Redefining Movement

Adele Spraggon is an award-winning author, thought leader, international trainer, and a fearless speaker. Her book “Shift: 4 Steps to Personal Empowerment” is making waves for its powerful message of inspiration and hope and transforming how people are setting and achieving their goals.  After years in the personal development industry, Adele realized that she was struggling herself to meet h...

Welcome to Wednesday Q&A, where you ask questions and we answer them! In this Wednesday Q&A, we answer your questions about finding the source of hip trouble, the difference between mobility and flexibility, and how to find a good PT. Your questions: I have a student who has trouble crossing his legs and other hip-related yoga poses. Do you have any advice on figuring out where the problem...

So much has changed since Hannah Barrett’s last appearance on the show. She moved from her hometown of London, underwent shoulder surgery, and published her very first book, Yoga Happy . In it, she’s assimilated the different aspects of yoga and her own practice to develop a wonderful toolkit for anyone to move and feel better – while deepening their understanding of meditation, yogic philosophy,...

Welcome to Wednesday Q&A, where you ask questions and we answer them! In this Wednesday Q&A, we answer your questions about palm tingling, back pain for mothers, feeling clunky, and connecting with your glutes. Your questions: I’m experiencing tingling in the palm of my hand on occasion. What could that be and what should I do? I have a client who has back pain. She’s also a mother of thre...

Campbell Will is a physiotherapist and the founder of BreathBody Therapy. He’s had a lifelong fascination with how the human body works. As he began to understand the functions of it, he came to realize that a large part of what makes the body work well is our breathing. We talk about looking at the body as a whole system, how breath connects to seemingly unrelated injuries, breathing appropriatel...

Welcome to Wednesday Q&A, where you ask questions and we answer them! In this Wednesday Q&A, we answer your questions about lack of shoulder flexion, releasing the piriformis, moves for bound hip flexors, and our thoughts on massage guns. Your questions: I have a client that struggles to get the arms straight when lifting them overhead. The elbows tend to bend outwards. I’m not sure how or...

May is a month for celebrating and recognizing mothers. Along with mothers, there are many others that share the role of caregiving, taking care of people in their lives, whether they’re parents, a spouse, or otherwise. In this Monthly Motivation episode, we explore the deeply emotional and important topics of mothering and caregiving and how to ensure you don’t lose yourself in the act of caring...

In this episode of Friday with Friends, we chat with Kanika Chadda-Gupta, a born storyteller and master of reinvention. Starting off as a television anchor in India, she pivoted her life by moving to the United States and becoming a digital marketing strategist – then reinvented herself once again as a podcast host and parent. We talk about parenting, organization, entrepreneurship, and trying to...

Welcome to Wednesday Q&A, where you ask questions and we answer them! In this Wednesday Q&A, we answer your questions about SI joint pain, multifidus muscle tightness, and hypermobility issues. Your questions: I’ve had left SI joint pain since last June. LYT seems to aggravate it so I stopped for a while. I’m trying to get back at it but still can’t do the high-intensity classes. What can...

So much of how our lives play out is impacted by the thoughts in our heads. Bob Doyle transitioned from a successful career as a radio DJ to becoming a master of manifestation. Building off of The Secret and the law of attraction, he uses the science of brain mapping to help people manifest what they want most in life. In this episode, he shares what people get wrong about manifestation and the st...

Welcome to Wednesday Q&A, where you ask questions and we answer them! Your questions: There’s a clump in my inner wrist on the thumb side. It doesn’t hurt, but how do I get rid of it? Tips for bloating? What do you eat in a day? Does Bigfoot’s nonoptimal posture disprove his existence? Can pain in the wrist and thumb originate in the neck, shoulders, and back? To learn more, and for the comple...

Amy Edelstein is an author, educator, public speaker, and all around powerhouse. She’s had a remarkable life journey and shares the passion she has for her own spiritual transformation in her work. She is also the founder and Executive Director of Inner Strength Education, a non-profit organization that supports youth development. We explore the impact of her experiences as well as the details of...

Welcome to Wednesday Q&A, where you ask questions and we answer them! Your questions: Do you have any tips for doing yoga on a very hard surface? Do you engage glutes in upward dog? Can you suggest anything to tighten the right shoulder? To learn more, and for the complete show notes, visit: lytyoga.com/blog/category/podcasts/ Do you have a question? DM me on Instagram: @lara.heimann Email me...

We all need time to take care of ourselves. But we also have things that need to be done, whether that’s at work or at home. That’s where leaning on your support team is key. Today, we talk about trusting your team so that you can truly take care of yourself. To learn more, and for the complete show notes, visit: lytyoga.com/blog/category/podcasts/ Resources: Instagram: @lara.heimann Redefining Yo...

We’ve all heard of self-care, but it involves a lot more than just treating yourself every once in a while – it’s a whole lifestyle! Allison Pelot is the author of Finally Thriving , where she teaches you how to apply self-care to thrive in your life. We discuss empowered wellness, being born to thrive, and uncovering your integrated stories through journaling. To learn more, and for the complete...

Welcome to Wednesday Q&A, where you ask questions and we answer them! Your questions: Advice for dealing with wrist pain when weight bearing on the hands? Do you have any thoughts and ideas on ways to minimize reflux? Do you have any recommendations for helping to prevent neck issues? Any ideas on why someone’s legs would be shaking after recovering from a collarbone fracture? To learn more, a...

Katie B. Happyy is a self-described hot mess, and that’s okay – life is messy! She’s learned to laugh and grow through all of it, even the hard stuff. It’s those difficult moments where her biggest lessons come from, as Katie writes in her new book, “Cheers to Chaos.” In this conversation, she shares some of her inspiring story, gets brutally honest, and gives us tips for finding confidence to mov...

Welcome to Wednesday Q&A, where you ask questions and we answer them! Your questions: Any tips for dealing with fibromyalgia? What does a typical day of meals look like for you? What fuels you? What leads to tight fascia? Does it get tighter as we age? To learn more, and for the complete show notes, visit: lytyoga.com/blog/category/podcasts/ Do you have a question? DM me on Instagram: @lara.he...

Jaeden Schafer is the CEO and co-founder of Selfpause, an app that provides easy access to prerecorded positive affirmations as well as the ability to record your own. We talk about the science behind affirmations and what they can do for us, from giving us more confidence to helping us rewire our subconscious beliefs. We also discuss how you can get started using them for yourself and the power o...

Welcome to Wednesday Q&A, where you ask questions and we answer them! Your questions: My belly dancing teacher does not have very good posture, and she teaches movements that don’t feel right. What are your thoughts? What is the great stuff in the gray stuff? How can we effectively train our core and what common mistakes do you see? To learn more, and for the complete show notes, visit: lytyog...

Christa Fairbrother had been practicing yoga for her back pain for years when she discovered she had lupus erythematosus. It was partially because of her yoga that she was able to manage it so well. She later fell in love with water yoga as it allowed her to continue her practice with less joint stress. She shares how she lives with these diagnoses, how what you do on the mat transfers to the wate...

Welcome to Wednesday Q&A, where you ask questions and we answer them! Your questions: Feel tightness in lower back and hamstrings while doing handstands. Any suggestions? Causes and treatment of sacroiliitis? Swollen lymph nodes after vaccine, is it better to rest or move? What LYT Yoga® class would you recommend to someone fatigued with long-term COVID? To learn more, and for the complete sho...

Ryan Andrews has an impressive career. He started off as a nationally competitive bodybuilder, has an undergraduate degree in exercise science and two graduate degrees, one in nutrition and one in exercise physiology. He completed his training to become a registered dietician at Johns Hopkins Medicine and studied sustainable food systems at Columbia University. He's a registered yoga teacher and a...

Welcome to Wednesday Q&A, where you ask questions and we answer them! Your questions: Every time I come down from plank into chaturanga and go into upward facing dog, my knees are popping. Any thoughts? While practicing meditation my mid-back hurts really bad, specifically the space under the shoulder blades near the upper ribs. How can I strengthen this? What is the impact of overactive TFL?...

There’s nothing we can do to truly slow the march of time, but modern research is constantly proving new ways that we can have more influence in the process. In this episode, we take a deep dive into what you can do to age gracefully, retain your cognitive function, and keep your energy high. We may even change your mindset around aging altogether. To learn more, and for the complete show notes, v...