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?