The Healing Place Podcast

Having experienced firsthand the gifts offered by today’s guest, Shannon Miller, massage and bodywork therapist, Reiki master, certified yoga teacher and the founder of The Art of Non-Doing, I am thrilled to share this beautiful conversation with you. Please join us as we discuss:

Yoga Nidra as the foundation of The Art of Non-Doing

the five layers: body, pranic energy, mind, visualization to inner knowing, and bliss body

soothing the nervous system

her audio collection

her online women’s circle

resets collaborations

what she means by “moving through the layers”

passing down wisdom

our stories – we are in control of our suffering

practice of opposites

and so much more!

Welcome to The Healing Place Podcast! I am your host, Teri Wellbrock. You can listen in on Pandora, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeartRadio, Deezer, Amazon Music, and more, or directly on my website at www.teriwellbrock.com/podcasts/. You can also catch our insightful interview on YouTube.

Bio:

Shannon Miller

Welcome to The Art of Non Doing.

I’m Shannon Miller.

My work was shaped long before it became my profession…through seasons of grief, surgeries, chronic migraines, depression, sleep challenges and the great joy and privilege of birthing, and raising 3 beautiful humans. Those experiences, along with years of supporting others across many settings such as hospice and oncology care, revealed something simple and profound: deep rest isn’t a luxury anymore, it’s essential. When we begin to see ourselves not as parts to fix, but as whole beings to listen to, something begins to soften, trust…and from there healing can unfold.

For over 25 years, from the west coast of Canada, upstate NY to the Coastal Carolinas, I’ve cultivated a holistic wellness practice that weaves together bodywork, subtle energy work, and guided deep rest. It is truly an honor to create a space where people can feel supported, seen, heard, and gently held…and to meet each person exactly where they are.

With a background in Occupational Therapy, I’m licensed in South Carolina as a Massage and Bodywork Therapist with advanced training in Manual Lymphatic Drainage, Oncology Massage, and Reiki Master certification. I’ve been a certified yoga teacher for nearly two decades, with extensive study in Yoga Nidra…the foundation of what I now offer as The Art of Non Doing.

Alongside this work, I create small batch essential oil blends under Shine On… intuitive, sensory companions designed to support mood, energy, and nervous system balance. Each blend is crafted with care, inspired by nature, and intended to be both grounding and uplifting…a quiet ritual you can carry into everyday life.

I’m currently creating The Art of Non Doing as an audio collection of Yoga Nidra inspired deeply restorative experiences designed to support profound nervous system reset. Stay tuned!

I’m also a collector of moments more than things…the kind you feel in your chest long after they pass. I love time with my three grown children and close friends, weekend adventures, riding my bike, and dancing on the beach (or wherever the music finds me). I’m drawn to plants, to wild places, and to the quiet wisdom of nature. My path continues to be shaped by the teachings of Buddhism and the Cherokee Medicine Wheel, guiding how I listen, live, and hold space. I’m endlessly learning, always softening, and I return to stillness often…where everything resets.

Please feel free to reach out with any questions or to explore how I can be of service to you.

Shine On

Shannon Miller

Text or Call: 315.244.3550

Email : hello@theartofnondoing.com

Hilton Head SC

https://www.theartofnondoing.com/

 

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I thoroughly enjoyed learning from K. Margaret Solorio, intuitive guide, energy mentor, creator of Home Frequency Reset, and author as she joined me to discuss:

her home energy work

her book Make Ease Your Vibe: Mindset, Energy, and Time Strategies to Transform Your Daily Vibe

energy work and being our own magnet

our relationship with time

what she means by “time is squishy”

giving ourselves grace

her role as an angel Reiki master

“energetic dust”

having a sense of knowing you have stuck energy

bored spirit guides – just need to ask

energetic residue, imprints, and clutter

raising our own vibration by choosing kindness

and her podcast Intuitive Wisdom

and so much more!

Welcome to The Healing Place Podcast! I am your host, Teri Wellbrock. You can listen in on Pandora, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeartRadio, Deezer, Amazon Music, and more, or directly on my website at www.teriwellbrock.com/podcasts/. You can also catch our insightful interview on YouTube.

Bio:

K. Margaret Solorio

K. Margaret Solorio is an intuitive guide, energy mentor, and author of Make Ease Your Vibe. She is the creator of the Home Frequency Reset, a transformative approach that helps people clear energetic clutter and realign their spaces to support clarity, ease, and personal growth. Through her podcast Intuitive Wisdom, her 1:1 work, and her teachings on energy and environment, K. Margaret blends grounded spiritual insight with practical energy work—helping conscious individuals understand how their surroundings directly influence their emotions, choices, and sense of self. Her mission is to help people feel energetically at home—both in their physical spaces and within themselves.

https://deliciousease.com/

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I smiled through this entire episode and again while editing! Candace Schoner, best-selling author and mental health, disability and inclusion advocate, joins me to discuss:

starting several businesses then receiving a diagnosis of Parkinsons

her book Recipe for a Happier Life: Apron Optional

her philosophy of “focus on what you can still do”

her Voices for Mental Health non-profit

how some people just need to be listened to and held

having a purpose in life or something that gets you out of bed

the “progress not perfection” approach

seeking approval from others

accepting our authentic self

how people want to help when asked

and so much more!

Welcome to The Healing Place Podcast! I am your host, Teri Wellbrock. You can listen in on Pandora, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeartRadio, Deezer, Amazon Music, and more, or directly on my website at www.teriwellbrock.com/podcasts/. You can also catch our insightful interview on YouTube.

Bio:

Candace Schoner

Candace Schoner knows firsthand that life doesn’t always follow a recipe—and that’s often where the richest stories begin.

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A former journalist and marketing professional, Candace has spent her career sharing real stories that inform, inspire, and spark meaningful change. After being diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease in her early fifties, Candace transformed her deeply personal challenge into a renewed mission:  helping others find hope and inspiration despite unexpected challenges.

​In RECIPE FOR A HAPPIER LIFE: Apron Optional, Candace writes with warmth, humor and radical honesty, guided by one clear goal: to help readers embrace their authentic selves and live happier lives.

She is the founder of the nonprofit Voices for Mental Health, Inc., and the host of its companion podcast, featuring over 100 episodes of personal stories and expert insights.

Now in her mid-sixties, Candace resides in Charlottesville, Virginia with her rescue dog Bailey and her beloved cat Tali.

https://www.happierliferecipe.com/

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I am so very grateful for the opportunity to learn from Dr. Alan R. Cohen, MD, FACS, FAAP, FAANS, Chief of Pediatric Neurosurgery | Carson-Spiro Professor of Pediatric Neurosurgery, Director, Pediatric Neurosurgery Fellowship, The Charlotte R. Bloomberg Children’s Center, Professor of Neurosurgery, Oncology and Pediatrics, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Please join us as we discuss:

her role as a pediatric neurosurgeon

launch of his book Comfort Always 

his philosophy of “technology treats the disease, but humanity heals the patient”

focusing on the humanistic aspect of medicine

how much does the child want to know?

what he means by “controlled optimism”

how the strength of the child can help the family

and so much more!

Welcome to The Healing Place Podcast! I am your host, Teri Wellbrock. You can listen in on Pandora, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeartRadio, Deezer, Amazon Music, and more, or directly on my website at www.teriwellbrock.com/podcasts/. You can also catch our insightful interview on YouTube.

Bio:

Alan R. Cohen, MD

Alan R. Cohen was born in New York City and raised in Poughkeepsie, New York. He graduated Summa cum Laude from Harvard University, where he was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. He obtained his medical degree at Cornell Medical College and went to the Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center to begin a career in internal medicine. The following year, he moved to New York City to do general surgery at the New York University Medical Center. He went on to complete a neurosurgical residency at NYU, which included a fellowship in neurology at the National Hospital, Queen Square, London, England.

Cohen joined the faculty of the Tufts University School of Medicine where he served as director of pediatric neurosurgery for 7 years. He spent the next 17 years in Cleveland at the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, where he was Chief of Pediatric Neurosurgery and Surgeon-in-Chief at Rainbow Babies and Children’s Hospital, Reinberger Professor of Neurological Surgery and Pediatrics and Residency Program Director.

Cohen spent the next five years in Boston as Neurosurgeon-in-Chief and Chairman of the Department of Neurosurgery at Boston Children’s Hospital and the Franc D. Ingraham Professor of Neurological Surgery at Harvard Medical School.

He currently works at The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, where he is Chief of Pediatric Neurosurgery, Professor of Neurosurgery, Oncology and Pediatrics and the Carson-Spiro Professor of Pediatric Neurosurgery. At Hopkins he also serves as director of the Pediatric Neurosurgery Fellowship, director of the Minimally Invasive Neurosurgery Laboratory and director of Medical Student Education in Neurosurgery.

Cohen has served as President of the Society of Neurological Surgeons, President of the American Society of Pediatric Neurosurgeons, President of the Boston Society of Neurology and Psychiatry, President of the Ohio State Neurosurgical Society and Chairman of the AANS/CNS Joint Section on Pediatric Neurological Surgery. He was a Director of the American Board of Pediatric Neurological Surgery and a Director of the American Board of Neurological Surgery.

His primary clinical interests are pediatric brain tumors and minimally invasive neurosurgery. His research interests have focused on novel surgical approaches and minimally invasive techniques. His awards include Alpha Omega Alpha, the National Achievement Award from the Children’s Miracle Network, Best Doctors in America, the Scholarship in Teaching Award from the CWRU School of Medicine, the Golden Stethoscope Award from Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital, the Excellence in Teaching Award and the Otenasek Faculty Teaching Award from Johns Hopkins.

He has served as visiting professor at over 60 academic centers in the United States and abroad. He was the inaugural United States editor of the international journal, Minimally Invasive Neurosurgery, and serves as associate editor of Child’s Nervous System. His bibliography includes 250 journal, chapter, and book publications, and 350 national and international presentations.

His textbook, Pediatric Neurosurgery: Tricks of the Trade, was awarded first prize by the Association of American Publishers and the British Medical Association, and was translated into Chinese and Spanish. His invited review article, Brain Tumors in Children, was published by the New England Journal of Medicine in 2022 and was translated into Chinese.

Cohen was the Honored Guest at the 2017 Annual Meeting in Boston of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons, an international society with over 11,000 members worldwide. That year he delivered the Great Teachers Lecture on The Art of Neurosurgery at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). He delivered the invited Donald D. Matson Memorial Lecture on Medical Misinformation at the 2025 Annual Meeting in Boston of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons, whose global membership is over 12,000.

His non-medical interests include music and sleight of hand. In 1974, he enjoyed an apprenticeship with The Great Slydini in New York City.

https://www.dralanrcohen.com/

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Feeling gratitude for this informative conversation with fellow Nirvana Network member and personal trainer, Pilates instructor, running coach, HIIT trainer, and grief counselor, Leslie St. Amant. Please join us as we discuss:

her role is a virtual lead trainer in exercise intervention at the Dana Farber Cancer Institute

inflammation link to cancer and auto immune

integrative approaches to healthcare

exercise helping with a sense of well-being

HIIT – High Intensity Training

planks for cleansing

Pilates – what is it?

community around exercise

the 80/20 rule

and so much more!

Welcome to The Healing Place Podcast! I am your host, Teri Wellbrock. You can listen in on Pandora, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeartRadio, Deezer, Amazon Music, and more, or directly on my website at www.teriwellbrock.com/podcasts/. You can also catch our insightful interview on YouTube.

Bio:

Leslie St. Amant

Leslie is a personal trainer with expertise in cancer exercise intervention and chronic disease, a pilates instructor, running coach, HIIT trainer, and grief counselor with over two decades of experience helping people optimize their health and wellness through the mind/body connection. Leslie has a passion for working with cancer patients. She believes in the efficacy of exercise intervention for cancer and other chronic diseases and is a certified Cancer Exercise Specialist with the Dana-Farber Cancer institute/Harvard Cancer Center and personal trainer (ACSM CPT/ACSM-ACS CES) as well as a Lifestyle Wellness coach.

https://livingwithleslielifeafter50.com/

 

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Teri’s monthly newsletter can be found here.

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Teri Wellbrock and Unicorn Shadows are a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com. In other words, I make commission off of purchases made using any affiliate links on my site.