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Shannon Goins-Blair

About Pain & Swelling Solutions - Shannon Goins Certified Lymphedema Therapist Albuquerque

CLT-LANA (Certified Lymphedema Therapist),
Functional Medicine Coach,
Certified Cupping Therapist, 
Board Certified LMT, MA

NM License #8941

ABOUT SHANNON

Shannon Goins-Blair is a Certified Lymphedema Therapist (CLT) who is also LANA Certified, Functional Medicine Coach, Certified Cupping Therapist (CCT), and Board Certified Medical and Myofascial Massage Therapist who relocated to Albuquerque with her husband in June 2018 from the greater Phoenix area.
Tom and I Standing in front of tree in front yard -low res

Get to Know Shannon

My Move to Albuquerque

“We moved to Albuquerque kind of on a whim after I unexpectedly lost my place to live due to health-related issues of the property owner.  I kind of saw it as my nudge to move on from Phoenix after living there for a year and a half.

Coincidentally, my boyfriend (now husband) had been offered a job in Albuquerque about 5 months prior that he had turned down.  I asked if it was still available.  When he found out it was, we decided then and there to move.  It was absolutely the right decision.

The longer we are here in Albuquerque, the more we love it.  We are especially fond of the reverence for quirkiness that is so uniquely Albuquerque.

After living on the West Side in the Corrales-adjacent area of the city, we moved down to Nob Hill to be closer to my old office.  We enjoyed living in both areas, but our hearts were set on living in the woods.

In October of 2021 I moved my office to San Mateo and Menaul, and we finally moved our home up to the East Mountains. I love the outdoors and hope to do more exploring in the Sandias and the East Mountains now that we are in the area.”  

                    – Shannon Goins-Blair

Interesting Facts about Shannon

My Passion for Travel


In addition to being an outdoor enthusiast (and a really big nerd), Shannon’s favorite pastime is travel.
Her first international solo trip was in 1992 when she was 19 years old.  She went with a supervised group from her college to visit Germany.  When the trip was over, everyone but Shannon got on the plane to go home.

“When our Germany trip was over and we arrived in Frankfurt to get on the plane to go home, I wasn’t ready.  This Europe thing was pretty cool, so I decided to stay and have a look around. 

The first country I visited totally by myself was Poland – in 1992.  No one spoke English at that time.  The Berlin Wall had only recently fallen, and Westernization had not yet reached Poland.  Although I spoke some German at the time, I was advised not to by several people as Germans weren’t so well-liked.

That left me to pantomiming and drawing pictures to get around the country – and I did it – all by myself at 19 years old.  It was challenging, but I learned how to be self-sufficient in a very short period of time.  It was a tremendous confidence builder.  

In total I’ve visited 37 countries and 6 of 7 continents (Australia is still on my bucket list.) 

In 2015 I took a 2 year trip in an RV around Canada and the Western US states with my 2 Jack Russell Terriers (both now deceased).  It was one of the best trips I’ve ever had being able to spend it with my dogs in their last couple of years.

Pups in RV on the Denali Highway
Pups sleeping in then RV while on the Denali Highway. The Alaskan Mountain Range is off in the distance.
I don’t think I’ll ever stop traveling.  It has taught me more about the world than any classroom education ever has (and I love the classroom), and it taught me how to interact and relate to people I’ve never met.”  

                    – Shannon Goins-Blair

Shannon’s Training
and Continuing Education

Originally from Little Rock, Arkansas, Shannon began her training in 2013 in the field of massage therapy and has over 1900 hours of education related to Manual Lymphatic Drainage (MLD) and Complete Decongestive Therapy (CDT), Integrative Health and Wellness, Electro-Lymphatic Therapy (ELT), Cupping, Medical Massage, and Myofascial Release.  (By comparison, New Mexico requires 650 hours of training for licensure.)
 
As an Integrative Health Practitioner, Shannon offers a separate service where she coaches clients on resolving gut issues and excessive fatigue and helps uncover the causes of various other mysterious health issues that fly under the radar from conventional Western Medicine.  
 
As a person who once suffered from a condition that evaded doctors for decades, Shannon gained a huge amount of respect for the Integrative and Functional Health practitioners who helped her to find and address the actual underlying issues that resulted time and time again of doctors telling her that nothing was wrong, despite her long-standing “invisible” issues.  Now she offers the same services to others to help them heal through bringing their bodies into balance through first testing for deficiencies, toxicities, and overgrowths of bacteria, yeast, and parasites in the gut and then supplementing with natural products to address what the tests reveal.
 
Shannon received her Certified Lymphedema Therapist (CLT) training from KLOSE Training. Her Medical Massage and Myofascial Release specialty certifications were earned at the Southwest Institute for Healing Arts in Tempe, AZ.

During her training and Medical Massage, she fell in love with Manual Lymphatic Drainage (MLD) work. To that end, she pursued the respected CLT (Certified Lymphedema Therapist) certification to help people who suffer from lymphedema.  Her CLT Training included Complete Decongestive Therapy techniques like bandaging for persons with lymphedema.

In June of 2018 she became certified in Electro-Lymphatic Therapy which uses a device called the XP2 that effectively releases stagnated lymph by dissociating protein molecules in lymph – something that can’t be done easily manually.

The CLT certification proved to be the ideal advanced training avenue because it built on the foundations of Oncology Massage, Breast Health, Scar Massage, Elder Massage, and Adaptive Massage for various medical conditions that constituted the core of her medical massage training.

Shannon is also a Certified Cupping Therapist, is trained in IASTM (Instrument Assisted Tissue Manipulation), and Gua Sha.  These therapies are invaluable for releasing stuck tissue, reducing the fibrosis (hard tissue) that comes after surgery, improving scar appearance, and facilitating lymphatic drainage.

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Why I Do What I Do

“My own mother suffered from lymphedema following a double radical mastectomy in 1992, but she was given little to no information about the condition. As a result, she suffered severe depression and social anxiety until she passed in 2013.

Even now, so few medical professionals are well-trained and lymphedema risk, prevention, and treatment. I want to serve as a resource for people to get them that information and quality treatment that makes a difference and how they feel and feel about themselves.

Since becoming a CLT, I have learned that lymphatic drainage doesn’t just apply to people with lymphedema.

Lymphatic Drainage can help people suffering from post-operative swelling (including cosmetic and reconstructive), who have Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, or who just want a powerful detox. It can also be used to enhance athletic performance and improve how we feel.  Lymphatic Drainage can also have a cosmetic effect by helping to drain a puffy face.

My main objective when working with clients, no matter what brings them to my office, is to have them leave feeling significantly better than when they walked in.

Making a difference in the lives of others is the most rewarding thing that I can do.”  

                    – Shannon Goins-Blair

Why I Got Into Functional Medicine Coaching

“Having dealt with a mystery illness since elementary school that always ended with doctors dismissing me and telling me it was ‘all in my head,’ at 49 years old, I finally found someone who listened.  She was also a functional medicine coach.  With her help, I finally found out what was wrong with me and began working on improving my health.

The more I learned and shared with people who came to see me for lymphatic sessions, the more I became excited about helping others who have had similar situations.  They go to various doctors for years only to be told that everything is ‘fine.’  They know that something is wrong but can’t get anyone to actually take a look at what might be going on with them.

I finally decided to enroll in a functional medicine coaching program in order to work with people who weren’t getting anywhere with conventional medicine.  Functional medicine coaching is a science-based holistic way of looking at the body through diet, lifestyle, and laboratory testing that is not used by doctors in the conventional medicine realm.  I’m excited about this new adventure in helping others with their health by getting them the answers they haven’t been able get elsewhere.”  

                    – Shannon Goins-Blair

How I Can Help You

Are you are suffering with pain, swelling, or toxin buildup?

If you want to

reveal your inner health & beauty

and

Be your best self,

I can help you

be the best version of you.


I do this with my expert skills in Lymphatic Massage, Cupping, and Myofascial Massage. 
My specialty is speeding up surgical recovery, especially plastic surgery, but I regularly work on people who have had various surgeries.
I also help people be healthier by purging toxins from their bodies. 

Who are My Clients?


Without going into the specifics of conditions that can be improved with therapy at Pain & Swelling Solutions, it’s important to know that the therapies I offer can benefit nearly everyone.
My Clients Typically Include Anyone Who:

My primary therapy is Lymphatic Drainage.  I provide a lot of other beneficial therapies, but lymphatic work is my passion.  A very close second is gentle myofascial work.  Myofascial therapy is effective at helping with healing from injury as swell as surgical recovery.

Telling People What I Do for a Living

I love to tell people about my work.  

Being a Certified Lymphedema Therapist
is a very unique and rewarding job,
but there aren’t a lot of us around.

So, it’s not surprising that
when I tell people what I do for a living,
they often respond with

Lymph-a-what?!?!?!

It’s a big topic,
and the details are what this whole website is about.
Have a look around.

 

Feel Better Today

With a

Lymphatic Detox Massage
or
Get Relief for Your Swelling

 (No, you don’t have to have
had surgery to see me.)


Plastic Surgery?

Recover Faster with

Post Op Lymphatic Massage

from a licensed professional who specializes in post op massage
To help get rid of those lumps

 

Having Trouble Making Your Appointment?

How to Use the Online Booking System

 
Shannon Goins-Blair LANA Certified Lymphedema Therapist and Functional Medicine Coach
 
Shannon Goins-Blair, CLT-LANA
Certified Lymphedema Therapist
Board Certified LMT
Functional Medicine Coach

Pain & Swelling Solutions
2620 San Mateo Blvd NE, Suite E   
Albuquerque

Map & Directions

 

Am I the Right Therapist for You?

 


Feel Better Today

With a

Lymphatic Detox Massage
or
Get Relief for Your Swelling

 (No, you don’t have to have had surgery to see me.)

 

Plastic Surgery?

Recover Faster with

Post Op Lymphatic Massage

from a licensed professional who specializes in post op massage
To help get rid of those lumps

 

 

Shannon Goins-Blair LANA Certified Lymphedema Therapist and Functional Medicine Coach
Shannon Goins-Blair, CLT-LANA
Certified Lymphedema Therapist
Board Certified LMT
Functional Medicine Coach

Having Trouble Making Your Appointment?

How to Use the Online Booking System

 

Am I the Right Therapist for You?

 

 

Pain & Swelling Solutions
2620 San Mateo Blvd NE, Suite E   
Albuquerque

Map & Directions