Redefining Movement

Welcome to Wednesday Q&A, where you ask questions and Kristin Williams and I answer them! Your questions: What do I do about hip flexor pain that is radiating to the gluteus medius? Could you expand on the “lift the femur into the glute” cue? In one of your flows, we shrug the shoulders in down dog and then jump to handstand. Should the shoulder blades stay elevated? To learn more, and for the...

“There is a sacredness in tears. They are not a mark of weakness, but of power. They speak more eloquently than ten thousand tongues. They are the messengers of overwhelming grief, of deep contrition, and of unspeakable love.” —Washington Irving Sometimes, all we need in order to release is a good cry. We’ve been conditioned to believe that showing emotion through tears is weak and off putting to...

Jordan David, otherwise known as @Conscious_Muscle on Instagram, is an online vegan trainer, super jacked, and a man with a heart of gold. He was always into fitness and personal training, and after delving into everything he could find on veganism, Jordan came away with the realization that the way he was eating was not going to give him the life he wanted as he got old and his kids grew up. And...

Welcome to Wednesday Q&A, where you ask questions and Kristin Williams and I answer them! Your questions: What is the best way to relieve tight hamstrings and lower back pain after a long cycle, and any other suggestions for people who experience a lot of pain in their lower back and proximal hamstrings? I’ve recently started running but am experiencing cramping in my lower calf. Is this somet...

“Have nothing in your house that you do not know to be useful or believe to be beautiful.”  — William Morris Why is clearing out the clutter in our lives so important? I’ve discussed before how organizing the body and the home helps to organize the nervous system—we feel better when we have order. While we go through transitions in the seasons, it’s important to think of making transitions in...

Ryan Orrico is a former yoga teacher and he has a lot to say about his experience. He’s fascinating, entertaining, and a slightly polarizing figure in the yoga world. Instagram tends to be so curated and professional, so it’s incredibly refreshing to see someone drop the filter and stop taking things so seriously. He wasn’t a big fan of the way most yoga teachers used Instagram—it felt very fake—b...

Welcome to Wednesday Q&A, where you ask questions and Kristin Williams and I answer them! Your questions: What is cervical arthritis and how would you adapt the LYT practice to it? Any advice on rheumatoid arthritis and stiff hands? Damaged my rotator cuff and now yoga makes it worse, how can I help? How do I not hunch or tighten while sleeping? To learn more, and for the complete show notes,...

Unless you’ve been living in a hole, you’ve heard of the art of gratitude and how beneficial it is. I’m a pretty grateful person, but even I have sometimes found myself not buying into the idea of it. However, I’ve recently come to appreciate just how powerful this practice can be. If you, too, have had those thoughts of how cheesy it sounds to be grateful, I hear you. Just listen to what I found...

Dr. Marc Robinson is a doctor of physical therapy with a couple of different projects: Active Atoms, a nutrition company that focuses on health and fitness, and Evercore, a physical therapy company that focuses on injury recovery. Marc started to realize as he was working with patients that people’s sleep, nutrition level, and their stress level had a huge impact on their pain level. Nutrition pla...

Welcome to Wednesday Q&A, where you ask questions and Kristin Williams and I answer them! Your questions: After having two c sections and being 60 years old is it still possible to get a flat stomach? I’ve got hardware in my left knee and don’t always feel even, I compensate at times. Any tips? Is there something that can be done to make scoliosis better? What are the best moves to focus on af...

We are in a time where things look grim and dim. It can be daunting to show up in life shining your own light. How do we do that, now that it’s needed more than ever? To learn more, and for the complete show notes, visit: lytyoga.com Resources: Instagram: @lara.heimann Redefining Yoga is a production of Crate Media Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Kimberly Giannelli is the PR genius that’s helping LYT™ Yoga go to the next level. Public relations is all about framing a company or individual and their message into a story that has legacy and meaning to it. This can take the form of a press release, social media, or any other outward communication. Through her background in yoga, she was able to identify what makes LYT™ Yoga unique, which is t...

Welcome to Wednesday Q&A, where you ask questions and Kristin Williams and I answer them! Your questions: Do hunching or rounding the shoulders affect the ribs? How are the rips, scapula, and shoulders connected? My arms go numb when lifting them to shoulder height, are my shoulders the issue? My shoulders sit forward, how do I help them sit back? Why is raising the arm out to the side not ide...

Let’s discuss the concept of the uncharted path. It’s a topic that’s particularly relevant to our world today. We need to learn to embrace the fact that we are all on an uncharted path. Imagine sitting on a train facing backwards: You know you’re moving forward, but you can only look back on where you’ve been. But always remember that we have the ability to change the path that we’re on at any giv...

Stuart Mitchell, known as the Vigilante Vegan on Instagram, has such an incredible conviction and an amazing origin story. He’s like a modern day superhero! He shares how he came to be vegan, getting the conviction to make that decision, and the concerns of people who are thinking of making the transition. We also touch on the topic of privilege in the vegan community and why representation is so...

Welcome to Wednesday Q&A, where you ask questions and Kristin Williams and I answer them! Your questions: What would you say to someone who says their teacher always told them to be shifting forward? My teacher said to never put your knees on the mat, you could never get strong that way. True? My scapula always pops up when I lower. What do I do? To learn more, and for the complete show notes,...

This fifth of the Yamas, a yogic philosophy tenant, can be translated from Sanskrit to “non-grasping” or  “non-attachment.”  But how do we live a life without attachment? How do we evolve in every area of our lives — work, pleasure, home life, inner growth — but not grasp and hold onto things? At a certain point, you have to be okay with the way that things turn out. Where do you feel li...

Marketing genius Brendan Kane joins us today to help us get the message out into the world of how to move better in their bodies. Marketing is all a matter of sharing how your company, product, or service can help someone. If you can explain what makes you uniquely brilliant in your offering, you will see results from your marketing efforts and get your message out there to more people. To learn m...

Today is Wednesday Q&A, where you ask questions and I answer them! Your questions: Can handstands on fist be a realistic goal for someone with wrist issues to work on? Guidance on shoulder blade position during down dog? I have two bulging discs in my low back, I’ve been modifying my practice but still struggling. Will you be doing another teacher training in the fall? My husband is always twe...

We could all use some calm in our lives. If you’re feeling a lack of calm, I want to walk you through what you can do to lower your nervous system using this acronym: C - Clear your voice, your breath, and your thoughts. A - Aim for one minute of closed eyes and following your breath. L - Lightly tap your body. M - Make room for stillness To learn more, and for the complete show notes, visit: lyty...

Roger Gunn is a golf professional who played in college at UCLA and on the PGA Tour. He’s a two-time US Open participant and a Senior Open participant, and is in Golf Magazine’s Top 100 Alumni. Most importantly, he practices LYT™ Daily! As a professional golfer, you find yourself performing so many repetitive, taxing motions that you burn out your body (and your mind) in just a few weeks. Maintain...

Welcome to Wednesday Q&A, where you ask questions and Kristin Williams and I answer them! Your questions: How do you engage the core? Is it not belly in? How do you explain it? Should a yoga beginner start by themselves or with a teacher? If you only had 10 minutes to practice movement for improved posture, what would you do? How can you stop hip popping during leg lifts and mountain climbers?...

While we’re all more isolated by necessity, there are so many benefits to finding a group for self-improvement. It’s more important than ever to break out of our shells. When we’re by ourselves, we can grow unaware of our bad habits because they become automatic, but once we’ve put ourselves in a group where those bad habits are not accepted, or the good habits we aren’t doing for ourselves are th...

Today we have two fabulous physical therapists who happen to be engaged to each other, Dr. Jen Esquer and Dr. Domenic Fraboni. Known as @docjenfit on Instagram, Jen is the creator of The Mobility Method. Dom is the author of “The Kitchen Independence Cookbook.” And together, they host The Optimal Body Podcast. We have a casual chat about what it’s like being PTs in the world today, putting yoursel...

Welcome to Wednesday Q&A, where you ask questions and I answer them! Today, we’re also joined by a special guest: Kristin Williams, a fellow PT and yogi who has an amazing therapeutic series on LYT™ Daily . Your questions: Best way to increase holding time in pincha? When stepping forward from plank and keeping the hands planted, do I step between or behind the hands? How do you keep up on the...