Growing up in Southern California Teddi Dean was deeply involved in the vibrant surf and skateboard culture. He toured and competed extensively skateboarding for such teams as Van Tennis Shoes and the iconic Powell and Peralta’s Bones Brigade managed by the legendary Skater/Filmmaker Stacy Peralta.
As long as he can remember Teddi has had a curiosity about many teachings on spirituality. It was that curiosity that eventually led him to yoga and mindfulness meditation (vipasana). He eventually studied and took his yoga teacher training with Jason Crandell. Right around the same time Teddi found a deep appreciation for the Dharma, the teachings of the Buddha. He had the once in a life time opportunity to take both the Bodhisattva Vow and the Yamataka Initiation with his Holiness the Dali Lama.
Teddi has a gift in being able to weave the teachings of wisdom traditions into our busy modern culture in a way that is very practical and on a level that everybody can understand. He loves to share the teachings of mindfulness and yoga to anybody who wants to listen. His classes have been described as fun and engaging along with being both meditative and challenging.
Curiosity led Teddi from life as a Southern California pro skateboarder to travels as a student of the Buddha. Teddi’s approach to teaching yoga and meditation is clear, practical and grounding. He encourages his students to cultivate their own curiosity and wonderment about the body and the breath through a balance of effort and ease – guiding them back to their own true nature.