Shauna is a warm & inclusive spirit. As a Group & Movement Facilitator, DJ, Activist and Catalyst for connection and joy, she uses her love of the natural world, music and movement to create spaces where all can experience the many benefits of Conscious Dance.

She began facilitating bodies in motion, as a ski instructor, when she was 17 years old. On the ski hill, she aimed for her students to experience delight & fascination in their bodies as they careened down the mountain. At the age of 18 she discovered Latin dance, and spent the next 10 years deeply exploring Latin partner dance: Merengue, Salsa & Bachata, while living part time in the Dominican Republic. The combination of falling in love with partner dance, a life time of playing in the mountains, becoming a parent, tuning into the universal rhythms of nature and a deep call to be in service all inform her ability to hold space: lovingly inviting people to discover their own unique dance with a sense of courage, adventure and curiosity.

She discovered Conscious Dance in 2005 and has not looked back.

"Shauna creates & holds spaces that foster connection & joy."

The founder & Executive Director of Dance Your Ability Therapeutic Foundation, a 5Rhythms Facilitator, Dance Temple DJ and an Embodiment Coach Shauna provides opportunities for a large variety of people to feel welcome to do their own unique dance while having an experience that is healing, positive, life affirming and community building. 

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Based in British Columbia, Canada, Shauna lives in the Gulf Islands
with her partner and a blended family of 5 kids & 3 cats.
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She offers public classes, workshops & retreats (indoors, in nature & online)
as well as Outreach Classes & Facilitator Trainings with Dance Your Ability.

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 "It is my deep honour and complete joy to offer spaces for people to move and express themselves.
I deeply trust in the power and potency between body and beat.
Our bodies in motion create magic and medicine.
My dream is that everyone can know their own magic and medicine through moving their body their way.
It is my mission to make conscious dance available to all parts of society.

May all beings be safe to express and be fully embodied."

BOOK A CALL with SHAUNA

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​CERTIFICATIONS & TRAININGS INCLUDE:

• Certification of Embodiment Coaching with Embodiment Unlimited (2023)
​• The Way of Council with Circles of Resilience (in process)
• kinSHIFT Elements of Truth: BEFORE RECONCILIATION (2021)
• Music Care: Care Through Music Level I (2020)
• Kim Barthel: Trauma Informed Practice (2019) 
• Yoga Outreach CoreTraining™  (2014)
• 5Rhythms® Certified Teacher with Gabrielle Roth & Faculty (2010/11)
• Zumba Instructor (2008)
• Dance of Oneness with Banafsheh Sayyad ongoing study (2006)
​• Level I & II Ski Instructor CSIA (1988 & 1991)
• BA in Latin American Studies & Spanish (1996)
   -with a Direct Studies on the Merengue Dance 

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What people have to say about Shauna...

I love dancing on the earth with Shauna.
​-Deanna 

Shauna has a true gift: in her work she is part shaman, coach, space holder, movement therapist, activist, and guide. For a special part of a therapeutic retreat, I asked Shauna to lead a group of 30 women in an evening of 5Rhythms. Her attention to the group energy, her ability to hold the space while also skillfully leading was masterful. Working with her was a highlight of the retreat for all who attended. 
-Hillary McBride
PhD, RCC, therapist, speaker, author researcher

Shauna is a bright and sparkling dance facilitator and DJ. She brings soul and beat to a space in a graceful and engaging way. Her sharp mind, loving heart and creative humour support a wide range of experiences on the dance floors where she hosts. I highly recommend dancing with Shauna. 
-Christy Greenwood
Expressive Art Therapist, Massage Therapist & Kundalini Dance Facilitator ​

​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

Shauna has a rare talent to spark the joy of movement in everyone she encounters on the dance floor. With her huge heart, she can ignite a life long passion for freedom in motion. She encourages people of all abilities to stretch and grow into the authentic dancers they truly are.​
-Bettina Rothe
Coach & 5Rhythms Teacher

I am so glad I found Shauna after I moved to V.I. in late 2018. I attended a few of her 5 Rhythms classes and recently I joined her 3 full day outdoors dance workshops: Untamed Body, Mind and Soul. The chosen location was absolutely beautiful and inspirational and I loved moving around from Beach to Point, to Forest, to Rocks. 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

​Shauna’s experience, in life and in facilitating dance, gives her an ease and a deep wisdom which provides a place where every dancer, from experienced to brand new, can land. She understands each person in the room, she celebrates each of our openings and patiently guides us when we are closed. It is truly an honour to watch this woman keep growing into her potential; keep refining her craft; keep reaching beyond her edge to touch more people with the magic of dance.
-Naomi Jason
Co Founder Dance Temple Salt Spring

Shauna was my first introduction to conscious dance. I am grateful that I had such an amazing teacher and positive experience. She taught me the value and gift of working with teachers/instructors who ensure you are safe and supported in sacred movement practices.
-Valerie Williams

The workshop helped me process past trauma, connect me to my body and re-awaken my creative spark. Shauna is an intuitive guide, knowing when to push and when to support so I always felt safe but challenged to my edge. She is a remarkable, caring teacher and I am so grateful for her love and music.
-Participant at A Work of Art Workshop

I would have to agree with the participant’s and say that the music you played was very appropriate for everyone in the group! Shauna you bring such great energy to dance which clearly shows as one of your passions.
-Shanan St. Louis
Alzheimer BC

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. She is such a blessing to all of us and I cannot recommend her enough.
-Margaret

Shauna is an incredible leader with the capacity to create openness and comfort in the space she shares with others. Listen to your own internal rhythms while you let yourself move and groove in the beat of your own dance. I love these events so much and have been attending for years while supporting my own self growth and change. They are transformative and healing, fun and sweaty!
-Laura
Yoga Teacher Nanaimo

​Shauna has a way of guiding the dance floor with a mix of humour, authenticity, care, and focus that my body and mind can trust and sink into.  Her experience in life and on the dance floor comes through in her facilitation, and she has the ability to take people, and a group as a whole, really deep into their dance.  I whole-heartedly recommend dancing with Shauna! 
-Cedar Soulfeather
Counsellor, Somatic Experiencing & DJ