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Meet Yedda Stancil, this week’s guest editor. Yedda is a mindfulness teacher, coach, speaker, and the Executive Director of the Innerwork Center in Richmond. With over 20 years of experience in personal development, coaching, and contemplative practices, Yedda helps people reconnect with their inner wisdom and live with intention. She is a Professional Certified Coach with the International Coaching Federation and the author of Shut Up and Sit, a modern-day, mindfulness-based guide to changing your life from the inside out.
Yedda calls herself part shaman, part monk—a "shunk"—reflecting her deep devotion to a contemplative life rooted in silence, stillness, and spiritual practice, while also embracing the vibrancy of modern life, from fashion and art to all things fun, fierce, and fabulously full of expression. As Executive Director of the Innerwork Center, she’s leading with a fearless, joy-filled spirit and a passion for helping others awaken their inherent enoughness.
As this issue of Here Weekly launches just before July 4th, Yedda’s inspiration for her tips this week came from her reflection on the meaning of freedom. “I believe the truest and most lasting sense of freedom comes from within. Inner work—getting quiet, curious, and connected to ourselves—is how we cultivate that inner freedom,” says Yedda. “If we each took time to do this work, every day could be a celebration of freedom. I believe that kind of radical self-awareness could transform not only our individual lives but the entire community we call home here in Richmond.”
These three events are close to Yedda’s heart and offer a doorway into that inner work. Take it away, Yedda …
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