Jeff Von Schmauder
Jeff Von Schmauder has had a strong connection with movement and breath throughout his life and engages in such physically challenging hobbies such as gymnastics, figure skating and flying airplanes!
Jeff’s yoga practice is inspired by these active and adventurous pursuits, and through a natural evolutionary process he has developed Union Yoga, a partner based yoga practice.
Jeff finds that by tuning into nature while connecting with his inner truth, he is constantly learning and always seeking a deeper understanding of himself and the world.
For him, teaching yoga is ‘like an airplane’ – there are two engines at work – that of consummate student and simultaneously that of facilitator. A love of discovering, innovating, learning and sharing with others along with the challenge and opportunity that it presents led Jeff to become a yoga teacher.
Teaching yoga brings him much joy and he loves facilitating a space for inspiration and well being. For Jeff, Union Yoga is an excellent combination of movement and breath, helping people to develop a deeper understanding of themselves and the world around them while at the same time building community.
A love of travel means that Jeff is always catapulting himself in to the depths of the unknown, visiting new countries, sampling new foods and discovering new cultures. Though based in Maui, Hawaii, Jeff is a global yogi who travels and leads workshops and retreats around the world.
Though Hawaii will always feel like home, for him travel is like breath; it allows us to expand and contract. He feels that it would benefit everyone to travel outside of their home country, and for him travel is part of his life’s purpose.
Jeff teaches primarily Union Yoga, a Hawaiian style of yoga that he’s developed. The Organization is based in Hawaii but the teaching faculty is worldwide and growing. Union Yoga is a partner style of yoga, which is an extremely powerful practice that has tremendous transformative benefits. As a global yogi Jeff is very happy to share Union Yoga with different peoples around the world; it is his life’s passion.
Aloha and A hui ho.
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