About
Shauna
“It is my greatest honour and pure joy to offer spaces for people to move and express themselves. I deeply trust in the power and potency between body and beat, there is transformative potential inherent in movement and rhythm.
Our bodies in motion create magic and medicine.
It is my mission to make dance & movement available to all parts of society - through a variety of events, including an outreach facilitator training.
The universality of dance, and our unique embodied expression in the dance, has the capacity to empower individuals from diverse backgrounds and circumstances. I aim to create environments of acceptance, courage and authenticity, where individuals can explore and honour themselves and each other through movement.”
“After two decades of bringing people together to dance,
my enchantment for each opportunity remains as fresh as ever.
I weave my love of music, movement, nature, ritual, writing, magic, circle, and creativity into spaces that become powerful paths to self-awareness, belonging, creativity, and embodiment.
Every time I gather with others, I witness humanity in motion, our joy and our pain intertwined, hand in hand, moving through each layer of what it means to be fully human.
Our bodies hold our life's experiences, our unique expressions
can be a way to navigate and understand the wholeness of our being.”
MORE ABOUT SHAUNA
Shauna has spent the last 20 years bringing people together, trained by Gabrielle Roth
in the 5Rhythms® Movement Practice, Shauna’s work is rooted in embodied awareness,
freedom of expression, and deep listening to the wisdom of the body.
She is the Founder and Executive Director of the Dance Your Ability Therapeutic Foundation
and has been a Resident DJ with Dance Temple since 2013.
Shauna is a devoted parent, raising a family for the last 26 years, has worked extensively in textiles (design and production), handcrafts (doll making, wool, embroidery), service, hospitality, as a ski instructor, and spent over a decade immersed in the culture, music, and dance of the Dominican Republic. She is a devotee of nature, deeply attuned to the seasonal and lunar cycles, tarot and practical magic - all threads that continue to shape
her inclusive approach and devotion to collective joy.
Shauna brings a steady, soulful presence to all of her events,
inviting participants to move, listen, and reconnect with their authentic, unique, and creative nature.
With gratitude, she acknowledges her tutelage under many teachers, including:
Banafsheh Sayyad (Dance of Oneness), Kathy Altman (Open Floor), and Gabrielle Roth (5Rhythms).
Based in British Columbia, Canada, Shauna gratefully lives in the Gulf Islands,
located in the unceded traditional territories of the Hul’qumi’num- and SENĆOŦEN-speaking peoples,
with her partner and a blended family of 5 kids & 3 cats.
• Certification of Embodiment Coaching with Embodiment Unlimited 2023
• The Way of Council with Circles of Resilience
Practicing since 2006 - Level I 2023
• Elements of Truth: BEFORE RECONCILIATION kinSHIFT 2021
• Care Through Music Level I Music Care 2020
• Trauma Informed Practice Kim Barthel 2019
• Yoga Outreach CoreTraining™ 2014
• 5Rhythms® Accredited Teacher with Gabrielle Roth & Faculty 2010/11 - Practicing since 2005
• Zumba Instructor 2008
• Dance of Oneness with Banafsheh Sayyad ongoing study 2006
• BA in Latin American Studies & Spanish 1996
-with a Direct Studies on the Merengue Dance
• Level I & II Ski Instructor CSIA 1988 & 1991
• A student of guitar, frame drum, herbalism, tarot, handwork/textiles, and photography.
CERTIFICATIONS & TRAININGS:
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"Shauna Devlin is a great gift to both the conscious dance community and to this world.
She is generous, passionate and kind as well as being fun and very sassy. She has one of the biggest hearts I know, she cares deeply for others and is committed to making a difference. Her grounded and gentle presence encourages and inspires healing, growth readiness for change in those around her. "
-Anne Marie Hogya
Occupation Therapist & 5Rhythms Teacher -
"She is such a blessing to all of us and I cannot recommend her enough.
Shauna has been gracious enough to host a 5Rhythms class for women who have suffered sexual violence, and I have to say that although it is heartbreaking to see so many women in the same room with such heartache and grief... She has found a way to make all of our hearts sing and to lift us up in dance and connection."
-Margaret -
"With Shauna's guidance and selection of great music, I explored the untamed and wild woman within me and she was happy!
I noticed during Untamed Body and Mind I was still often in my head. During the Untamed Soul day, my soul finally danced freely. The sharing circles were fulfilling, reflection time much appreciated. Thank you for everything Shauna!
-Saskia de Q