Body, Root & Soul

Body, Root & Soul Specialties
Sports Medicine,Therapeutic, Rehabilitative, and Fitness based Pilates. Also uses Iyengar Yoga and Gyrotonic. Meet the Business Owner: Shannon K.

Somatic & Soul based coaching, Holistic Health and Wellness, Energetic Herbalism, Dream Tending, Hakomi, Mindfulness, Somatic Healing Arts, Neuro-Affirming Space, Specializing working with Highly Sensitives, Grief, Transformative Life Stages, Belonging Pre/Postnatal, Pre/Post surgery, Injury prevention, pain management, posture and alignment issues, back pain management, and overall body and core strengthening. Experienced in working as a therapeutic Pilates teacher in Physical Therapy Clinics, Chiropractic Offices, gyms and Pilates Studios. Shannon has taught Pilates for over 18 years in Physical Therapy Clinics, Chiropractic Offices, gyms and Pilates Studios. She has extensive knowledge of the body, and how to deal with all kinds of issues and injuries, from herniated discs, sciatica and specializing in scoliosis. Pilates really is a way to find new movement patterns in the body, and Shannon treats each client with care and precision to allow her clients to release old movement patterns, and find ease and alignment while standing on one's own inner balance and strength. Shannon also leads and guides in other movement modalities, from subtle yoga, breathing awareness, somatic meditation, restorative yoga and other nervous system regulating practices, as well as expressive arts, and helping clients develop ways to deeply care for themselves through self/soul care. Holistic health and wellbeing through embodied movement arts.

Lots of goodies here today at the Albany Craft Fair, held in the gymnasium of Albany Middle School! Soy Candles, plants,...
11/02/2025

Lots of goodies here today at the Albany Craft Fair, held in the gymnasium of Albany Middle School! Soy Candles, plants, clothing, ornaments, earrings, art work, napkins, ceramics, herbal body care 😜 and much more! Today only from 11-3, come through ❤️ All made by local artists and crafters ❤️

🌿Nervous System Nourishment 🌿I have two nervous system tinctures available, Nervous System Nourishment, is a blend of Bl...
10/30/2025

🌿Nervous System Nourishment 🌿

I have two nervous system tinctures available, Nervous System Nourishment, is a blend of Blue Vervain, Milky Oat Tops, Rose Tincture, with Rose Infused Honey 🌹 🍯
Blue Vervain is a nervine which can help one move out of thier heads and back into the body, that also helps to uplift the spirits. It can help relax the nervous and musculoskeletal system, without being sedating. In Flower Essences, Blue Vervain is recommended for those who are highly driven, and/or are burnt out. Great for caregivers and those who can get stuck in their heads, allowing them to slow down, become more embodied, and unwinding and releasing tension they may hold, so that they can access their own energy in a more regulated and rhythmic way.

Rose supports overall emotional wellbeing, strengthening and soothing the emotional and physical heart. Rose can help with stress and anxiety, grief support, and uplift mood. Rose is a gentle and protective heart medicine that is a relaxant nervine , blood mover and cardiovascular tonic. Rose also offers immune system support, digestive support and is an anti-inflammatory. Rose helps us to slow down, and be present and gentle with ourselves, and remember that gentleness is not weakness.

The second tincture is Rose Tincture with Rose infused Honey.

I will be at the Albany Craft Fair this Sunday 11-3

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Fire cider is a folk remedy, immune and digestive tonic, that is made by infusing organic apple cider vinegar with garli...
10/29/2025

Fire cider is a folk remedy, immune and digestive tonic, that is made by infusing organic apple cider vinegar with garlic, ginger and chiles, with other herbs, for several weeks, then strained and adding wildflower honey. Take 1 tablespoon daily to promote immune health and function during cold/flu season.

This year I have 2 fire ciders available 🌿

Deep Immune Fire Cider, supporting and strengthening our deep immune system while also nourishing for the heart and nervous system, ACV with garlic, ginger, astragalus root, chipotle peppers, rosemary, thyme, lemon balm, rose petals, oregano, lemon and orange rind, star anise, clove and wildflower honey 🍯

Restore Fire Cider, nutrient and mineral rich formula that is also restorative and nourushing for the nervous system, ACV with Nettles, garlic, ginger, chipotle peppers, holy basil, red clover, nori, beets, milky oat tops and wildflower honey 🍯

I will be at the Albany Craft Fair this Sunday, 11-3! See you there 🌿

The Albany Craft Fair is happening early this year! This Sunday from 11-3, at the Albany Middle School. There are always...
10/29/2025

The Albany Craft Fair is happening early this year! This Sunday from 11-3, at the Albany Middle School. There are always lots of great local vendors and artists there. I will be there with some nervous system nourishment, herbal infused body oils, heart and nervous system tonics and tinctures, and my famous Shea butter balm.

Herbal infused oils are highly potent and medicinal infused organic olive oil, with herbs steeped for at least one full moon cycle. Each year I make medicine, as I truly love creating formulas while feeling into what is most needed at this time… this year my focus is on nervous system and heart medicine and nourishment. Herbal body oils are a great way to add somatic self care and ritual into our daily routines. You can liberally massage onto whole body, or areas that may feel hold tension throughout the day, before bed, before and after work.

This year I have Deep Relief Body Oil, which is St. John’s Wort Oil, which is made from fresh plant material, which turns into a vibrant red color. The oil is often used to help reduce anxiety and stress, while helping to relieve and release tension, also used for wound healing and to reduce inflammation. It is often used for pain relief, from pain associated with muscle aches, arthritis and nerve pain.

I slso have a blend called Heart and Grief Ally Body Oil, whis is infused organic olive oil with Motherwort, Rose and Violet. Which all help to soothe and strengthen the heart through grief, heartache, and just living in the world we live in today.

Hooe to see you there ❤️💜💚

Survivorship, a monthly online support gathering space where we explore themes related to recovery, resilience, transfor...
10/28/2025

Survivorship, a monthly online support gathering space where we explore themes related to recovery, resilience, transformation and integration, who are we now? Life after diagnosis, treatments, weaving back together our lives, our bodies, minds and spirits after being disrupted or uprooted by cancer or illness. This month we are exploring grief, grief tending, the alchemical process of grief and creating grief rituals.

We meet the first Saturday of the month online from 10-12PST. To sign up and participate you must be registered through the Women’s Cancer Resource Center, sign up below.

We will explore through somatic and intuitive practices, nervous system, exploration and healing arts, creative process of writing, art making, movement and breath, creating a safe space for our emerging selves.

Shannon is a fellow survivor and a somatic and expressive arts therapist. Our classes and workshops are available to women and non-binary individuals who are Alameda or Contra Costa county residence, who either have/had cancer, or who/are been a support person for someone with cancer.

//www.wcrc.org/event/survivorship-with-shannon-knorr-v/2025-11-01

Last day to sign up and register to join us in Honoring the Menopause Journey starting next week October 8th. Sign up by...
10/01/2025

Last day to sign up and register to join us in Honoring the Menopause Journey starting next week October 8th. Sign up by today October 1st to receive tinctures that we will be working with each week. We will explore themes related to this portal of change, remembrance and reclamation of our true essence, body as soulmate, menopause as spiral of nature, deconstructing and dismantling internalized beliefs and systems, rewriting our own story and mythic journey, coming into right relationship with body, self, and the greater world, what is our souls calling? Exploring the unraveling, honoring love, grief, and rage and un-woken dreams, exploring death, rebirth, and renewal, the necessary darkness before birth, being in uncertainty and the mysterious void, alchemizing the wound, exploring our own unique medicine and magic. Each week working with plant medicine through the lens of somatic therapy. 🌿 Yarrow🌿 helping us to differentiate, not only from oppressive systems and others around us, but also, supporting us in the ability to differentiate between our own parts, and trauma, so we are able to face our own deepest wounds, with courage and clarity. Link in bio and

An ally, guardian and protector as we navigate the spaces of in between 🌿Rosemary🌿 We will begin our j...
09/30/2025

An ally, guardian and protector as we navigate the spaces of in between 🌿Rosemary🌿 We will begin our journey together with beloved Rosemary, reconnecting and reuniting with our core essential self. Sign up by tomorrow October 1st to receive tinctures before our first meeting on October 8th. Link in bio and

We begin next week with beloved Rosemary 🌿 Rosemary for Remembrance 🌿 Beginning our journeys through a somatic therapy l...
09/30/2025

We begin next week with beloved Rosemary 🌿 Rosemary for Remembrance 🌿 Beginning our journeys through a somatic therapy lens, reclaiming and reuniting with our core essential self. Sign up by tomorrow October 1st to receive tinctures before our first meeting online October 8th link in bio and at

🌿Mugwort 🌿An ancient herb, used and revered all over the world for dreaming, protection, rituals and for women’s health,...
09/30/2025

🌿Mugwort 🌿
An ancient herb, used and revered all over the world for dreaming, protection, rituals and for women’s health, fertility, childbirth, menstrual cycles, and transitions. Mugwort spiritually is known for rebuilding intuition, dreaming, death and rebirth, associated to Artemis, Hecate and the ancient mother goddess.

Mugwort associated with labor, birth and death. In menopause, we are what is transforming, what is being birthed, and the midwives ourselves.

Explore and reflect in community on your own transformation of entering into the second half of life, in a 6 week online course, through plant medicines, somatic and expressive arts.

Sign up by Wednesday October 1st to receive tinctures before our first meeting on October 8th 🌿🌿🌿 Link in bio and at

Starting back up Saturday October 4th, an ongoing monthly supportive space for cancer and chronic illness survivors. Thi...
09/24/2025

Starting back up Saturday October 4th, an ongoing monthly supportive space for cancer and chronic illness survivors. This is an online space held via zoom on the first Saturday of the month from 10-12PST. In this space we explore and navigate themes related to survivorship, recovery, resiliency, and integration, who are we now? Navigating what happens next, after treatments, diagnoses, and our lives being interrupted by cancer or illness. These changes impact our bodies, our minds, our spirits, often asking us to change our careers, personal lives, values and relationships. Each month we delve into diverse themes related to stages of healing and recovery, grief tending and more, through a somatic and spiritual lens in community with others. we will explore through somatic and intuitive practices, nervous system exploration, and healing arts, creative process of writing, art making, movement and breath, creating a safe space for our emerging self. These monthly workshops are $25 and free for WCRC members to attend. To be a member of the women’s cancer resource center, you must be registered through them as a member and be a resident of Alameda County to receive the code. Please reach out with any questions, link to sign up in profile

I have such a deep love for chamomile, as I know many that work with them also do. Chamomile is often overlooked by the ...
09/24/2025

I have such a deep love for chamomile, as I know many that work with them also do. Chamomile is often overlooked by the dominant over-culture, for many reasons I believe, one being that it is common and well known, as well as safe, meaning it can be used by babies and the elderly. But I believe the plants that have continued with us and show up in the kitchen cabinets, on the grocery shelves and in mainstream culture as acceptable, have extremely deep and powerful medicine and magic. It is also overlooked, as chamomile medicine is seen as small or gentle, as the dominant culture tells us more and big is better, which is ironic because chamomile is big medicine, that is very counter culture, that teaches us that rest is sacred, rest is a portal, and that we do not have to sacrifice our own well being and protection of self for the sake of productivity. Link in bio to go deeper

Sign up by October 1st to receive tinctures of the plant medicines we will explore together in this 6 week space togethe...
09/23/2025

Sign up by October 1st to receive tinctures of the plant medicines we will explore together in this 6 week space together, exploring the liminal and uncertain emergent space of menopause. Meeting our own true nature in its unfolding, moving away from the over-cultures way of mechanizing, colonizing and trying to master our own body, which cuts us off from our own innate and vital essence and knowing. Individuation is a process of seeing and embodying our own uniqueness as we move into the second half of our lives, how do we want to embody ourselves and live our lives that nourish our self and the greater world.

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