ABOUT ME
Hi, I'm Shannon (McSorley Funt) :)
I spent the majority of my life trying to be someone who I thought I should be. Someone I thought would be happy by being the perfect straight A student, getting a good job by being a Math & CompSci major (instead of Philosophy or Anthropology which I SO loved...), enter the corporate world and climb the ladder so I could earn lots of money and recognition, etc. etc.
And it was all well & good until I had my first son. Becoming a mom made me question EVERYTHING. I wondered if the life I was leading was setting an example for the kind of life I wanted him to lead. And realized that virtually nothing about my 9-5 job was inspiring for me anymore.
Over the next few years, I found myself taking mindfulness classes, then classes so that I could teach mindfulness (when I retired, I figured...). I started day-dreaming during my daily commute of what my life might look like if I felt passionate about my work. If I knew I was helping people live better. And I began to trust that my purpose was out there, waiting for me to come find it...
In July 2016, after so many years of silencing my inner voice, I decided it was time I finally gave her a listen. I became slightly obsessed with finding my purpose, and ended up on a spiritual journey that I had been wanting to take my whole life... asking the big questions, suspending rational thinking to wonder, well, what if?
And while I am still a recovering perfectionist, I have undergone (& am still undergoing!) a wild transformation; one that turned a left-brained, analytical, controlling and type A person, into a spiritual, meditating divine feminine, who channels advice from her intuition, teaches folks how to meditate, believes in healing with energy & updating subconscious belief patterns, and spends her days finding alignment with her soul :)
It's been an amazing and wild ride finding my TRUE Self. I like to say Mindfulness was my gateway to spirituality, which is ironic because mindfulness is supposed to be a secular practice... But, as soon as I found some space between my thoughts, that opened the door for me to hear my heart, my soul. And once you hear that, well, there's no going back :)
To schedule a time to chat or see how we might be able to work together, please continue to browse this site, or email me at shannonmfunt@gmail.com.
May you be joyful, may you be healthy, and may you be filled with love.
Love, Shannon
EXPERIENCE
Inner Voice Facilitator: I was in the first group of IVFT grads in April 2020, training with Jess Lively (“The Lively Show” podcast) to go deep into my own Inner Voice and gathering tools to help my clients go even deeper into theirs! We were training in the midst of a global pandemic, and to say there’s never been a better time to go deep into this work is an understatement! Since then, I’ve been helping clients tune-out the mental chatter so they can go deep into their Inner Voices, where they always find the peaceful, loving answers they need.
Mindfulness Meditation Teacher: I've been teaching mindfulness in classrooms, yoga studios, businesses, homes, parks & libraries since 2016. Much of my formal training is through mindfulschools.org, but a look at my bookshelf, audible & podcast apps reveals I get my inspiration from teachers and authors such as Tara Brach, Sharon Salzberg, Eckhart Tolle, Dr. Shefali Tsabury, Brenda Salgado, Tosha Silver, MindUp!, Dr. Joe Dispenza, etc.
Since 2016, once I discovered how enjoyable meditating can actually be, I've had a daily meditation practice (thanks to Insight Timer app!), and almost-daily yoga practice (thanks Yoga with Adriene!).
Reiki/ Intuitive Healing: I got Reiki certified (1 & 2) in April 2017, and have been passionately practicing on clients, family, friends, my dog, flowers, etc. ever since.
For my pre-2016 experience, check-out my resume at LinkedIn.
