SHANNON KANESHIGE

MA, ERYT~500, YACEP, (they/them)

Shannon is a fat, queer, non-binary yoga teacher, body liberation mentor, and sociologist. Their work centers accessible yoga, community care, and the belief that healing and liberation are collective processes, not individual achievements.

Rooted in anti-oppressive practice and shaped by lived experience, Shannon creates spaces where fat, disabled, neurodivergent, and queer folks can reconnect with their bodies on their own terms. They offer yoga classes, mentorship, and teacher education grounded in equity, rest, and radical self-trust. Shannon’s teaching weaves together embodied practice and social theory, helping students notice not just what’s happening on the mat, but also how systemic forces like fatphobia, ableism, and white supremacy shape our internalized stories, nervous systems, and access to care.

Alongside their teaching practice, Shannon brings a background in nonprofit operations and values-aligned business development. They support yoga teachers and small business owners in building ethical, sustainable offerings that center accessibility, transparency, and collective wellbeing, without replicating the harm of mainstream wellness and capitalist hustle culture.

Shannon is the founder of Fringe(ish), a virtual space for softness, resistance, and reclaiming what’s been stolen by systems that tell us to shrink. They live in what is colonially known as Toronto with their partner and kiddo, and are probably sipping tea while planning a new offering that holds space for your whole self.

www.fringeish.com

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