2025 - Mindfulness in Motion: Building Inner Strength Through Adaptive Yoga - Deborah Vick

Deborah Vick joined us at the 2025 EDS ECHO Summit: Mental Health event to discuss Mindfulness in Motion: Building Inner Strength Through Adaptive Yoga. In this presentation, Deborah explores how accessible yoga practices can enhance well-being, build resilience, and empower individuals living with chronic conditions such as Ehlers-Danlos syndromes. This presentation highlights the strength that emerges when movement, mindfulness, and compassion intersect—showing that even the smallest motion, guided by breath, can foster empowerment and restore harmony between body and mind. Deborah Vick is a patient advocate, nonprofit CEO, speaker, mindfulness facilitator, author, and community leader dedicated to empowering people to thrive alongside chronic illnesses and disabilities. Her work is rooted in lived experience and a deep commitment to creating inclusive spaces where people of all abilities feel seen and valued.