay land in San Diego.

Her mission is to empower people to deepen their mind body spirit connection and embody their authentic Selves for personal and collective healing.

She works with individuals and groups across behavioral health centers, corporate workplaces and wellness spaces offering practices for mind, body, and spirit healing. She specializes in supporting individuals navigating cancer survivorship, burnout recovery & lifestyle changes and transitions.

Shannon created collectively well to cultivate spaces for people to live intentionally without taking healing too seriously. The mission is simple yet profound: to elevate collective wellbeing.

They value consent, integrity, respect and trauma sensitivity. Their work is grounded in a reverence for the indigenous lineage of Buddhism, Pranayama Yoga and Shamanic Healing practices.

Shannon is strongly influenced by the teachings of bell hooks, Audre Lorde, Brené Brown, Pema Chödrön, and Prentis Hemphill. The black queer feminist movement informs her approach to radical self care & community care as tools for social justice and collective liberation.

Before shifting her focus to wellness, Shannon spent a decade in corporate recruiting, most recently as a people manager at Google. There, she led wellbeing programming, ran a high-performing team, and co-led global inclusive hiring initiatives—all while prioritizing heart-centered leadership.

Shannon is an advocate for healing through storytelling. Their writing has been featured in Cosmopolitan and they formerly co-hosted of Cancer Actually F***ing Sucks: The Podcast.

When she’s not holding space for others, you can find her plunging into the Pacific or going for a walk and talk at Sunset Cliffs.

certifications & qualifications

  • 200 hour trauma informed breathwork training elevating a diverse range of healing practitioners through Breath Liberation Society. 2023.

  • HypnoBreathwork® combines hypnosis, breathwork & visioning to remove subconscious blocks and rewire neural pathways for sustained behavior change. 2021.

  • Mental Health First Aid is an evidence-based, early-intervention course that teaches participants about mental health and substance use challenges. 2019.

  • Bachelors of Arts in Psychology from The College of New Jersey in 2013.

work with shannon

  • Private Breathwork & Coaching

    Holding space for folks looking to build a relationship with their breath to elevate their wellbeing. Mentorship & coaching available for folks looking to grow through seasons of change. Coaching style infuses breathwork and authentic self-discovery.

    *if you are looking for support after a cancer diagnosis, free services available through doCancer.

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  • Breathwork @ Work

    Facilitating engaging & experiential corporate wellness workshops giving your team tools to show up for one another & prioritize their wellbeing.

    Supporting high performance service organizations looking to mitigate compassion fatigue & burnout. Lived experience with high volume & high touch sales and recruiting teams.

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  • Speaking & Story Telling

    Sharing the power of breathwork and authentic self care by laughing through her cancer story and real world wellbeing journey.

    Available for podcasts, virtual or IRL conferences or private events. Keynote speaking & freelance writing specializing in self-care, cancer survivorship & burnout recovery.

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trusted by

  • Breathwork @ Work was impactful, inclusive & accessible for our entire org. People with all levels of breathwork exposure took something from the experience. Shannon was warm, welcoming & informative. They provided employees with the tools and space to take more control of their well-being while acknowledging the challenges of the systems they're operating in.

    Christian

    Diversity Task Force Organizer

    Breathwork for Burnout Workshop

  • I started working with Shannon because I was looking for more tools to manage anxiety in addition to weekly therapy. Shannon's role as a coach far exceeded my expectations and helped me transform my life from within. The combination of guided breathing, hypnosis, meditation and journaling allowed me to break through long standing negative thought patterns and get closer to my own intuition. The safe and encouraging space they held allowed me to reconnect with my authentic wants and needs. As a result, I now have new tools to help me decipher between what others want for me and what I actually want for myself. Shannon helped me find my way back home to myself while expanding my mind to what I never thought was possible.

    Jenn

    Coaching Client

  • Working with Shannon has been an absolute privilege. She has held space for me in ways that I can’t truly verbalize. We started working together as I was navigating some heavy grief and loss. I noticed that with every session, I set an intention of empowerment & self compassion. Through the breath sessions, I gained clarity on the ways I was downplaying my worth. With this awareness and newfound empowerment, I started showing up for myself in ways I didn’t expect to. I felt more connected to my body in way that wasn’t geared towards the way it aesthetically presents. By no means is my work complete, it may never be. But I feel one step closer towards my goals. 10/10 recommend this healing goddess.

    Maggie

    Coaching Client

  • Shannon has a presence and a gift. The spaces she created allowed for me to feel comfortable in a new experience, expanding my capacity for discomfort outside of the breathwork session. Through harnessing vulnerability as a skill and sharing her authentic journey, she fosters space for community and connection that is second to none.

    Katie

    Private Event Attendee

  • Shannon is one of the most intuitive and gifted breathwork guides I’ve experienced in my four years of practicing breathwork. Her technique is a unique blend of subtlety and power — she helps you connect more deeply with yourself, your guides, and the universe. It feels like a transformational fusion between the world within and around you. I specifically sought out Shannon because I needed a shift in my approach to business — my soul was craving expansion and urging me to show up in new ways, but I was feeling a lot of resistance in both my body and mind. Shannon helped me release not only in that moment but in the days and weeks that followed. Her guidance became a portal to my next steps as an entrepreneur, artist, and individual. Shannon holds a tremendously safe and beautiful space that allows all parts of you to authentically show up. She truly cares about you and is a beautiful embodiment of the work she does. I am so grateful for Shannon — for who she is, the space she holds, and the transformation she facilitates.

    Haley

    Private Coaching Client

collectively well

healing events and experiences for folks on a mission to elevate collective well-being for personal & collective liberation.

12-week community breathwork program.

san diego community experiences.

& more virtual & IRL spaces for us to live softer & sillier together.

slow down with us.