Category: Wednesday Q&A

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 ideal in sun styles but fine in warrior and reverse warrior?
• Thoughts on binding? Is there any potential for unnecessary torque on the shoulders?

Do you have a question?

• DM me on Instagram: @lara.heimann
• Email me at lara@movementbylara.com

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?

Do you have a question?

• DM me on Instagram: @lara.heimann
• Email me at lara@movementbylara.com

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 tweaking his back and shoulders. What could be the cause of this?

Do you have a question?

• DM me on Instagram: @lara.heimann
• Email me at lara@movementbylara.com

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?
• Mobility for neck? Circles: yea or nay?
• What is the best position for the scapula during handstand?

Do you have a question?

• DM me on Instagram: @lara.heimann
• Email me at lara@movementbylara.com

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

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

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?

• DM me on Instagram: @lara.heimann
• Email me at lara@movementbylara.com

Resources:

• Instagram: @kbwilliams99

Today is Wednesday Q&A, where you ask questions and I answer them!

Your questions:

• In downward dog on the wall, my shoulders internally rotate and it hurts. Any thoughts?
• Do you recommend online yoga teacher training without much experience in yoga practice?
• How would you modify LYT™ Yoga into a Hatha practice that is more static?
• Will you create a pregnancy and post-pregnancy teacher training?
• Do you get butterflies every time you teach?
• How different are pincha and handstand prep practices?
• What is the position of shoulders in low cobra?

Do you have a question?

• DM me on Instagram: @lara.heimann
• Email me at lara@movementbylara.com