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  • 697. Wednesday Q&A: Hip Labrum, Thriving in Cold Seasons, & Cycling Injuries

    697. Wednesday Q&A: Hip Labrum, Thriving in Cold Seasons, & Cycling Injuries

     

     

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

    In this Wednesday Q&A, we answer your questions about torn hip labrums, thriving in colder seasons, and avoiding injuries as a cyclist.

     

    • What should I do if I’ve been told I have a torn hip labrum? What will help in my practice?
    • Any tips for how to thrive through months of the year when daylight is in short supply?
    • How can cyclists avoid injuries? 

     

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  • 694. Wednesday Q&A: Fun Facts About Us, Daily Movement, & Deeper Breathing

    694. Wednesday Q&A: Fun Facts About Us, Daily Movement, & Deeper Breathing

     

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

    In this episode, Lara & Kristin offer some fun facts about themselves, moving daily, and breathing.

    • What is something fun and interesting that people might not know about you and Kristin? 
    • How much should I move through the day? I work virtually but find the lack of routine—i.e. Go to work, come home—makes it harder for me to get motivated.
    • How do I help my breathing? I can’t seem to get out of shallow breaths.

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  • 692. Wednesday Q&A: Massages, Low Energy, & Diastasis Recti in Newborns

    692. Wednesday Q&A: Massages, Low Energy, & Diastasis Recti in Newborns

     

     

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

    In this Wednesday Q&A, we answer your questions about the frequency of massages, experiencing low energy, and diastasis recti in newborns. 

    • How often would you recommend massages? Is it okay if it hurts?
    • What are your recommendations for low energy?
    • My newborn baby has diastasis recti. Will it go away on its own or will he need physio?

     

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  • 688. Wednesday Q&A: Different Leg Lengths, Diastasis Recti, & the Pelvic Floor

    688. Wednesday Q&A: Different Leg Lengths, Diastasis Recti, & the Pelvic Floor

    In this Wednesday Q&A, we answer your questions about practicing yoga with different leg lengths, diastasis recti, and relaxing the pelvic floor.

     

     

    • I got a really good question from a new student. She has different leg lengths that in daily life is adjusted by different thickness of the soles of her shoes. However, she’s questioning how to take this into account and how and where to adjust when doing yoga. What would you advise in this case? 
    • I’m 38 years old and currently 18 months postpartum after baby number two, I’m dealing with diastasis recti. I probably always had it a bit, but worsened it a lot after baby number one when I started my normal yoga practice about four weeks postpartum. My midwife realized the separation got bigger after a checkup, about four months postpartum by then. After that, I continued my yoga practice as normal, but did some physiotherapy. My belly wasn’t as flat as before pregnancy, but that’s okay after a baby and I had no other problems. After baby number two, I was very aware of the D.R. issue and tried to do everything right. No normal yoga – any kind of backbend, chaturanga, one-legged, and so on. But the separation was five fingers and only went down to about three fingers, max. I tried, as I mentioned, to avoid many kinds of movement which is very hard for someone who loves to move. Is there something that can be done? Can I reverse this? 
    • I feel like I’m strong in my pelvic floor. I don’t leak. I can do all kinds of exercises. But I see all over Instagram and social media this call to relax, relax, relax your pelvic floor and now I feel confused.

     

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  • 686. Wednesday Q&A: Sciatica, Shoulder Positioning, & Warrior 1

    686. Wednesday Q&A: Sciatica, Shoulder Positioning, & Warrior 1

    In this Wednesday Q&A, we answer your questions about sciatica, shoulder positioning, and warrior 1 back leg. 

     

    • I’ve been listening to your podcast for a while. After hearing the question from the lady about sciatica, I have joined your platform. I recently had a flare-up of sciatica in my right leg and I started doing the classes that Kristin has online for sciatica mobility, hoping it will ease. I know from previous MRI scans that I have mild disc herniation L4-L5, L5-S1. My pain is like a tight wire down my back of my leg and calf and heel. Sometimes it’s in the front of the shin. I’m struggling with the inconsistency of pain. It’s definitely worse in the evening. I try to be as mobile as possible in the day, but do have a desk job. I’ve also had a prolonged issue with my right knee that has improved, but I know my mobility and right hip is much more limited than on the left side. I wonder if you had any further advice. I think your podcast and online classes are excellent. I’m passionate about functional movement for others and now I need to help myself.
    • She says some people seem to have trouble with lifting their arms and softening their shoulders. It looks like they always pull their shoulders up towards their ears when they go into cactus arms. What is the cause and what can I do to help/fix this?
    • In Warrior One with your back toes turned out about 30-45 degrees. If you pull the hip of the back leg forward, just enough to feel a good stretch in your back calf without feeling your knee being talked or twisted. Is that safe for your knee or does any action of trying to bring the hip of your back leg forward with the back hill down and your foot slightly turned out and angle twist and hurt that knee?

     

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  • 684. Wednesday Q&A: Handstands, Intermittent Back Pain, & Bell’s Palsy

    684. Wednesday Q&A: Handstands, Intermittent Back Pain, & Bell’s Palsy

     

     

    In this Wednesday Q&A, we answer your questions about handstands, intermittent back pain, and Bell’s palsy. 

     

    Listen in as we answer Your questions:
    • I have a handstand question for the podcast. I am following the idea to pull the femur up and I’m quite stable in my handstand hop until I have to inhale again. Then all falls apart and I sink down. Do you guys have any tips?
    • How do I know if my intermittent back pain is a disc or a muscle?
    • One of my dearest friends’ husband has Bell’s palsy. He was bitten by a tick about two weeks ago, and shortly after he woke up looking like he had a stroke. They ruled out the stroke, thank goodness. But one side of his face is drooping and he can’t close one eye. Drinking is not easy. Whistling is out of the question had been told by his neurologist that it could be at least three months before any possibility of improvement occurs and that 80% of people will improve, hopefully returning to normal facial structure and nerve activity. I do not blame him for not wanting to wait and see. He is seeing an acupuncturist and after one session he felt a little better but no change. What experience do you have in treating Bell’s palsy, if any, and what are the suggestions that you have for me to pass on to them? He’s also on doxycycline for Lyme disease, but he has no symptoms other than half of his face being all kinds of droopy. He did start practicing gentle yoga online, which can only help. Of course, I believe that LYT yoga can be helped so much of what ails us humans. I wonder if the neuro programming can somehow help his face. I know it will help the rest of him and his mood too. And you never know. I really feel for him. And my friend too. Thank you.

     

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  • 679. Wednesday Q&A: Perfect Posture, Distal Finger Proprioception, Disc Function, Spinal Alignment, & Bunions

    679. Wednesday Q&A: Perfect Posture, Distal Finger Proprioception, Disc Function, Spinal Alignment, & Bunions

    In this Wednesday Q&A, we answer your questions about can you achieve perfect posture with a broken bone, distal finger proprioception, disc function and spinal alignment, and bunions.

     

    • Can you achieve perfect posture if you’ve broken an important bone like the collarbone?
    • I have a podcast question about proprioception motor control hypermobility in the distal finger joints. I have known for a while that a sign of EDS, Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, a hypermobility syndrome, in kids is fine and gross motor skill development, which I had. I recently learned that in addition to being clumsy and running into things, EDS folks tend to drop objects a lot due to proprioceptive issues. My phone currently has a lot of cracks in it. Do you guys have any ideas on how to improve distal finger proprioception?
    • What is a disc and its function? And what are your thoughts about chiropractic adjustment or muscle strengthening for better spinal alignment?
    • I’ve never had a problem with bunions until recently, although I’ve noticed the bony bump on the joint at the base of my big toe when I bought a new pair of trainers comfortable with wide enough toe space, they were rubbing a little bit on that bone. It didn’t really hurt, but I could feel it after a couple of weeks, it started to become really painful and inflamed. I’d like to think that I’m doing the correct things by wearing correct toes. There’s the toes, spacers, exercising, massaging my feet, walking, barefoot, posture, etc. I also got myself a bunion cushion for when I’m wearing shoes that that does not seem to help. My question is whether that can be caused by an inflammatory disease such as rheumatism. I had a blood test a while ago and it turned out that one of the markers was elevated. It would be great if you could discuss bunions and how to treat them on the podcast. 

     

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  • 677. Wednesday Q&A: Bursitis & Tendinitis in the Hip, Mouth Taping, & Seated Forward Folds

    677. Wednesday Q&A: Bursitis & Tendinitis in the Hip, Mouth Taping, & Seated Forward Folds

     

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

     

    In this Wednesday Q&A, we answer your questions about bursitis and tendinitis in the hip, mouth taping, and why we don’t do seated forward folds in LYT. 

     

    Your questions:

    • I have a yoga student that was diagnosed with bursitis and tendinitis in her left hip. She’s 33 years old. She had a scan three weeks ago, then had a cortisone shot just after that. The cortisone shot has not given her any relief at all. She has been in a lot of pain. Both sitting and standing. Has seen a physio on a few occasions and has been given exercises but unable to do them due to too painful. Her previous exercise included gym work with weights and some cardio. Lately, she has been doing quite a bit of lifting and moving heavy objects around as she has a little business with pots and ornaments. She was advised to ice it, but she has found that heat has given her a small amount of relief. She’s going back to her doctor next week for further advice. I would appreciate any suggestions you can give at this stage to help her.
    • What do you think about melt tape for sleeping? I sleep with my mouth open, suffer from dry mouth at night and was thinking of trying it thoughts. Good, bad?
    • Can you speak to why we don’t practice traditional seated forward folds in the lip method? And what are the more optimal ways to achieve similar benefits of seated folds?

     

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