Where It All Began

A Vision Born from Passion

I’m Shannon Moore, the founder of Find Your Way Ohm. My work grew out of a lifelong experience with severe anxiety and depression, spending many of those years undiagnosed as autistic and ADHD. When I found guided meditations in 2013 to help with ongoing panic attacks, I realized that there is real hope for a healthier nervous system — and that there are simple, practical tools we can reach for in any moment to support it. Since then, mindfulness, hypnotherapy, and nervous system education have become the foundation of how I move through the world and how I support others.

Being in service has been at the heart of this path since I was a child. I have always wanted to help others, and that passion began blossoming when I volunteered as a TA for my high school’s special education program during my senior year. I chose to skip my own senior events so I could be at their prom instead, helping choreograph a group dance for the prom’s competition — it was so meaningful to be alongside my students, sharing in their joy and community!

As my calling to support others grew, I became a volunteer tutor for students experiencing homelessness on Skid Row in Los Angeles through the nonprofit School on Wheels from 2016–2020. During that time, I was honored to be recognized by the City of Los Angeles and Mayor Eric Garcetti twice for my volunteer work, and named School on Wheels Tutor of the Month for creating a weekly girls’ support group and weaving simple mindfulness practices into field trips and group play.

During my time on Skid Row, I simultaneously volunteered as a play volunteer in the Chase Child Life Program at UCLA Mattel Children’s Hospital. As a Chase Child Life volunteer I offered conversation, play, and gentle support to infants, children, teens who faced severe or terminal illnesses at their bedside or in designated playrooms and extended support to their families as well.

In parallel, I spent seven years in a close friendship with an elderly neighbor I first met at our local gym where we coincidentally always seemed to land on neighboring treadmills while matching in pink. Over time, I became one of her main supports when she needed, driving her to doctor appointments and grocery stores, helping with multiple moves and paperwork, and offering guided meditations at her bedside after surgeries and eventually during hospice care.We shared many years of companionship through art and film events together.

These relationships exposed me to the realities of systemic homelessness and poverty, racial inequality, domestic violence, serious illness, and end‑of‑life care, and they continue to profoundly shape how I show up in the world not only personally but also professionally.

As my curiosity about meditation deepened, I began working at The Mindry, a meditation, yoga, and wellness center in Malibu. It was here that I was immersed in contemporary mindfulness spaces and met teachers trained at UCLA’s Mindful Awareness Research Center (MARC). As I spent more time in these spaces, I became increasingly fascinated by the science of neuroplasticity and the power of working with the subconscious to gently reshape long‑held patterns.

Wanting a solid clinical foundation to ground that passion, I completed a 720‑hour Clinical Hypnotherapy program at Hypnosis Motivation Institute (HMI), graduating with Honors and the Director’s Award and earning an Accredited Diploma in Clinical Hypnotherapy with supervised clinical internship in 2022. I’m especially drawn to hypnotherapy’s ability to work with the nervous system and subconscious in practical, accessible ways. I then completed the UCLA 10‑month Intensive Practice Program in mindfulness in 2023 and attended a 5-day silent retreat, which deepened both my personal practice and my ability to guide accessible, secular meditation.

I’m currently on the Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) teacher training pathway through Brown University’s Mindfulness Center, a structured, multi-step certification process that combines coursework, retreats, and progressive teaching practice. Ongoing training in this lineage keeps my work grounded in current research and best practices, which feels especially crucial in trauma‑impacted settings where safety, clarity, and skillful boundaries are non‑negotiable.

Alongside this, I am on track to complete a Trauma‑Sensitive Mindfulness Teacher Certification, a two‑part, research‑informed training focused on recognizing trauma, preventing re‑traumatization, widening the window of tolerance, and supporting trauma recovery within mindfulness work. Deepening my education in these ways helps me offer mindfulness and hypnotherapy that are not only calming and accessible, but also trauma‑aware, accountable, and appropriate for hospitals, treatment centers, carceral environments, immigrant justice settings, and other high‑stress spaces.

Thank you for being here and taking the time to read my story. Your care and attention help make this life‑changing work possible.

Shannon Moore, C.Ht
Mindfulness Practitioner & Hypnotherapist

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