Redefining Movement

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...

Krystal Jakosky defies definition, but we’ll try. She’s a writer, orator, actor, and self-care teacher. She’s a strong advocate for taking ownership of your life and being the change-maker of your own destiny.  We discuss what Krystal means when she tells people to “own their s***,” knowing when things are about you and not the other person, the importance of self-care, and tips for getting i...

Welcome to Wednesday Q&A, where you ask questions and we answer them! Your questions: How do you feel like you move better now? Are there any ways that you feel that you’re moving differently? What do you think of “wheel on the wall,” where you walk the hands along the wall and drop down to touch the chest to the wall? How does emotional trauma affect our body? To learn more, and for the compl...

You may have heard the saying “In like a lion, out like a lamb.” Sometimes, all we need to relieve a bit of stress – and we’re all a bit stressed – is to let out a roar. This primal act, when done right, can help you let go of whatever you need to. In this episode, we share four ways that screaming or roaring can help reduce anxiety and stress. To learn more, and for the complete show notes, visit...

Holly Skodis shares how the journey of redefining yoga, for herself, has helped her throughout life, how yoga helped her feel at home again in her body after giving birth, and how her combined passions have led to the Yoga is Vegan project. To learn more, and for the complete show notes, visit: lytyoga.com/blog/category/podcasts/ Resources: hollyskodis.com yogaisvegan.com Instagram: @hollyskodis R...

Welcome to Wednesday Q&A, where you ask questions and we answer them! In this Wednesday Q&A, we answer your questions about where we learned about posture, what you can do to prevent pain in old age, and overstretching the hamstrings. Your questions: Were you taught how much posture matters in PT school? What are some simple, daily steps to take to prevent pain in old age? How can we know...

One of the most common myths about the body is this idea that we should constantly be stretching our hamstrings. It’s really common for your hamstrings to feel tight. Most people feel this and assume that they need to stretch them out. That’s the myth. A feeling is not the same as actual, structural tightness, so stretching often won’t solve the problem. What should you do, instead? To learn more,...

Mara Smith is the founder and CEO of Inspiro Tequila, a tequila brand created, owned, and inspired by women. It’s her aim to inspire and support other female founders by sharing her story. We talk about Mara’s journey, how she founded Inspiro, what it’s like to run day to day. Plus, our first experiences with tequila once we reached drinking age… To learn more, and for the complete show notes, vis...

Welcome to Wednesday Q&A, where you ask questions and we answer them! In this Wednesday Q&A, we answer your questions about warrior poses, Morton’s neuroma, and sacrum junction pain. Your questions: Warrior poses: beneficial or detrimental?  How can you relieve Morton’s neuroma pain aside from using arch support and footpads? What is sacrum junction pain and what can I do to release i...

With Valentine’s Day, it’s time to make sure you’re remembering to extend love to yourself. Self-compassion is incredibly important and we now know that it leads to better mental health overall. In this episode, I share a handy acronym to remind you to send some love inward as well as to those around you. To learn more, and for the complete show notes, visit: lytyoga.com/blog/category/podcasts/ Re...

Rachelle McCloud wants us to leave our pain in the past. Talk therapy is valid and has a lot to offer, but so much of it is about thoughts, stories, and reliving old chapters of our lives to find out why things happened. Rachelle McCloud has a new approach, which is to bypass all that. She wants to take us straight to the root cause so that we can find a solution.  She has some amazing insigh...

Welcome to Wednesday Q&A, where you ask questions and we answer them! In this Wednesday Q&A, we answer your questions about hamstring recovery, stretching the abdominal wall, migraines, and what a typical day is like for us.  Your questions: How can I best support my hamstring recovery? Is there a way to stretch the abdominal wall without tipping the pelvis forward or arching the back...