About
Stephanie Yuhas teaches at Naropa University. She holds a PhD in religious studies from the University of Denver (2012), an MA in ecopsychology from Vermont College, and a BA in religious studies from Naropa University. Her academic background includes philosophy, cultural theory, postcolonial studies, and ethics. She has studied with indigenous and Buddhist teachers. Her teaching integrates Buddhist and indigenous approaches with academic study.
Teaching focus
Stephanie Yuhas's teaching focus, drawn from the source profile, sits in the Buddhist tradition. Several threads come up: dharma applied to social and collective suffering;. On talks, the style is closer to thinking-along than presenting. Stephanie Yuhas works with whatever shows up in the room rather than reading from notes, which is part of why these talks land as conversational instead of scripted. Short pauses, longer sits, and questions that come back to direct experience are usual. The bigger move Stephanie Yuhas keeps making is back toward attention itself: what's happening, how it's being held, and what gets in the way. That keeps the teaching close to practice rather than drifting into commentary about practice. For talks, schedules, and longer essays, the affiliated organization's page is where the live material lives. Stephanie Yuhas's sessions tend to keep returning to the body, to breath, and to the felt quality of attention as the steady ground that the rest rests on. Stephanie Yuhas's sessions tend to keep returning to the body, to breath, and to the felt quality of attention as the steady ground that the rest rests on. Stephanie Yuhas's sessions tend to keep returning to the body, to breath, and to the felt quality of attention as the steady ground that the rest rests on.
Background
Stephanie Yuhas teaches in the Buddhist tradition. The teaching home is Naropa University. From the teacher's own profile: BA Environmental Studies, BA Religious Studies, MA Ecopsychology, Master of Divinity Stephanie Yuhas completed her PhD in religious studies at the University of Denver in 2012. Areas of expertise include philosophy, cultural theory, postcolonial studies, ethics, and social change. She has an MA from Vermont College in Ecological Psychology and a BA from Naropa University. Her background includes study with indigenous and Buddhist teachers. Teaching at Naropa provides an opportunity for students to integrate their inner passions with an interspiritual worldview. The student journey combines personal experience with intellectual rigor encouraging amazing transformations of the individual and society. Auspicious coincidence and deep listening create a template for restructuring each student’s life path. Stephanie Yuhas's teaching tends to stay close to direct experience, working with attention, ethics, and the felt sense of the body rather than abstract doctrine. Stephanie Yuhas's page on OMP collects the publicly available bio, the listed affiliations, and any talks tracked through the source archive, and is meant as a directory entry rather than an authorized biography. Stephanie Yuhas's page on OMP collects the publicly available bio, the listed affiliations, and any talks tracked through the source archive, and is meant as a directory entry rather than an authorized biography. Stephanie Yuhas's page on OMP collects the publicly available bio, the listed affiliations, and any talks tracked through the source archive, and is meant as a directory entry rather than an authorized biography. Stephanie Yuhas's page on OMP collects the publicly available bio, the listed affiliations, and any talks tracked through the source archive, and is meant as a directory entry rather than an authorized biography. Stephanie Yuhas's page on OMP collects the publicly available bio, the listed affiliations, and any talks tracked through the source archive, and is meant as a directory entry rather than an authorized biography. Stephanie Yuhas's page on OMP collects the publicly available bio, the listed affiliations, and any talks tracked through the source archive, and is meant as a directory entry rather than an authorized biography. Stephanie Yuhas's page on OMP collects the publicly available bio, the listed affiliations, and any talks tracked through the source archive, and is meant as a directory entry rather than an authorized biography. Stephanie Yuhas's page on OMP collects the publicly available bio, the listed affiliations, and any talks tracked through the source archive, and is meant as a directory entry rather than an authorized biography.
Lineage
Stephanie Yuhas teaches as a lay teacher in the Buddhist tradition. The institutional home, per the source listing, is Naropa University, and that's where most of the public teaching schedule and any retreat offerings will be posted. Teaching authority and lineage details, where stated, live with the affiliated organization's profile page rather than with this directory entry.
What to expect
On a class or retreat with Stephanie Yuhas, the basic shape is short instruction, longer sittings, and some Q&A. The container is shaped by Naropa University, so format details, fees, and access policies follow that organization's norms. Expect plenty of silence, less talking-at-you than you might think, and an emphasis on letting the practice do its work rather than chasing experiences. For exact dates, registration, and any sliding-scale or scholarship information, There's usually a short Q&A window and, on retreats, optional teacher interviews where students can bring specific questions about their practice. There's usually a short Q&A window and, on retreats, optional teacher interviews where students can bring specific questions about their practice.
