Redefining Movement
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Redefining Movement is a LYT podcast hosted by Lara Heimann, creator of the LYT Method of movement. Lara investigates all aspects of movement from her background as a Physical Therapist and neurodevelopmental treatment specialist. Blending scientific insights with a soulful perspective, Lara and her guests transform our understanding of how our bodies and minds interact. Whether she is dissecting neural pathways or untangling the emotional threads woven into our physical experience, Lara empowers us to rewrite the narratives we hold about our bodies and capabilities. Her mission is clear: to guide us all towards liberation through intelligent movement patterns and a compassionate outlook for ourselves and others, so together we can live our most uplifted lives, benefitting all beings. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Jul 8, 2020 • 23min
260 | Wednesday Q&A | July 8, 2020
Today is Wednesday Q&A, where you ask the questions and I answer them!Your questions:Suggestions for saddle area pain during pregnancy?Recommended movements or poses for relieving symptoms of scoliosis?Do frog pose and middle split destabilize the SI joint?Post-natal movement recommendations, especially before the six-week mark?To learn more, and for the complete show notes, visit: lytyoga.comDo you have a question?DM me on Instagram: @lara.heimannEmail me at lara@movementbylara.comRedefining Yoga is a production of Crate Media Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jul 6, 2020 • 13min
259 | Finding the Out Breath
We are in a time that is unique, challenging, and anxiety-producing — but there are also lots of wonderful things happening. It’s a journey that’s representative of life and movement. We can get through a lot of it if we can process our feelings and release them by searching for the out breath.To learn more, and for the complete show notes, visit: lytyoga.comResources:Instagram: @lara.heimannRedefining Yoga is a production of Crate Media Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jul 3, 2020 • 38min
258 | Changing the Approach to Prenatal & Postnatal Yoga | with Deb Flashenberg
Debra Flashenberg, or Deb, is a yoga teacher and founder of the Prenatal Yoga Center in New York City. She’s a labor support doula, a childbirth educator, and a mother of two kids. We talk about the difference going through pregnancy made on her practice, how she uses prenatal and postnatal yoga to support women before and after birth, and the important changes to make to your traditional yoga practice when you are pregnant.To learn more, and for the complete show notes, visit: lytyoga.comResources:Learn more: prenatalyogacenter.comListen: Yoga|Birth|BabiesInstagram: instagram.com/prenatalyogacenterRedefining Yoga is a production of Crate Media Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jul 1, 2020 • 18min
257 | Wednesday Q&A | July 1, 2020
Welcome to Wednesday Q&A, where you ask questions and I answer them!Your questions:Do you have any tips for avoiding “yoga butt”?What is the difference between sciatica and yoga butt pain?Any thoughts on hypopressive fitness as it relates to core strengthening?To learn more, and for the complete show notes, visit: lytyoga.comDo you have a question?DM me on Instagram: @lara.heimannEmail me at lara@movementbylara.comRedefining Yoga is a production of Crate Media Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 29, 2020 • 12min
256 | Be a Participant
How can you be a more active participant in your life? And what does it mean to be a participant?I’ve thought about this a lot lately, with the pandemic and the racial injustices brought up by Black Lives Matter. How do we show up and bring our best selves into life? Being a participant implies action. We need to not just sit on the sidelines but get involved.To learn more, and for the complete show notes, visit: lytyoga.comResources:Instagram: @lara.heimannRedefining Yoga is a production of Crate Media Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 26, 2020 • 43min
255 | How to Get Involved in Fighting Inequality | with Bill Rodgers
Bill Rodgers is a professor of public policy at Rutgers University, formerly the chief economist for the US labor department in the Clinton administration, a coach for a young men’s soccer team, and a father of three. We’re in the midst of a huge transition culturally, and Bill has a perspective that people desperately need to hear right now.To learn more, and for the complete show notes, visit: lytyoga.comResources:bloustein.rutgers.edu/rodgersTwitter: twitter.com/wmrodgersiiiRedefining Yoga is a production of Crate Media Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 24, 2020 • 25min
254 | Wednesday Q&A | June 24, 2020
Today is Wednesday Q&A, where you ask the questions and I answer them!Your questions:Can you talk about palm/wrist/finger position in plank or push-ups?My inner knees hurt sometimes doing side lunges. What could I be doing wrong?What are some preventative or therapeutic yoga sequences for pinched nerves in the back that flare up?Why is bird-dog so hard?Do I strengthen my glutes equally or focus more on the weaker side?To learn more, and for the complete show notes, visit: lytyoga.comDo you have a question?DM me on Instagram: @lara.heimannEmail me at lara@movementbylara.comRedefining Yoga is a production of Crate Media Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 22, 2020 • 16min
253 | How to Be an Active Ally
We are witnessing is a long-overdue movement for racial equity and justice after hundreds of years of engrained systematic racial injustice, and Black people need allies in this fight. So, how can white individuals step up and serve as active allies?To learn more, and for the complete show notes, visit: lytyoga.comResources:Instagram: @lara.heimannRedefining Yoga is a production of Crate Media Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 19, 2020 • 56min
252 | Veganism for Everybody | with Dominick Thompson
Dominick Thompson is a vegan activist, weight lifter, and man of the corporate world. He offers a unique but deeply important voice to the vegan activism community, which he first came into after going to prison and realizing what life in captivity is like. At Eat What Elephants Eat, Dominick shows that being vegan gives people access to all the nutrients they need to be strong. He is committed to making plant-based diets easy, accessible, and affordable.To learn more, and for the complete show notes, visit: lytyoga.comResources:Learn more: kitchen.eatwhatelephantseat.comInstagram: instagram.com/domzthompsonInstagram: instagram.com/eatwhatelephantseatRedefining Yoga is a production of Crate Media Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 17, 2020 • 17min
251 | Wednesday Q&A | June 17, 2020
Today is Wednesday Q&A, where you ask the questions and I answer them!Your questions:What do you think of yoga therapy tools like acupuncture mats, vibrating guns, infinity straps, and wheels?What would you modify the ashtanga yoga practice?Is yoga enough for strength building?Could you talk about why fasting is bad for us?In downward dog, do you ever cue to press through your thumb and index finger?Do you teach slightly bent elbows in downward dog if they’re hyperextended?To learn more, and for the complete show notes, visit: lytyoga.comDo you have a question?DM me on Instagram: @lara.heimannEmail me at lara@movementbylara.comRedefining Yoga is a production of Crate Media Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
