Hi! I’m Shanquila, feel free to call me “Q”.

Founder of MAVEN & MUSE.
Wife. Mama of four. Faith-led somatic practitioner.

My journey into this work began four years ago when I started experiencing unexplained health issues. I went from specialist to specialist, desperate for answers, but each appointment left me more confused and more hopeless. I remember praying, “God, please show me what’s going on with my body.” I couldn’t take the chaos I was feeling inside anymore.

Through prayer and reflection, I was led to the truth: there was unresolved sexual trauma that had been buried deep, and now, it was manifesting physically, emotionally, and spiritually. The very things I had spent years studying… I was now living. Trapped emotions do find a way to speak through the body.

So I went deeper. I started therapy. I began working with various practitioners. But I kept feeling something was missing. That’s when God placed it on my heart what I needed didn’t quite exist yet. A trauma-informed, somatic space that honored the wisdom of the body and the presence of God.

That’s when MAVEN & MUSE began to shift.

I created the very thing I was searching for:
A safe, faith-rooted space for women to release, reconnect, and restore.
Where worship music is welcome.
Where you can breathe, feel, and heal without shame.
Where your beliefs, your story, and your body are all honored.

Every session I offer is grounded in compassion, nervous system care, and trauma-informed touch. I hold space the way I always longed to be held with presence, prayer, and purpose.

There’s a synchronizing that happens here.
And it can only be experienced.

I’m so honored to walk this healing journey with you.

- Q