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I’m an integrative therapist, mentor, writer, and lifelong student of the healing arts.
Hi, I'm shawn. Welcome.
Life offers itself to us on its own terms. We know this, but we can still find ourselves caught in the noise, struggling to make sense of our lives, and cut off from the embodied wisdom within us.
Presence is medicine — our pathway to listen deeply and remember our wholeness.
Through contemplative practice, immersive learning experiences, and evidence-based psychotherapeutic modalities, we can reconnect with the belonging that has been there all along and, together, discover what it means to be fully human.
My work expresses fluency in the science and art of wellbeing.
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Shawn Parell is an integrative therapist, mentor, and writer. Her interdisciplinary work weaves together wisdom traditions, healing modalities, and evidence-based frameworks grounded in the thesis of authentic wellbeing.
Since 2002, Shawn has mentored hundreds of yoga teachers and guided thousands of practitioners. She studied with world-renowned teacher Shiva Rea for more than a decade and served as Program Director for Anahata International, an organization with the mission to bring trauma-informed training to communities in Washington DC, Rwanda, and the West Bank.
Shawn supports clients through her private therapy practice and teaches mindfulness courses and immersions worldwide. She has partnered with visionary companies like Sweetgreen, U.S. Green Building Council, and Honest Tea, and her work has been featured in publications ranging from Yoga Journal and SHAPE Magazine to the Washington Post.
Shawn spends her time braving a writing practice, cleaning out her kids’ closets, and communing at sunrise with the forests and mountains of Santa Fe, New Mexico.
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Shawn (LMHC, RYT-500) holds a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in English and Religious Studies from Georgetown University and Oxford University, a Master of Arts (MA) in Eastern Classics and Sanskrit from St. John’s College, and a Master of Arts (MA) in Counseling Psychology from Southwestern College. She completed her clinical training at The Sky Center, an organization with the mission to prevent suicide in youth through family systems counseling. She is currently completing a two-year mindfulness meditation teacher training with Jack Kornfield and Tara Brach.
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