LIONSGRACE

Trauma-Informed Yoga & Somatic Practices

Here, your body remembers its power

There's a moment—maybe it's right now—when you realise your body has been trying to tell you something. The tension in your shoulders isn't just stress, it's information. The flutter in your chest isn't just anxiety, it's your body asking to be heard.

Shannon Turner Yoga therapist & eat, breathe, thrive facilitator

Every body has a story.
And every story deserves to be unfolded
through breath, movement, presence, and connection.

When living
became surviving

Maybe it started small; ignoring hunger cues, pushing through pain, treating your body like a machine. Maybe it grew bigger—anxiety that took residence in your chest, trauma that made home feel unsafe, or simply years of fighting what you thought was the enemy.You've spent so long managing, coping, and pushing through that you've forgotten what it feels like to truly inhabit your own skin.However you got here, you're not alone. The way back isn't through more managing or fixing. It's through coming home.

Shannon Turner Yoga therapist & eat, breathe, thrive facilitator

Your body
has been waiting

There's a moment when everything shifts, when tension becomes information, when flutter becomes communication, when movement transforms from punishment into conversation.
Your body has been trying to tell you something this whole time.Our trauma-informed approach creates space for you to finally hear it. We never assume what your body needs. We never push past what feels safe. Instead, we teach you to translate the language your body has always been speaking—the hesitation before trying something new, the relief when you find your edge, the wisdom that knows when to rest and when to rise.

How we move together:
yoga & embodied experiences

Your body knows what it needs. Sometimes that's gentle foundations. Sometimes it's dynamic exploration. Sometimes it's both in the same week. Through yoga classes, workshops, retreats, and eating disorder recovery support, I meet you exactly where you are.

For those rebuilding trust

Gentle
foundations

Gentle foundations

  • Trauma-informed yoga where modifications mean safety, not weakness

  • Nervous system regulation through breath and gentle movement

  • Specialised support for eating disorder recovery

  • Some days child's pose is your victory, and that's exactly enough

For those ready to discover

Dynamic exploration

  • Somatic yoga practices that show you what strength feels like when it's soft

  • Power connected to wisdom rather than force

  • Building capacity while honoring your edges

  • Workshops and retreats for deepening your practice

For those honouring change

Bodies in
transition

Bodies in transition

  • Prenatal yoga classes celebrating the daily miracle of pregnancy

  • Menopause support for navigating profound change with grace

  • Recovery-focused sessions that transform your relationship with movement

  • Somatic practices for life's transitions

For those ready toexpand

Deep dive
intensives

Deep dive intensives

  • Breathwork that rewrites your nervous system's story

  • Advanced somatic practices for embodied healing

  • Multi-day workshops and retreats exploring the mind-body bridge

  • Intensive programs for sustainable transformation

Play is sacred work

Remember when your body was your playground instead of your prison? That memory lives in your cells, waiting.
Laughter erupts regularly in our classes because joy is how your nervous system learns it's safe to be here. When you're genuinely enjoying being in your body, you remember you belong here.

Trauma-informed Yoga & Somatic Experiences Wanaka New Zealand

Work with me your way:

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  • in person
  • online
  • group sessions
  • one-on-one

upcoming events

Retreats

Shannon Turner Yoga therapist & eat, breathe, thrive facilitator

A Yoga & Self-Compassion Experience

17–20 April 2026 · Black Miller
In collaboration with Stepping Stones
Kaikōura, NZ

Sometimes healing happens on a mountaintop. Sometimes it happens in quiet conversation over herbal tea. Our retreats aren't about escaping your life—they're about falling back in love with it.

Shannon Turner Yoga therapist & eat, breathe, thrive facilitator

Workshops

Take Flight

arm balances for everybody

6 December 2025 · The Fit Collective
In collaboration with Soul Yoga
Wanaka, NZ

This playful, empowering workshop is designed to help you build strength, find balance, and explore the freedom that comes when courage meets curiosity.
Open to all levels — curiosity is the only prerequisite.

Shannon Turner Yoga therapist & eat, breathe, thrive facilitator

The heart
behind Lionsgrace

I created Lionsgrace because I've walked this path: from disordered eating to recovery, from fighting my body to befriending it, from feeling like a stranger in my own skin to discovering home was here all along.
This is trauma-informed yoga and embodied practice for anyone healing their relationship with their body. Through gentle movement, breathwork, and somatic awareness, we create space for reconnection, safety, and coming home to yourself.
Lionsgrace isn't about being fearless. It's about having the heart of a lion when you need courage, and the grace to begin again when you stumble. It's about staying present with what's real: messy, tender, beautiful, and sometimes painful.
Your body isn't broken. Your relationship with it just needs gentle tending, lion-hearted courage, and graceful patience with the process.

Shannon

Shannon Turner, Yoga therapist & Eat, Breathe, Thrive Facilitator

Shannon Turner
Yoga therapist & Eat, Breathe, Thrive Facilitator

We rise by lifting others

Here's what we know about community: it's not just nice to have—it's medicine. When we practice together, something magical happens. Your breakthrough becomes permission for mine. My vulnerability becomes an invitation for yours.
We fundraise for causes that matter. We collaborate with local organisations. We show up for each other in ways that extend far beyond the yoga mat.

Shannon Turner Yoga Therapist & Eat, Breathe, Thrive Facilitator - Child's pose
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The battle only you can see

You made yourself small. Quiet. Controlled. You thought if you could just be perfect enough, thin enough, disciplined enough—you'd finally be enough.
You weren't the problem. The war was.
Our eating disorder recovery program doesn't ask you to be anywhere but where you are. Angry. Exhausted. Confused. Done.

  • EAT | Restore a relationship with food that is grounded in trust, not rules.

  • BREATHE | Calm and rewire your nervous system through mindful breath-work.

  • THRIVE | Move in ways that build strength, joy, and resilience without punishment or push.

Ready to begin?
Your invitation is always here

If something here resonated with you, that's enough.
Whether you're ready to begin or just exploring what's possible, I'm here to answer your questions and hold space for wherever you are in your journey.

  • Yoga classes

  • Workshops

  • Retreats

  • Community projects

  • Eating disorder recovery support

📍Wānaka, Otago, New Zealand

A quick form

Lionsgrace works alongside, not in place of, medical and therapeutic treatment. If you're currently working with healthcare providers for eating disorders, trauma, or mental health concerns, we encourage you to continue that care. Our practices are designed to complement your healing journey.