Redefining Movement

Join Lara for a conversation with Dr. Gregory Lutz about how regenerative orthopedic medicine can be used to effectively treat degenerative disc disease. Dr. Lutz is the founder of the Regenerative SportsCare Institute, Physiatrist-in-Chief Emeritus at Hospital for Special Surgery, and a professor of clinical rehabilitation medicine at Weill Medical College of Cornell University.  In this epi...

Welcome to Wednesday Q&A, where you ask questions and we answer them! In this Wednesday Q&A, we answer your questions about what to do for adrenal fatigue, what is going on when you feel a clunk in your hip, and how to release tight obliques.  Your questions: I have a long-term acquaintance who told me she has adrenal fatigue. She confided that long-term stress and life has brought th...

Join Lara for a fascinating and wide-ranging conversation with fellow physical therapist Dr. Natty Bandasak PT, DPT, CSCS, PN-1. A back injury over 20 years ago led Natty down the road to becoming a doctor of physical therapy. After working in a traditional PT clinic, treating 3-4 patients an hour, he realized that the healthcare system is broken and doesn’t prioritize patients enough. In 2018 he...

Welcome to Wednesday Q&A, where you ask questions and we answer them! In this Wednesday Q&A, we answer your questions about tips for teaching confidence, retraining weak glutes after hip replacements, and LYT Yoga to rebalance your nervous system.  Your questions: Tips for confidence? I'm the only LYT teacher in the studio. For example, a student leaving during class.  I have a q...

Join Lara for a conversation with BAKBŌN founder and CEO Dan Craytor. BAKBŌN is an adjustable, hands-free tool to help you keep your spine in a neutral position, promoting better posture and back health. This tool aligns well with Lara’s concept of the Triple S to help you find a neutral spine in LYT YogaⓇ. Dan wanted to create something that would give him feedback on his spinal alignment during...

Welcome to Wednesday Q&A, where you ask questions and we answer them! In this Wednesday Q&A, we answer your questions about glute activation in movements, whether Bikram yoga is advisable when you have long thoracic nerve palsy, and the meaning of a whole-food diet.  Your questions: From Conor Harris on Instagram: When I hear that squeezing your glutes will help them grow or activate...

Dr. Jill Zimmerman is a Physical Therapist, mother, wife, business owner, Instagram educator, and critical thinker. Jill has special interests in hyper-mobility syndromes and how trauma and stress show up in the body and influence both pain and movement. In this episode, she talks with Lara about her background, how pain response ties directly with stress and trauma, why you should keep moving eve...

Welcome to Wednesday Q&A, where you ask questions and we answer them! In this Wednesday Q&A, we answer your questions about the pelvic floor.  Your questions: How does prolonged sitting and poor posture impact the pelvic floor muscles and pelvic health? Can you explain the difference between a tight, high-tone pelvic floor and a strong pelvic floor? What are the options to decrease ti...

Join Lara for a deep dive into the science of why we should be moving more. She is here to help anyone who is either struggling to get moving, struggling to stay moving, or just wants to move more and to really understand the science behind it and let that help you encode the importance of moving. So listen in to get inspired and then get moving! In this episode Lara will discuss: why we are not m...

Join Lara for a conversation with Marcus Westberg, a Swedish photographer and storyteller, focusing on conservation and travel. ​​Marcus is a multiple-award-winning conservation photojournalist and travel writer and photographer, whose work is regularly featured in publications such as the NY Times , Washington Post Magazine , the Guardian , BBC Wildlife Magazine , and Africa Geographic . He divid...

Welcome to Wednesday Q&A, where you ask questions and we answer them! In this Wednesday Q&A, we answer your questions about recommendations for someone diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease and working hard to stay healthy post-diagnosis, how the LYT practice should be modified for kidney donors/recipients, and more information about the optimal angles of the ankle for certain hip opening pos...

Join Lara for a fascinating and wide-ranging conversation with physical therapists Dr. Ashley Newton and Becky Keller, both pelvic health specialists. This is a must-listen episode! Ashley is a LYT yoga instructor and pelvic health physical therapist. She got into this specialty because she found that her patients had pain, sexual health, and urinary health issues that she was unable to help with....

Welcome to Wednesday Q&A, where you ask questions and we answer them! In this Wednesday Q&A, we answer your questions about what exercises are appropriate for during and after recovery from both slipped and herniated discs and the impacts a large belly can have on our spine and overall movement patterns.  Your questions: My husband recently tried to move a heavy chair and within less...

Today is National Random Acts of Kindness Day! Join Lara for a conversation with her husband, Mark Heimann, about his non-profit organization kindcore. Mark, an actor with a master’s degree in humane education from the Institute of Humane Education, believes that kindness is what makes society thrive. It is important in today's world because of the growing trend of divisiveness.  Kindcore is...

Welcome to Wednesday Q&A, where you ask questions and we answer them! In this Wednesday Q&A, we answer your questions about the movement of the shoulder blades, Osgood-Schlatter’s knee pain, and tips about working for yourself.  Your questions: I'm not clear as to how the shoulder blades need to upwardly rotate, but at the same time, I thought I've heard over and over again to lean in...

“Giving myself permission to love myself better and trust my intuition and honor the experiences that I want to have and release the experiences that I don't want to have has really chiseled down who is closest to me.” Zuri Adele is an actor, griot, activist, and storyteller known for her role as Malika Williams on the multi-award-winning show Good Trouble. She is passionate about liberation, perf...

Welcome to Wednesday Q&A, where you ask questions and we answer them! In this Wednesday Q&A, we answer your questions about how to develop wrist strength, heart-opening yoga poses, and improving proprioception. Your questions: I was gifted a set of Wrist Buddy yoga blocks. I do have some discomfort in my wrists occasionally, in crow or handstand, but I'm unsure if these are a good or safe...

Join Lara this month for a conversation about the spectrum of emotions. She shares her thoughts on the importance of feeling and experiencing our emotions, both the highs and lows. Not trying to avoid or dampen them, while managing them in a healthy way.  In this episode, you’ll learn about… the difference between an emotion, feeling, or mood.  how it's important to experience the full s...

Join Lara for a fascinating and informative conversation about Repetitive Strain Injuries (RSI) with, pioneer in the field, Deborah Quilter. Deborah is an ergonomics expert, a certified Feldenkrais practitioner, a yoga therapist, and the founder of the Balance Project at the Martha Stewart Center for Living at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York. She hosts a YouTube Channel to raise awareness about R...

Welcome to Wednesday Q&A, where you ask questions and we answer them!   In this Wednesday Q&A, we answer your questions about yin yoga, postpartum joint pain, and twisting with breath.    Your questions: You advise against doing yin yoga because it does not generate any added value that another style of yoga would not. Yoga teacher Josh Somers claims that yin yoga stretches...

“For anyone who has chronic pain, one of the best antidotes is movement. And it can be the simplest movement. When you move, you will start feeling better.” Jerry Yoo was on a path to becoming a neurosurgeon when he discovered an unexpected passion for physical therapy. Today, Jerry has found a unique approach to help high-level athletes become faster and more efficient runners and triathletes thr...

Welcome to Wednesday Q&A, where you ask questions and we answer them!   In this Wednesday Q&A, we answer your questions about slac wrist, finger numbness, and advice about a fractured tailbone.    Your questions: A friend of mine recently got diagnosed with slac (scapholunate advanced collapse) wrist. She is devastated as the doctor basically told her there is no fix, the pa...

Join Lara for a conversation with Australian Matty Lansdown, a scientist, nutritionist, podcast host ( How To NOT Get Sick And Die ) and the Emotional Eating and Self Sabotage coach who specialises in working with women and Mothers. Matty’s life experiences led him to the belief that illness is primarily the result of poor nutrition and lifestyle choices which can be improved through mindset and b...

Welcome to Wednesday Q&A, where you ask questions and we answer them!   In this Wednesday Q&A, we answer your questions about how to address hypermobility if you’re a teacher, poses to avoid when you have cervical stenosis, what to do about tingling in the big toe area, and what to do for Raynaud's Syndrome.    Your questions: I am a yoga instructor and competitive dance tea...

“When we go so black and white in overall treatment - this is helpful, this is not helpful - It completely misses the mark for someone.” Physical Therapist, Sarah Duvall believes that your advice to improve people’s physical health can’t be a blanket treatment for everyone - looking at the whole kinetic chain of that person is the best way to treat for success. She talks about this and more with h...