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  • 085 | Sharing Information: Be More Generous

    085 | Sharing Information: Be More Generous

    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.

     

    I believe our own insecurities bubble up, and instead of sharing, we allow fear to take the lead and we shut down. This happens in every field!

     

    Have you ever felt that you withheld information because it gave you a sense of power?

    Have you held back on giving feedback?

     

    Don’t be stingy with your time, your knowledge, with your patience, or with your affirmations. Also, learning how to receive these in return will create a feedback loop.

     

    Resources:

    Today’s episode is sponsored my LYT Daily online yoga classes. This is an exclusive pass into my personal practice and program that I created from my experience as a physical therapist and 20 years developing my LYT yoga methodology. There is a different class with me everyday – including special monthly live streams – so you can feel your most LYT up – anytime and anywhere. Get a 3 day free trial today by going to movementbylara.com and clicking “daily classes.” Let’s get moving!

  • 084 | Make A Personal Investment In Yourself

    084 | Make A Personal Investment In Yourself

    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 personal investments in all aspects of your life.

     

    Tips for investing in yourself:

     

    • Set long term goals
    • What is the risk tolerance in your goals?
    • Control your emotional ability
    • Be diverse

     

    The bottom line? Don’t be afraid to invest in yourself, and be very clear on your long term goals. This will help you stay consistent and less uncertain in what you view as an investment.

     

    Resources:

    Today’s episode is sponsored my LYT Daily online yoga classes. This is an exclusive pass into my personal practice and program that I created from my experience as a physical therapist and 20 years developing my LYT yoga methodology. There is a different class with me everyday – including special monthly live streams – so you can feel your most LYT up – anytime and anywhere. Get a 3 day free trial today by going to movementbylara.com and clicking “daily classes.” Let’s get moving!

  • 083 | Yoga Poses I Don’t Teach and Why

    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.

     

    With each yoga pose, I always ask two questions:

     

    1. What is the benefit?
    2. What is the potential cost?

     

    The following are poses that I find the cost outweighs any benefit you may get:

     

    • Shoulder stand
    • Plow
    • Fish pose
    • Headstand
    • Steaded forward folds
    • Splits
    • Triangle

     

    Resources:

    Today’s episode is sponsored my LYT Daily online yoga classes. This is an exclusive pass into my personal practice and program that I created from my experience as a physical therapist and 20 years developing my LYT yoga methodology. There is a different class with me everyday – including special monthly live streams – so you can feel your most LYT up – anytime and anywhere. Get a 3 day free trial today by going to movementbylara.com and clicking “daily classes.” Let’s get moving!

  • 082 | Why Eccentrics are Important in Movement

    082 | Why Eccentrics are Important in Movement

    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.

     

    What is eccentric training?

     

    Eccentric training is an effective movement practice that allows you to train your muscles to push past their normal range of failure. This type of training actually challenges the muscle in ways we normally don’t, which strengthens your body in a different way.

     

    How to incorporate eccentric training into your movement practice:

     

    • In yoga, add in a pose with one legged stance, lowering one hand to the floor slowly, then coming back up
    • Lowering slowly from plank position
    • Adding weights
    • Lowering your calves slowly, then lifting slowly

     

    Resources:

    Today’s episode is sponsored my LYT Daily online yoga classes. This is an exclusive pass into my personal practice and program that I created from my experience as a physical therapist and 20 years developing my LYT yoga methodology. There is a different class with me everyday – including special monthly live streams – so you can feel your most LYT up – anytime and anywhere. Get a 14-day free trial today by going to lytyoga.com and clicking “Start 14-Day Trial.” Let’s get moving!

  • 81 | Stop Being Sedentary

    81 | Stop Being Sedentary

    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 episode is not intended to scare you, but to help you be more informed about this epidemic, and to inspire you to stand up and move!

     

    What’s happening when the body is sitting for a while?

     

    Sitting for longer periods of time causes your blood to flow slower, and can create serious heart problems. Sitting also alters your digestive system, and can create an issue with properly releasing toxins from the body. From a skeletal stance, without movement, your core has less demand which can cause your posture to worsen, and can create neck, back, and shoulder pain.

     

    How do we begin to change?

     

    With tech being a big part of our world now, I know that this doesn’t have just one answer that will solve the epidemic for us all. Waking up to the fact that we all know the evidence is here, and trying our best to maintain daily movement is important.

     

    • Encourage your employees to walk 10,000 steps
    • Walk more
    • Stand up and move every 10 minutes
    • Find an accountability partner

     

    Resources:

    Connect with Lara on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/movementbylara/

  • 80 | Moving Through Grief with Mark Heimann

    80 | Moving Through Grief with Mark Heimann

    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.

     

    What is grief?

     

    Grief is a multifaceted response to loss. It also has many dimensions within it, encompassing spirituality, physical, and cultural dimensions.

     

    Why is it so difficult for people to talk about grief?

     

    Not everyone has experienced a loss, or if they have, they feel that it isn’t on the same scope or as traumatic, so they don’t say anything.

     

    What compelled you (Mark) to go to a psychic? What did you learn?

     

    Being able to connect with someone after they have passed is something a lot of people are interested in doing. I left with a feeling of hope that there was a connection still between me and my relatives that have passed.

     

    Resources:

    Connect with Lara on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/movementbylara/

  • 079 | Mindfulness and Eating

    079 | Mindfulness and Eating

    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!

     

    What do I consider a daily food essential?

     

    Water is an absolute essential for me, as it has such an impact on how I feel and what I eat. The food essential of mine is that I have are greens every single day! These make me feel good and energized each day.

     

    What are my opinions about an anti-inflammatory diet?

     

    The gut biome is super important, and it’s important to get your gut biome figured out, that way you don’t have to depend on any specific types of diets. Certain types of foods, such as acidic foods, are going to be inflaming to your body as well. In my opinion, consuming whole foods is the best way to eat and maintain a healthy gut.

     

    Why do you do intermittent fasting?

     

    With intermittent fasting, you are giving your entire digestive system support by giving it a rest, which in turn helps it restore and heal other systems within the body. I’ve been doing this for a while by tuning into when I was actually feeling hungry, and really listening to that.

     

    Mindfulness is about noticing what you’re eating, it’s not about being perfect. Be mindful by watching and observing your instincts towards how you eat and when you eat, and if something triggers you, ask yourself why you are eating it. What is the emotion fueling the need for that food?

     

    Resources:

    Today’s episode is sponsored my LYT Daily online yoga classes. This is an exclusive pass into my personal practice and program that I created from my experience as a physical therapist and 20 years developing my LYT yoga methodology. There is a different class with me everyday – including special monthly live streams – so you can feel your most LYT up – anytime and anywhere. Get a 3 day free trial today by going to movementbylara.com and clicking “daily classes.” Let’s get moving!

  • 078 | Wednesday Q&A: Core & Hips After Childbirth & Weight Training

    078 | Wednesday Q&A: Core & Hips After Childbirth & Weight Training

    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!

     

    Do ever have any weekend trainings for yoga teachers looking to learn from you?

     

    Yes! I haven’t had one in a while because of the time I’ve been putting into my online platform, which is also a 200 hour training. The next training I’ll have in person will be in September, so be sure to check that out!

     

    How do you get your core and hips back after childbirth?

     

    After giving birth, a lot of things have changed in the connective tissue. The first step to getting everything pulled back in would be pelvic floor exercises, and then make your way to working on the abdominals. It’s important to stay patient because this will take time! Trying out bridges will help both the glutes and the abdominal muscles.

     

    What do you think about weight training to get stronger in yoga?

     

    If it’s done with a functionality to it, I think it’s great! Incorporating a kettlebell, or even sandbags to a workout can be extremely rewarding.

     

    How do you begin in yoga movement study?

     

    Study with someone inspiring, find a practice that inspires you, and continue to get more education around it. Practice, become highly skilled, and truly dive into it.

     

    Any recommendations on how to strengthen ‘office worker wrists’?

     

    Extending and stretching out your wrist is important, and weight-bearing on the wrist. There’s truly no better way. Work through a flow where you are incorporating more planks– this will help you stretch out and open up the wrist.

     

    Resources:

    Today’s episode is sponsored my LYT Daily online yoga classes. This is an exclusive pass into my personal practice and program that I created from my experience as a physical therapist and 20 years developing my LYT yoga methodology. There is a different class with me everyday – including special monthly live streams – so you can feel your most LYT up – anytime and anywhere. Get a 3 day free trial today by going to movementbylara.com and clicking “daily classes.” Let’s get moving!