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  • 285 | A Physical Therapists’ Fireside Chat | with Dr. Jen Esquer and Dr. Domenic Fraboni

    285 | A Physical Therapists’ Fireside Chat | with Dr. Jen Esquer and Dr. Domenic Fraboni

    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 yourself out there online, what it’s like being in a relationship, pivoting their businesses during quarantine, and their three non-negotiables for feeling your best.


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  • 284 | Wednesday Q&A with Kristin Williams | September 2, 2020

    284 | Wednesday Q&A with Kristin Williams | September 2, 2020

    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 latest research regarding movement?
    • Advice for indoor cyclists?


    Do you have a question?

    • DM me on Instagram: @lara.heimann
    • Email me at lara@movementbylara.com
  • 283 | Know Your Wiring

    283 | Know Your Wiring

    We are all wired a certain way, and it is so important to know who we are at our essence.

    That doesn’t mean we can’t rewire ourselves and shift some things, but we have some circuitry that’s pre-programmed into our nature and it’s important to recognize and celebrate that. Because when we try to be someone who we are not, it can be exhausting — and it usually ends in headaches or tears. Know yourself, embrace yourself, and lean into it.


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  • 282 | The Egoscue Method & The Importance of Posture | with Greg Heinemann

    282 | The Egoscue Method & The Importance of Posture | with Greg Heinemann

    Greg Heinemann is an Egoscue trainer and clinic owner, and he’s like a brother from another mother to me.

    What is the Egoscue method? Named after its founder, Pete Egoscue, who set out on a journey to figure out how to correct his posture after dealing with some intensely painful recovery after being shot during the Vietnam war. Greg got interested in the field after his own struggles with recovery. He shares the process of becoming an Egoscue trainer, how the method works, the importance of posture awareness, and his own movement practice.


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  • 281 | Wednesday Q&A with Kristin Williams | August 26, 2020

    281 | Wednesday Q&A with Kristin Williams | August 26, 2020

    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:

    • I need help with sciatic pain originating from L4. I’ve been struggling with it for over three years.
    • How do I lessen my apparently chronic hip pain?
    • Are there exercises I can do to cure my patella femoral syndrome?


    Do you have a question?

    • DM me on Instagram: @lara.heimann
    • Email me at lara@movementbylara.com
  • 280 | Finding the Curl of the Wave

    280 | Finding the Curl of the Wave

    The surfer’s motto is to always be in the curl of the wave—to find that curl and ride it. When you find that sweet spot, you can make your way safely and smoothly to shore. Isn’t that a great metaphor for life?

    Now we’re in a period of time where it feels as though we’re thrashing against the waves. We’re not finding that energetic spot that will allow us to balance and ride the wave calmly. So when you’re learning how to surf, in a metaphorical sense, there are some tips you can apply in your lives to help:

    • Don’t stand up too fast. Feel the wave underneath you before you pop up. Listen intuitively to the things that will help you.
    • Don’t panic. Panic is reserved for times when you are in danger, and if you are constantly in a panicked state, your nervous system will not be able to register what is a real terror.
    • Do take your time to find that “sweet spot.” When you’re going through some transition, try to find that curl where there’s some ease to the movement.


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  • 279 | The Ethics of Oneness | with Jeremy Engels

    279 | The Ethics of Oneness | with Jeremy Engels

    Jeremy Engels is a professor at Penn State and the co-owner of Yoga Lab in State College, Pennsylvania. The Yoga Lab is known as a “guru free zone” where experimentation is embraced and no one tries to hold power over anyone else.

    While there is certainly magic in practicing together in person, having to shift their practice online has come with some hidden benefits. Being in a college town, many of their students and teachers have moved away, but being able to operate remotely means having the opportunity to reconnect with prior teachers and students.

    We discuss some of the myths of yoga, such as the disconnect between physical movement and spirituality, respecting where yoga came from while continuing to adapt it, how yoga can become more inclusive, and the meaning of oneness.


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  • 278 | Wednesday Q&A with Kristin Williams | August 19, 2020

    278 | Wednesday Q&A with Kristin Williams | August 19, 2020

    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:

    • What types of movements are best for each moment of the day? Flexibility, strength, and mobility?
    • Can you ever lengthen the hamstrings/Achilles to get feet flat in a parallel squat?
    • How are the diaphragm and the proas connected and how does that relationship affect breath?


    Do you have a question?


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