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  • 349 | Fighting Cancer with Movement | with Carolyn Brown

    349 | Fighting Cancer with Movement | with Carolyn Brown

    Carolyn Brown is a LYT-certified teacher who fought and overcame cancer. When she was diagnosed, she was training to go with her team to the Masters World Championships of Synchronized Swimming, and she was determined to still go. She went into research mode and did everything she could to improve her situation. 

    Three months after her chemo treatment ended, she was able to participate in the championship. Afterward, acknowledging how much movement did for her, she enrolled in LYT Yoga teacher training. She talks about her diagnosis and the things she did to help her move through it and recover.

     

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  • 348 | Dressage, Horsemanship, & Posture | with Karen Rohlf

    348 | Dressage, Horsemanship, & Posture | with Karen Rohlf

    Karen Rohlf is an expert dressage teacher. She pioneered a new niche in the horse industry by combining two seemingly different styles of riding, and she works with horses to improve their biomechanics by focusing on the mental and emotional components of posture and movement. She also mentors other heart-centered equine professionals.

    Karen started as a horse-crazy kid. But the further she delved into the professional horse industry, the more she missed the feeling of riding for fun as a kid. So she ended up diving into natural horsemanship, where the partnership and relationship with the horse took priority.


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  • 347 | Wednesday Q&A with Kristin Williams | January 27, 2021

    347 | Wednesday Q&A with Kristin Williams | January 27, 2021

    Welcome to Wednesday Q&A, where you ask questions and we answer them!


    Your questions:

    • Please talk about running and your professional opinion on it as exercise?
    • How do you organize your work/schedule?
    • Secrets to staying motivated and upbeat during this pandemic?
    • Headstands versus handstands? Pros and cons?
    • Does hip opening yoga work for teeth grinding?
    • I can’t get my head to the wall in neutral with the SSS, how can I lengthen my neck?


    Do you have a question?


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  • 346 | How to Soothe the Nervous System

    346 | How to Soothe the Nervous System

    So many of us are feeling fried right now. There’s so much going on in the world, both personally and globally, that can make us feel like our nervous system is in a clenched fist. But there are ways that we can soothe ourselves, even if we can’t change the circumstances that got us stressed out.

    When we have an overactive nervous system, we create a stress response linked to our autonomic nervous system, which oversees all of our vital basic functions: breathing, blood sugar, blood pressure, blood flow, and heart rate. When we are under stress, even light amounts, it can have effects on all of those basic systems. But we don’t have to give into that. We have the power to soothe ourselves.


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  • 345 | Bringing Balance & Mindfulness to the Military | with Dr. Jannell MacAulay

    345 | Bringing Balance & Mindfulness to the Military | with Dr. Jannell MacAulay

    Dr. Jannell MacAulay is a U.S. Air Force veteran who has managed human performance under high-stress situations for over two decades. As a military leader and combat pilot, she experienced the same stress, frustrations, and fears that leaders and teams in corporate America face daily in their personal and professional lives. She went on to earn her PhD with work in the field of strategic health and human performance.

    We talk about her work, how she brought mindfulness into the military, and bringing self-care and mindfulness into your own day-to-day life.


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  • 344 | Wednesday Q&A with Kristin Williams | January 20, 2021

    344 | Wednesday Q&A with Kristin Williams | January 20, 2021

    Welcome to Wednesday Q&A, where you ask questions and we answer them!


    Your questions:

    • Question about my right outer hip/glute medius. I’ve always had super tight outer hips. When I go for a hike, that’s the first place that starts to complain/ache. Is it a question of doing more strengthening of the abductors or more and the right kind of stretches?
    • What would you recommend to do for diastasis recti after pregnancy?
    • What are your thoughts on aerial yoga?
    • Can you explain what nerve flossing does?
    • Tips for people who got COVID and now movement seems almost impossible?
    • Why do you reference the sides of the mat as east and west? Is there a benefit to mat placement?


    Do you have a question?

    • DM me on Instagram: @lara.heimann
    • Email me at lara@old.lytyoga.com
  • 343 | Finding Comfort in the Uncomfortable

    343 | Finding Comfort in the Uncomfortable

    This past year, we’ve had comfort and discomfort, and we’ve had to reconcile with the comfort that we might experience daily. Some comforts are necessary for us to thrive, but there is such a thing as getting too comfortable — it’s called being complacent.

    Sometimes, you have to reach, to push yourself past your comfort zone, because it’s only in the discomfort that we can truly begin to grow.


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  • 342 | Becoming an Advocate for Animal Rescue | with Lee Asher

    342 | Becoming an Advocate for Animal Rescue | with Lee Asher

    Lee Asher is traveling around the country in a school bus with eleven dogs helping people understand the importance of animal adoption, and he’s also currently building an animal sanctuary in Estacada, Oregon.

    When he was young, he knew he wanted to make as much money as he could to help save as many animals as he could. But, eventually, he realized that he didn’t actually need a lot of money to make his dream come true. We talk about the life transition that took place, what it’s like living with eleven dogs, and the work that has gone into building his own sanctuary.

     

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