About Shawn Physical Therapist Shawn is a practicing physical therapist. She received her Masters of Physical Therapy from USC in 1990. She has been working in orthopedics for over 18 years. She specializes in treating spine dysfunction such as neck and back pain but is qualified to treat all areas of the body. In 2003, Shawn became a certified STOTT PILATES® instructor. She incorporates Pilates in all of her physical therapy rehabilitation. Shawn has found that Pilates is a more effective rehab tool than traditional physical therapy exercises. Shawn began practicing Reiki in 1999. She obtained her Reiki Master Teacher certification in 2005. Shawn is also a registered Karuna Reiki practitioner and teacher, registered with the International Center for Reiki Training. Shawn teaches monthly Reiki classes and holds a monthly Reiki share night. Shawn started the practice of yoga over 20 years ago. She was drawn to yoga because of its many health benefits, not only on a physical level but also on a mental and spiritual level. Shawn began teaching yoga in 1995. She received her Yoga Teacher Certification in 1999 from the Yoga Institute of Houston. Shawn specializes in working with people who have special needs or injuries and incorporates supportive and healing poses in her Pilates and yoga workouts. |