Redefining Movement

Brett Larkin started playing around with video and yoga about eight years ago, and that spiraled into what is now her full-time job. She teaches yoga on YouTube, has a mobile app membership site and does online teacher trainings. Brett never saw herself making a livable income from teaching yoga, so showing other people that it is possible to make money doing what you love is one of her greatest p...

I answer your questions about pubic symphysis discomfort ache during pregnancy, how to avoid problems when you’re standing all day, the history of yoga, tendinitis in the elbow, transferring from up to down dog, strengthening your weak side and avoiding knee pain when squatting. To learn more, and for the complete show notes, visit: movementbylara.com Do you have a question? DM me on Instagram: @l...

Do you secretly think you’re not good enough despite all your accomplishments? You might be an overachiever. Overachievers struggle to feel satisfied because their drive to achieve is often based on fear. There’s probably a little overachiever in all of this but in this episode I break down how to know when you’ve crossed the line and cover four things you can do to show yourself some grace. ...

Natasha Swinford is a yogi, personal trainer and pilates instructor. She joins me today to talk about doing handstands during pregnancy, the yoga inspiration she finds on Instagram and her YouTube channel.  To learn more, and for the complete show notes, visit: movementbylara.com Resources: YouTube: Natasha - Fitness - Yoga - Pilates Instagram: @natashaswinter Redefining Yoga is a production...

I answer your questions about staying inspired with movement, yogi squat, finding LYT™ certified teachers in your area, and more. To learn more, and for the complete show notes, visit: movementbylara.com Do you have a question? DM me on Instagram: @lara.heimann Email me at lara@movementbylara.com Redefining Yoga is a production of Crate Media Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informa...

Plank pose is amazing! It’s actually a developmental stage like crawling. A lot of babies will pop their knees up and they're in a plank, and you're like, holy moly, look at that strong, little baby! It’s a great workout for your core and also strengthens your wrist and hands, triceps and spinal muscles. Not to mention lengthening the neck and toning the buttocks. So we should be doing plank...

Stephanie Birch is a wonderfully creative being. She is a yoga teacher, writer, photographer and the founder of Write Club, a monthly-ish gathering and weekly newsletter. What Stephanie loves so much about movement and writing is their ability to heal. She credits yoga with saving her life when she suffered from postpartum depression and finds the physical practices of movement and writing (by han...

I answer your questions about dolphin pose, parking your bad day at the door and being present with your yoga students, making money as a teacher and not teaching for free, how yoga can help your running form and how to deal with an arthritis diagnosis that says you'll never regain full movement. To learn more, and for the complete show notes, visit: movementbylara.com Do you have a question? DM m...

Better posture is possible, and it can dramatically improve everything, including the way you breathe!  Today I’m talking about how proper use of one particular muscle - the longus colli - can help you find a better position for your skull on your neck, get proper oxygen flow to your brain and resolve tension headaches. Tune in to hear my best exercises for strengthening this muscle and repro...

Did you know there are scientifically proven benefits to being kind? Kindness lowers cortisol (the stress hormone) and increases our energy, level of happiness and even our lifespan. People who are perpetually kind also age more slowly than others! Today I’m sharing some great ideas for acts of kindness from The Great Kindness Challenge. The ideas include: go a full day without complaining, donate...

Do you have an injury that just won’t heal? Or a burning question about yoga, physical therapy, anatomy, veganism, the practice of non-harm, philosophy or life? Wednesday Q&A is your space to ask me anything, even if it’s just something you’re curious about.  This week you asked about protecting the lower back, plank pose, reconciling the practice of ahimsa with invasive species and disea...

Today I’m answering the question, what time of day should I exercise? People often ask me whether it’s better to exercise in the morning or evening. I cover the advantages of both then tell you what I think is the most important thing to consider. To learn more, and for the complete show notes, visit: movementbylara.com Resources: Check out: movementbylara.com Instagram: @lara.heimann Facebook: fa...

Kristin Williams and I are both physical therapists which means that our approach to teaching yoga is quite different. Kristin actually got into yoga because she had so many PT patients coming in injured from yoga and decided that she needed to learn more about it.  In today’s podcast we talk about how modern work and life can make people pretty rounded in the spine and how the answer to many...

I love that so many of you reach out to me asking questions every week. Really, being able to connect with you and see how your lives are changing is one of the best parts of this job. But I know that if one person has a question, a dozen more people will want to know the answer too — so I’m going to start answering them every Wednesday! This week, I answer your questions about yoga, PT, scia...

The serratus anterior is such an important muscle because an undeveloped or weak serratus can cause shoulder pain, rounded shoulders and even breathing problems. In this episode I cover exercises to help you strengthen your serratus.  To learn more, and for the complete show notes, visit: movementbylara.com Resources: Check out: movementbylara.com Instagram: @lara.heimann Facebook: facebook.c...

To learn more, and for the complete show notes, visit: movementbylara.com Resources: Check out: movementbylara.com Instagram: @lara.heimann Facebook: facebook.com/movementbylara Redefining Yoga is a production of Crate Media Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As it’s almost Halloween, today I’m talking about the scariest yoga poses that I see being taught. Scary poses are ones which carry a lot of potential risks, especially when they’re taught in a class consisting of people with different experiences, histories, body shapes, sizes and conditions - pretty much any class! I’m particularly talking about poses which put a lot of stress on joints and pose...

We are a month into autumn in the Northern Hemisphere. Here in the northeast of the U.S., the leaves are changing colors and falling. It’s a time of beauty, transition and renewal. The bareness of the trees is this kind of clearing for the next phase of seasons or change. This can be metaphorical for the shedding of our layers, getting rid of feelings or ways of being that do not serve us and gett...

Ergonomics is the study of designing the working environment in a way that makes people safe and more productive. Six to eight hours is a lot of time to be sitting in a position where the instrumentation is not really skillfully placed in accordance with how our biomechanics work. Use the tips in this episode to avoid carpal tunnel and other workplace hazards. To learn more, and for the complete s...

Lesley Murphy is a travel journalist and former Bachelor contestant. She hosts adventure retreats in places like Patagonia and Bali for people who crave community, movement, purpose, exploration and change for the greater good. After traveling for a long time, Lesley recently bought a house in Los Angeles. In this conversation we talk about the wonders of the world, finding your roots, furniture s...

Today's podcast is called, should we be looking back or forward? Sometimes whether people are talking about movement or pain or stress, there's a lot of energy that is being held in the past. Even happy memories might weigh us down because we might be stuck comparing our present lives to the “glory days”. Look forward to what else you can do for yourself and for others. And look back on the lesson...

Today my guest is a wonderful human being, MJ Grant. She is best known for her viral video ‘Dementia Can Be Beautiful’. In the video MJ’s mother, Carmen, realizes that she’s speaking to her daughter. MJ says she would never want to embarrass or belittle her mother by telling her she’s forgotten what her daughter looks like, and lets her make the connection herself.  MJ is a proud CODA (Child...

We’re so lucky to have modern medicine, but we also need to be advocates for our own health and remember that one person’s point of view, even if they’re a doctor, may not always be right for us. For example, I was offered treatment options with harsh side effects for my hyperactive thyroid. But I tried some alternative medicine treatments, and my thyroid returned to normal.  To learn more, a...

Today's podcast is all about the power to do good. What often comes to mind when we think about power is the alpha male standing tall, having lots of money and having lots of ability to make an impact. But powerful leaders can operate by creating fear or by commanding respect. I think of power as the ability to do good things for others and invite us all to reframe power and check that we are assi...

When we cleanse we’re giving our digestive system a break so it’s not overloaded with the work of digesting, metabolizing and excreting all the stuff that we put in there. If our digestive system has less to deal with, it frees up energy that can be used in other parts of the body. Cleansing is also a great time to reframe our ideas about food and make sure we’re really seeing it as fuel. In this...