Smokey Mountain Ukulele Retreat in North Carolina!

Stu Fuchs is a lifelong musician and award-winning teaching artist who blends mindfulness practice with creative play. As a celebrated educator on the ukulele circuit, he has shared his unique workshops and concerts at festivals around the world for more than a decade. His popular YouTube channel, Ukulele Zen, offers holistic ukulele lessons to over 110,000 subscribers.

Stu’s approach combines playful, heart-centered instruction with accessible practices from yoga and mindfulness.

His Ukulele Zen retreats and workshops create a relaxed, welcoming atmosphere where players can deepen their skills, quiet the mind, and enjoy the simple joy of making music.

With over 25 years as a professional artist, Stu’s background includes theater, classical and improvised music, and gypsy jazz guitar. His former band Babik was featured on Public Radio International and performed with symphony orchestras across the U.S.

Stu is deeply committed to sharing music as a path of meditation and healing. He received a prestigious National Endowment for the Arts grant for his work offering healing music and meditative arts to cancer patients at Roswell Park Cancer Institute, where he served as artist-in-residence for eight years.

He has also toured and recorded with the renowned sacred chant artist Snatam Kaur, performing on her Grammy-nominated album Beloved (Best New Age Album, 2018).

Learn more about Stu at:

www.stufuchs.com

www.ukulelezen.com

YouTube: Ukulele Zen