{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Hip Replacement & Yoga What Teachers Need to Know w Cyndi Stewart","description":"What happens when your hips can no longer do what your yoga practice asks of them? In this deeply honest conversation, Uplifted alum Cyndi Stewart shares her journey toward hip replacement surgery \u2014 and the identity crisis that followed. As a longtime yoga teacher, intuitive healer, and movement lover, she opens up about navigating chronic hip pain, reduced mobility, and the emotional spiral that can come when your body no longer \u201cperforms.\u201d We talk candidly about: \ud83d\udd39 Early signs of hip degeneration and what yoga teachers often miss \ud83d\udd39 Why strengthening matters more than stretching for long-term hip health \ud83d\udd39 How overstretching can accelerate instability \ud83d\udd39 What hip replacement surgery and recovery are actually like (timeline, pain, mobility, surprises) \ud83d\udd39 Supporting students with hip replacements in class \ud83d\udd39 The grief, ego, and surrender that accompany physical limitation \ud83d\udd39 Somatic tools and meditations that helped regulate pain and fear This episode is for yoga teachers worried about their own hips\u2026 for students navigating osteoarthritis or labral tears\u2026 and for anyone facing surgery and wondering what it means spiritually when your body says \u201cenough.\u201d Your body\u2019s breakdown is not your failure. Sometimes it\u2019s an initiation. \ud83c\udf08 Sign Up For The Live Chakra Challenge https:\/\/www.brettlarkin.com\/chakralive\/    GUEST EXPERT: Cyndi P Stewart, PhD. | @stewartcyndi Root Cause Health Solutions' founder, Cyndi Stewart, PhD, uses a unique "Mystics approach" to get to the heart of chronic health issues. Through her own healing journey, Cyndi discovered that physical symptoms are often the body's way of calling for attention. Her process integrates intuitive eating, bioenergetics, kinesiology, and the Akashic Records to uncover the root causes of dis-ease. A Kundalini and Uplifted Yoga teacher, she also uses yoga and meditation to ground her energy. To learn more about her work, including classes on Emotions & Metaphysical Kinesiology, you can visit rootcausehealthsolutions.com  Connect with Cyndi: https:\/\/rootcausehealthsolutions.com\/  Read about surgery and recovery on Cyndi\u2019s website here: https:\/\/rootcausehealthsolutions.com\/body-mind-spirit-my-transformational-journey-through-hip-surgery\/    FREE Practice: MORNING YOGA FOR TIGHT HIPS & LOWER BACK | Stretches for Flexibility - Unleash Your Creative Energy\u2728 Relevant Blog: 10 Yoga Poses For Hip Pain That Anyone Can Do   Relevant to Today\u2019s Episode: \ud83d\udcda Healing with Somatic Yoga Book  \u2705 200-hour Online Yoga Teacher Training \ud83d\udd2e 300-hour Online Yoga Teacher Training \ud83c\udf00 Somatic Yoga Life Coaching  \ud83d\udcab Somatic Certification \ud83c\udfa7 Also Listen to: #285 \u2013 Is Yoga Enough\u2026? with Dr. Jen Fraboni #300 \u2013 Unraveling the Mystery of Chronic Pain for Yoga Teachers & Practitioners with Kim Patel #369 \u2013 Nervous System Masterclass with Kristin Leal   \u00a9 2026 Uplifted Yoga | BrettLarkin.com   ","author_name":"The Uplifted Yoga Podcast","author_url":"https:\/\/www.brettlarkin.com\/","html":"