jeff shandling
Jeff has been practicing yoga for close to seven years and Core Fusion for the last two years since joining exhale in the summer of 2005. However, Jeff’s path to both yoga and Core Fusion are quite different from his fellow peers in the industry. Jeff graduated from the Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan followed by six years as a member of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange; trading futures in the foreign exchange, interest rate, treasury, and equity index markets. He has since moved on to an equity trading business in the northern suburbs.

His foray into yoga started as a last resort in the hope of finding some relief from various injuries sustained through years of repetitive weight training and other athletics. The challenge of his first class turned into a passion and long-term commitment to yoga’s mind-body connection. Jeff’s love for yoga only grew once becoming a member of exhale which brought a new focus and energy to his practice. Shortly thereafter, Jeff expanded his practice to include Core Fusion, which presented the same challenges and physical and mental rewards that yoga offered. He was captivated by the high energy/ high intensity pace of the class and shortly thereafter began training in Chicago and later New York.

Jeff teaches Core Fusion at exhale Chicago and is excited to not only pass on the wonderful lessons he learned from his teachers onto his students, but to learn from his students by observing their practice and listening to their feedback.