04/17/2026
I recently sat down with Brett Larkin on the Uplifted Yoga Podcast to share about my journey through chronic hip pain, reduced mobility, and ultimately hip replacement surgery.
As a yoga teacher, intuitive healer, Functional Nutrition Lifestyle Practitioner, FNLP and someone whose identity was deeply tied to movement, the loss of physical capacity wasn’t just physical. It was an identity crisis. A grief, and an initiation.
We talked about:
✦ Early signs of hip degeneration yoga teachers miss
✦ Why strengthening matters more than stretching
✦ What surgery + recovery are actually like
✦ Somatic tools that helped me navigate fear & pain
✦ The spiritual side of physical limitation
Listen to the full interview - https://www.brettlarkin.com/uplifted-yoga-podcast/
If you’re navigating osteoarthritis, a labral tear, or facing surgery — or if you teach students who are — this episode is for you.
Read my Free article on Substack Body, Mind & Spirit: My Transformational Journey Through Hip Surgery https://open.substack.com/pub/cyndistewart/p/body-mind-and-spirit-my-transformational?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web
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