Teddi Dean grew up in Huntington Beach, California where he was deeply involved in surfing and skateboarding culture. He competed extensively and was sponsored by Vans and Powell and Peralta. He was a member of the iconic Bones Brigade team during the late 70's and early 80s along side Tony Hawk, Mike McGill and Steve Caballero. Teddi had a deep interest in spirituality, which led him to yoga and mindfulness meditation and has deep appreciation for the Dharma and the teachings of the Buddha.  Currently, Teddi leads the Mindfulness component at the Modern Elder Academy in Southern Baja, Mexico, a middle-age wisdom school started by The Making of a Modern Elder best selling author Chip Conley. Along with his work at the academy, Teddi has done multiple workshops at Clif Bar and healthcare companies like Vocera.  Tune in to find out what it was like being on Stacy Peralta's Bones Brigade, addiction, how he got introduced to yoga and mindfulness, the ups, downs and lessons learnt along the way.  We talk about... → Early years growing up surfing and skateboarding in California → Getting sponsored by Powell Peralta and being on Bones Brigade → Sobriety and a change of path  → Becoming a Yoga and Mindfulness Teacher → The Modern Elder Academy You can follow what Teddi is up to on Instagram at teddidean and be sure to check out their website teddidean.com Like what you hear?  Please consider subscribing on Apple Podcasts or Spotify and leave a short review. It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference. The Rad Season Action Sports Podcast come out across all podcast players with a new episode every Monday. For show notes and past guests, please visit: radseason  Past guests on The Rad Season Show include Stacy Peralta, Bob Haro, Bob McKnight,  Gerry Lopez, Chip Conley, Wim Hof, Mike Cessario, Bob Carlson.  Contact Rad Season On our website radseason.com On Instagram at radseason and olirussellcowan On LinkedIn at olirussellcowan Email us at [email protected] Thanks for listening & keep it rad!