Redefining Movement

Today’s podcast is about sharing information! A friend of mine recently wrote a post about feeling unwelcome in the yoga community upon completing her yoga teacher training, and it really made me think about the why behind withholding information from one another. Today we’re going to explore this idea, and how we can overcome it to move forward and help others out along the way.   To learn more,...

Investing is an interesting concept in that most people think of finances when they say they are making a personal investment, but there are so many other outlets and areas of life to make investments in! Your health, wellbeing, career, and personal aspirations all have their own investments as well. In today’s episode, I’m going to share why I believe it is so important to become better at making...

Today’s episode is dedicated to sharing the poses in yoga that I do not teach or practice. People are constantly asking me why I don’t practice or teach certain yoga poses, and I wanted to speak to that today, and offer my rationale behind my why.   To learn more, and for the complete show notes, visit: movementbylara.com   Resources: Check out: movementbylara.com Instagram: @lara.heimann Facebook...

Today’s podcast episode is all about effective movement strategies! Eccentric training allows you to go deeper into your muscle movement, and I am a fan of the results that it offers. Whatever your movement preference is, in today’s episode I will be providing different recommendations for adding in movement patterns and techniques that will encourage a better movement practice all around.   To le...

Today’s topic is one that has been on my mind for quite some time now: why are we sitting so much? Why is it that we wait until something very drastic happens before we begin to want to do something about it? In the last decade there’s been a lot of attention given to the frightening fact that we are sitting now more than ever, and sitting is taking years off of our life expectancy. Today’s episod...

Today is a special episode featuring my husband, Mark! Mark and I are diving into a topic that doesn’t seem to be discussed often: grief. In our conversation today, Mark and I talk about the different layers of grief, and share our own experiences with it as well. Grief is a complex word and feeling, we hope that today’s episode helps you in dealing with and understanding grief.   To learn more, a...

Today I am talking about mindful eating in the sense of what mindful actually means, which is to bring awareness toward something. As a yoga teacher and lover of movement, plus a background in physical therapy, I do receive a lot of questions regarding nutrition and eating. Though I am not a nutritionist, I do love studying it and talking about it, and that’s just what I’ll be sharing today!   To...

I get a lot of questions from listeners, yoga teachers, and followers I have on social media quite often, so I wanted to take today to answer a few of them. My hope is that in answering these on my podcast, will help someone else as well!   To learn more, and for the complete show notes, visit: movementbylara.com   Resources: Check out: movementbylara.com Instagram: @lara.heimann Facebook: faceboo...

Today’s solo episode is short and sweet! I’m offering a few tips on how to maintain sanity while you’re out of movement commission due to an injury. I get this question a lot, whether the injury is through overuse or an accident. When a routine includes movement, but something happens that restricts that, it can be a really difficult time. It is my hope that today’s episode provides you help on na...

In today’s podcast episode, I’m talking about the number one factor that affects young people today: anxiety. I recently went to a lecture where the main topic was anxiety and its prevalence, and what I learned was really upsetting. Because of my findings, I wanted to take today’s episode to share ways in order to ease anxiety, and if you are struggling, know that it is okay to seek help.   To lea...

Today’s podcast episode is all about moving better through your breath! Breathing is essential for our life, and breathing is going to happen regardless of if we pay attention to it or not, so why not make shifts to breathe better? In the episode today, I’m sharing simple anatomy so that you understand how breathing takes place, and also ways that you can breathe better in and out of your movement...

I’m so excited for today’s episode because my brother, John Frank, is back on the podcast! John and I are sharing tips for the foot and knees, as well as ways to help with plantar fasciitis. The foot is always a much asked about topic within the community, and John has so much knowledge– this episode is sure to help you in your better movement patterns!   To learn more, and for the complete show n...

We talk about finding smarter and safer movement patterns on my podcast and platforms daily, but for today I am speaking fully from my physical therapy perspective. I’ll be speaking about how to use the core correctly, from the PT perspective of just what the purpose of the core is for.   To learn more, and for the complete show notes, visit: movementbylara.com   Resources: Check out: movementbyla...

Today’s solo episode is all about how to use core stability when you are hypermobile. Hypermobile people may fill a small category, but they will actually suffer more injuries in yoga due to their bigger ranges of motion within their movement practices. Being bendy in yoga is beautiful, just as any practice is, but without proper attention and care, those with hypermobility can suffer great injury...

I get a lot of questions from listeners, yoga teachers, and followers I have on social media quite often, so I wanted to take today to answer a few of them. My hope is that in answering these on my podcast, this helps someone else as well!   To learn more, visit: movementbylara.com   Resources: Check out: movementbylara.com Instagram: @lara.heimann Facebook: facebook.com/movementbylara Online LYT...

We know that confidence is key for having a more successful life, but creating that confidence can seem a little daunting. In today’s episode, I’m sharing the reason I believe confidence is vital to a full life, and the ways that I create confidence in my life.   To learn more, and for the complete show notes, visit: movementbylara.com /podcast   Resources: Check out: movementbylara.com Instagram:...

Today’s episode is all about movement. Surprise! I’m using the concept of stagnant waters to really show you that it teaches us about our own body. As you know, water that has been sitting for awhile can begin to not smell well, and even begin to grow things in it– this is very much like our own body. Over 70% of our body is water, and you can see how that shows stagnancy is something we can have...

Today’s podcast is all about lifting your arms pain free and easily, which may sound simple, but this isn’t necessarily the case. We were born to be able to lift our arms up and above us, as well as around in a complete circle, but a lot of people struggle with this movement. In today’s conversation, I’m sharing how to get your arms to be able to complete this movement, and why it’s so important....

Several weeks ago, I lost my father. He was an incredible human, and as I am preparing a eulogy for him, I’m truly noticing all the he has taught me. In today’s episode I am sharing the lessons my father, Larry, had taught me and is still teaching me to this day.   To learn more, visit: movementbylara.com   Resources: Check out: movementbylara.com Instagram: @lara.heimann Facebook: facebook.com/mo...

Today’s podcast is all about embracing the beginner’s mind without always labeling ourselves as beginners. In Zen Buddhism, the beginner’s mind is thought of as something we should aspire and practice to have. It’s time we stop looking at being a beginner as something we are ashamed of, and see it more as an opportunity!   To learn more, visit: movementbylara.com   Resources: Check out: movementby...

Today’s podcast was inspired by a recent mistake that I made while on the road with my daughter, looking at colleges. I made a mistake when I put gas in our car, I accidently filled it up with diesel fuel instead of regular. Sure, it made me feel silly, but rather than get down on myself, I looked for the lesson.   To learn more, visit: http://laraheimann.com   Resources: Check out: movementbylara...

Today’s episode is inspired by my daughter searching for what college she’ll be attending! We’re looking at what each school has to offer beyond the education, and it made me think of what I recommend as a yoga teacher. There are a lot of similarities between what you may be looking for in a yoga class, and what you may be looking for in a college setting, and today I’m going to share my thoughts!...

We all have experienced the strive for perfection, and how it can actually get in the way of real progress. I see this a lot in yoga practice, where people have a perfectionist mindset for their practice, and I believe that can be really limiting. Today we are going to talk through the importance of releasing the illusion of perfection, and replacing it with the strive of progress.   To learn more...

For today’s episode, I wanted to address how to get out of a slump. Being in a slump can be a physical thing, an emotional thing, professional, or even a creative thing! A slump is a feeling of being stuck, sort of like a blockage that you feel you can’t move past. We all can get stuck in the slump, and today, I’m going to share with you why I believe it’s important to do so.   To learn more, visi...

Today’s podcast is all about one of my favorite quotes! I even centered an entire yoga class around it, because our body’s are useful instruments, and we need to remember that. Are we neglecting our body, or are we making it a useful instrument? Today, that is just what we are going to talk about.   To learn more, visit: movementbylara.com   Resources: Herbalist & Alchemist Check out: movementbyla...