About Shayna

Shayna is a Vancouver-based adult educator, coach and therapist with 20+ years of combined education, research and professional practice in workplace health, safety and wellness, as well as treating people with chronic illness.

Originally from Montréal, she studied physical therapy at McGill University, graduating with distinction as a University Scholar. In 2008 she completed the trauma training program at the Sensorimotor Psychotherapy Institute in Boulder, Colorado. In 2017 she completed a graduate certificate in adult education and learning from the University of British Columbia.

“Shayna teaches new information that is easy to take away and work with.”

– Health care director

Working with teams and individuals, she directs the power of our innate instincts toward healing stress, building strength, and achieving goals. Since the early nineties, she has provided team trainings for public sector organizations, health and social services providers, as well as colleges and universities. Her work helps everyone from front-line staff to senior leadership.

She is fluent in English, French and Spanish, sings in community choir, and thrives on creative expression and urban gardening. Shayna loves guiding people on the road to wellbeing, and teaching that the body points the way to getting there quickly.