Quinn Shuff
YOGA PHILOSOPHY OR QUOTE THAT YOU LIVE BY: Abhyasa & vairagya - practice and non-attachment.
FAVORITE THING ABOUT TEACHING YOGA: Connecting with the community of people I meet through yoga: students, teachers, and studio staff alike. I love seeing the same faces week-to-week and getting to know each other in a space where folks are inclined to meet themselves as they are and find peace and presence alongside others. I also love seeing new faces, people just beginning to explore embodiment through yoga. I feel like I get to play a role in people getting to know themselves better, and I like to do what I can to help folks take that journey with curiosity and interest. I feel very honored to be a part of that experience for people. I also LOVE the human body and I think it's so fun to learn more about it in my own practice and studies and get to translate that into classes for others.
SONG THAT MAKES YOU WANT TO PRACTICE: Honestly...silence. Yoga occurs to me when there's nothing left to distract me. It also pops up when I'm at my wit's end. I am so thankful for this practice.
WHAT DOES YOUR IDEAL DAY OFF LOOK LIKE? Spending time with my husband and baby, getting a massage, going for a nature walk around our neighborhood, reading in a hot bath, and watching one of our favorite TV shows (like the British version of Ghosts. :))
DESCRIBE YOUR TEACHING STYLE: Fundamentally, I teach embodiment within the framework of a yoga class. My goal is to help people cultivate an inquisitive, responsive, and loving relationship with themselves. I aim to make my classes accessible, designed for people who are interested in exploring the nuance of their own felt experience. When I teach a more active style of yoga, it tends to be slow-paced and educational, focused on feeling into and learning about certain parts of the body or uses of the breath. We spend about half the time in somatic exploration and half the time in asana. When I teach a passive style of yoga (Yin or Restorative), I teach the poses and offer a bit of guidance for relaxation and meditation, but then I try to keep quiet and give the room a break from talking so they simply hear the sounds of singing bowls or wooden flutes and have lots of room to just exist. In all my classes, I give clear verbal instructions with different options for the shapes, and I tend to use a lot of props!
CERTIFICATIONS: E-RYT 500, Relax and Renew ® Restorative Yoga Level 1 Certified, Trauma-Informed Yoga, Body/Mind Systems, Yin Yoga, and Reiki II