Shannon Wallace Ross

An avid gardener of philosophy, creativity and the earths beauty way
vegetable, fruit, and herb gardens & love
to cook and make personal products
I did garden design and a herbal medicine internship at
I have held classes & circles with a focus on breath, meditation, yoga, dance,
the chakras, the seasons/the cycles/the elements, art and alchemy
I have taught workshops on jewellery making, watercolor painting, mandala drawing,
macrame wall hangings & plant holders, weaving & flower crowns
I have written two poetry books and made hundreds of unique pieces of
jewellery & interiors
I have decorated storefronts & yoga studios
I love supporting connection for positive momentum
I have a background hiring, training, and placing young professionals in local
community organizations, managing employment programs for youth at risk,
being a vocational counsellor for the local health authority and the national
mental health association, and as a mentorship interviewer, matchmaker
and advisor for women and girls. I also created the Bloom Series,
an art therapy curriculum for girls and teen's
BA, Major in Sociology, Minor in Environment Studies, University of Victoria
Counselling, Motivational Interviewing, Mental Health First Aid & Suicide Prevention
Workshops by Vancouver Coastal Health & the Canadian Mental Health Association
200 hr Yoga Teacher Training, Semperviva Yoga College Vancouver
Gloria Latham, workshops with Gurmukh, Max Strom, & Shiva Ray
30 hr Foundation Course, Arkaya Yoga
Yogacharini Maitreyi
2D Design & Watercolour Painting, Emily Carr University of Art and Design
Metal Smithing, Vancouver Community College
Pottery, West Point Grey Community Centre
Art Therapy, Blue Spark Art Studio