Leadership and Yoga Dedica on Rebuilding Self-Trust, Returning to Yoga After Injury, and Balancing Momentum & Rest as a Yoga Teacher
In this episode, Dedica joins us for an inspiring conversation about presence, adaptation, and what it means to stop betraying yourself by learning to listen to and trust your inner voice. She shares her journey from injury to returning to a physical yoga practice, rebuilding self-trust, and discovering the power of keeping the promises you make to yourself. We also explore finding balance between momentum and rest, the connection between yoga and creativity, and how lived experience becomes our greatest teacher.
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Time Stamps:
00:00 intro
01:16 offering tree
02:17 TEND giveaway
05:05 what is something people don’t usually know about you?
07:14 adaptation: getting injured & the healing process
16:27 balancing momentum with intentional rest
19:01 returning to the physical practice of yoga after injury
24:10 yoga brings me back to myself
27:09 learning through experience vs over-intellectualizing
28:33 why motivates you to create?
30:27 the relationship between yoga and creativity
36:49 how do you know which risks are worth taking?
41:51 anxiety and enjoying the present
43:38 how can we step into our own dreams?
46:00 persistence and the discipline of showing up as a new yoga teacher
50:50 the practice of discernment
52:32 stop betraying yourself
58:10 when you fall, be willing to begin again
01:00:39 keep your promises to yourself: building trust with yourself
01:02:41 what’s your greatest joy right now? biggest challenge?
01:03:50 what is your hope for the future of yoga?