Redefining Movement

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168 | Friendly Fridays | with Natasha Swinford Nov 29, 2019

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Natasha Swinford is a yogi, personal trainer and pilates instructor. She joins me today to talk about doing handstands during pregnancy, the yoga inspiration she finds on Instagram and her YouTube channel.

To learn more, and for the complete show notes, visit: movementbylara.com

Resources:

YouTube: Natasha - Fitness - Yoga - Pilates
Instagram: @natashaswinter

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167 | Wednesday Q&A Nov 27, 2019

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I answer your questions about staying inspired with movement, yogi squat, finding LYT™ certified teachers in your area, and more.

To learn more, and for the complete show notes, visit: movementbylara.com

Do you have a question?

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

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166 | Monday's Motivational Words Of The Week Nov 25, 2019

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Plank pose is amazing! It’s actually a developmental stage like crawling. A lot of babies will pop their knees up and they're in a plank, and you're like, holy moly, look at that strong, little baby! It’s a great workout for your core and also strengthens your wrist and hands, triceps and spinal muscles. Not to mention lengthening the neck and toning the buttocks. So we should be doing plank all the time.

To learn more, and for the complete show notes, visit: movementbylara.com

Resources:

Instagram: @lara.heimann
Facebook: facebook.com/movementbylara

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165 | Movement for Wellbeing | with Stephanie Birch Nov 22, 2019

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Stephanie Birch is a wonderfully creative being. She is a yoga teacher, writer, photographer and the founder of Write Club, a monthly-ish gathering and weekly newsletter. What Stephanie loves so much about movement and writing is their ability to heal. She credits yoga with saving her life when she suffered from postpartum depression and finds the physical practices of movement and writing (by hand, not typing!) incredibly powerful. In this episode we talked about staying open to learning new things, how to choose a yoga teacher training and how to write without rules.

To learn more, and for the complete show notes, visit: movementbylara.com

Resources:

stephynow.com
Instagram: @stephynow

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164 | Wednesday Q&A Nov 20, 2019

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I answer your questions about dolphin pose, parking your bad day at the door and being present with your yoga students, making money as a teacher and not teaching for free, how yoga can help your running form and how to deal with an arthritis diagnosis that says you'll never regain full movement.

To learn more, and for the complete show notes, visit: movementbylara.com

Do you have a question?

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

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163 | Neck posture Nov 18, 2019

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Better posture is possible, and it can dramatically improve everything, including the way you breathe!

Today I’m talking about how proper use of one particular muscle - the longus colli - can help you find a better position for your skull on your neck, get proper oxygen flow to your brain and resolve tension headaches.

Tune in to hear my best exercises for strengthening this muscle and reprogramming the way you position your skull - think of it as core work for your neck.

To learn more, and for the complete show notes, visit: movementbylara.com

Resources:

Instagram: @lara.heimann
Facebook: facebook.com/movementbylara

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162 | Starting the weekend off with good vibes Nov 15, 2019

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Did you know there are scientifically proven benefits to being kind? Kindness lowers cortisol (the stress hormone) and increases our energy, level of happiness and even our lifespan. People who are perpetually kind also age more slowly than others!

Today I’m sharing some great ideas for acts of kindness from The Great Kindness Challenge. The ideas include: go a full day without complaining, donate something to your local animal shelter and smile at 25 people.

But most of all, get out there and be fearless and kind!

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161 | Wednesday Q&A Nov 13, 2019

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Do you have an injury that just won’t heal? Or a burning question about yoga, physical therapy, anatomy, veganism, the practice of non-harm, philosophy or life? Wednesday Q&A is your space to ask me anything, even if it’s just something you’re curious about.

This week you asked about protecting the lower back, plank pose, reconciling the practice of ahimsa with invasive species and disease-carrying insects like ticks and mosquitoes and what advice I’d give my inner self 10 years ago.

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160 | Monday's Motivational Words of the Week - What time of day should I exercise? | with Lara Heimann Nov 11, 2019

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Today I’m answering the question, what time of day should I exercise? People often ask me whether it’s better to exercise in the morning or evening. I cover the advantages of both then tell you what I think is the most important thing to consider.

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159 | Combining yoga and physical therapy | with Kristin Williams Nov 08, 2019

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Kristin Williams and I are both physical therapists which means that our approach to teaching yoga is quite different. Kristin actually got into yoga because she had so many PT patients coming in injured from yoga and decided that she needed to learn more about it.

In today’s podcast we talk about how modern work and life can make people pretty rounded in the spine and how the answer to many aches and pains is thoracic extension.

Plus, Kristin answers your PT questions including:

What is the best exercise for scoliosis in the spine?
What should you do about pain in feet and the peroneal tendon during and after running?
What is the best way to help with tight hip muscles?
Do PTs welcome clients without referrals or when things aren't necessarily ‘wrong’?
Do you have any tips for a winged scapula?
Is whiplash recovery possible after 20 years?

To learn more, and for the complete show notes, visit: movementbylara.com

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