Shannon Stokes is a holistic health coach, cultural organizer, and mindfulness practitioner revolutionizing the health and wellness industry. As a change-maker, she passionately champions heart-centered living, blending expertise with empathy to inspire transformation and community connection.

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As the founder of Zen by Shannon, she empowers individuals and organizations to overcome burnout and stress by embracing mindfulness, nutrition, and authentic lifestyle practices. With over a decade in the arts and culture sector, Shannon draws on her rich background as a classically trained vocalist and dancer, her passion for culinary arts, storytelling, and lived experience. Facing work-related burnout and compounded personal grief in 2020, Shannon rekindled her love for gardening as a mindfulness practice, leading to a renewed sense of awareness and alignment.

 

This shift inspired her to produce projects like a documentary on food insecurity in East Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and enroll into Urban Farming School through the North Carolina Cooperative Extension. As a Certified Transformational Nutrition Coach, she uses a coaching model that integrates science and psychology to nourish the mind, body, and spirit, guiding clients toward living with intention and alignment with their core values and wellness goals.