Redefining Movement

You’ve probably heard this before, but sitting is the new smoking. One of the single greatest things anybody can do for their health is simply standing and moving around to get their blood pumping at short, regular intervals. It’s more important now than ever with so many of us living sedentary lifestyles, and it’s so easy to fix.  A trick to doing this work is to find exercises that you actu...

Scott Robinson, better known as The Brain Guy, understands a thing or two about brain health and neuroplasticity. In this episode, he shares his wonderful insights into our relationships with perception, time, and happiness.  In the same way we’re able to use our perception of ourselves to boost our abilities, it can also shape our physical and mental health for the better. I talk a lot about...

Welcome to Wednesday Q&A, where you ask questions and we answer them! In this Wednesday Q&A, we answer your questions about building out your core and the truth, or lack thereof, behind “no pain, no gain.” Your questions: What does building out your core mean? Is “no pain, no gain” still relevant?  To learn more, and for the complete show notes, visit: lytyoga.com/blog/category/podcas...

Ergonomics is so important for our long term health, yet it’s something we so rarely stop to think about. More than a third of all lost workdays are due to musculoskeletal disorders, and you can bet that, more often than not, these things are caused or exacerbated by bad ergonomics in the workplace. I’ve been hired by companies to set up offices with these principles in the past, so here are some...

Kelly Smith is a renowned yoga and meditation teacher who’s studied over sixteen types of yoga on five different continents. Her use of yoga nidra has allowed her to find a calm space within the madness of the outside world and she’s here to impart her wisdom to all of us. We talk all about the benefits of yoga nidra on, not just the body and mind, but the soul as well. Kelly is all about learning...

Welcome to Wednesday Q&A, where you ask questions and we answer them! In this Wednesday Q&A, we answer your questions about practicing yoga with tinnitus, and coping with self-destructive thoughts. Your questions: How does tinnitus influence one’s yoga practice, and can yoga support sufferers of it? How can you stop self-destructive thoughts? To learn more, and for the complete show notes,...

Lower back pain is the problem I’m asked about the most. Something like 60-70% of people have it – and some people deal with it chronically. It’s easy to feel like it’s something beyond your control. Many people give up and accept it as part of aging. But, you can do something. In fact, in many cases, you can cure it altogether. To learn more, and for the complete show notes, visit: lytyoga.com/bl...

In today’s Friday with Friends, I spend some quality time with Steve Wiltshire to hear the remarkable story of how he cured his autoimmune disease through mindfulness and wellness.  Steve has made health, fitness and mindset his priority for three decades! He was diagnosed shortly being crowned Mr. Oregon at a bodybuilding competition. It originated from a serious gut complication and almost...

Welcome to Wednesday Q&A, where you ask questions and we answer them! In this Wednesday Q&A, we answer your questions about letting your head hang, dipped hips, back rib pain, and Ehlers-Danlos syndrome. Your questions: What is the benefit of letting the head hang? Why does my client’s hip dip during three-legged down dog? Why do the back of my ribs hurt after lifting heavy weight? Should...

This Monday Motivation is all about, well, motivation. It seems like a lot of people are dealing with despondency in their lives right now, so let’s take a look at how we can turn the tides with a few simple tips. To learn more, and for the complete show notes, visit: lytyoga.com/blog/category/podcasts/ Resources: Instagram: @lara.heimann Redefining Yoga is a production of Crate Media Hosted on Ac...

It’s a very special Friday with Friends as we sit down with my dear friend – and my doctor! Julie Pantelick is a functional medicine genius and I am so excited to share her with you.  Julie’s entire approach to health is about arming yourself for whatever the future may hold. We’re all going to go through menopause at some point, for example, but it doesn’t have to be a bad thing. A few tweak...

Welcome to Wednesday Q&A, where you ask questions and we answer them!  In this Wednesday Q&A, we answer your questions about how our glutes relate to back pain and breathing during the abdominal series. Your questions: What should people do with back pain and does it relate to our glutes? Can you talk about breathing during the abdominal series? To learn more, and for the complete sho...

Let’s build on the new year’s momentum while you put your carefully laid plans into action. But before we expand too far, remember, we only have the capacity to do so much. In this episode, we discuss how you can grow your capacity in order to take more on without sacrificing your health or sanity. To learn more, and for the complete show notes, visit: lytyoga.com/blog/category/podcasts/ Resources...

Sierra Vandervort, The Local Mystic, is a traveling yoga teacher, mindset mentor, and the creator of The Mystic Moon School. We dig into what it means to be in touch with nature and the energies surrounding us these days. A little witch goes a long way! Sierra believes that life should be easy and enjoyable, and that the pivotal way to make that so, for you or for anyone else, is to explore how we...

Welcome to Wednesday Q&A, where you ask questions and we answer them! Your questions: Ever since having my two children, I haven’t been able to run or do high impact moves without peeing myself. Not only is it embarrassing, but I miss running and jumping. Am I destined to never do those again? I have always felt like my hamstrings were tight, but no matter what I do to flex them, nothing seems...

Happy new year! It’s that time of year where we look to the future and make new year’s resolutions. The word “resolution” comes from the Latin “to loosen,” so I want to help you achieve your 2022 goals and ambitions with another acronym. Remember to L.O.O.S.E.N. and you’ll find embracing the year ahead that much easier! To learn more, and for the complete show notes, visit: lytyoga.com/blog/catego...

When Kori Hahn was twenty, she packed up everything she owned – which wasn’t much – and drove nonstop for seven days, ending up in Alaska. She lived off-grid and made her own way through life, which gave her a lifelong taste for living mindfully and slowing down.  From there, she began to travel extensively, leading her to Sri Lanka as of this conversation. Kori wanted to prove to the yogis o...

Welcome to Wednesday Q&A, where you ask questions and we answer them! Your questions: What is the difference between functional movement and non-functional movement, especially when it comes to yoga? How to cultivate perseverance and confidence when coming back from an injury? What’s your posture as you eat? To learn more, and for the complete show notes, visit: lytyoga.com/blog/category/podca...

Everyone’s going through it right now, again. Chances are, a person (or people) you know and care about aren’t living up to their best selves, for one reason or another. It’s easy to hide our faces and dive inward during these times, but we should always be looking out for those around us. It can be very tricky to find the best approach when looking to motivate someone to change or take action. To...

Gene Baur is an inspiration for the vegan community. He has a big dream of the whole world being vegan and ending animal suffering once and for all. And yet he’s also gracious, understanding, and compassionate towards humans and meeting them where they are to bridge the gap in beliefs. We talk about the environmental impacts of animal farming, the cognitive biases that make it hard for us to conne...

Welcome to Wednesday Q&A, where you ask questions and we answer them! In this Wednesday Q&A, we answer your questions about cramps, whether or not we can bend over while treating lower back pain, and dry needling. Your questions: Why do we get cramps? And what actually happens to the muscle when it happens? What are your thoughts on my chiropractor telling me not to bend over while treatin...

This might sound silly, but I think we’re all a little out of practice with our social skills right now. Being used to isolating ourselves during the pandemic, we’re rusty. To help restart our social muscles, I have a handy acronym to help remember small ways we can help ourselves come out of these cocoons as social butterflies. To learn more, and for the complete show notes, visit: lytyoga.com/bl...

Baldeep “Deep” Pooni is a first-generation American from Punjabi. Combining his Punjabi heritage with his American upbringing, Deep brings a unique perspective to the world and shares it through his poetry. Deep is also an ACE Certified personal trainer and yoga enthusiast, connecting his practice of movement with his love of language to express himself in profound ways. We talk about how his Indi...

Welcome to Wednesday Q&A, where you ask questions and we answer them! In this Wednesday Q&A, we answer your questions about engaging the scapula, our favorite muscles, and using cold lasers. Your questions: I can engage my scapula in standing split but tend to lose engagement with my left side. Is this OK? What are your favorite muscles? What are your thoughts on cold lasers and taping for...

Pain is something we all struggle to deal with, especially if it’s chronic or acute pain. Learning to understand the science behind it can help us to cope with it in our lives more meaningfully. Today, we dive into that in hopes of giving you perspective, and maybe even some relief. Research into the science of pain is ongoing, and gets more and more robust every year. It’s important to keep up on...