Lara is a pioneer of anatomy-based yoga. She lives in Princeton NJ, USA and has worked with rowers so she understands us!

Timestamps

01:00 What does LYT stand for? Lights You Up - be fully engaged.

02:00 Lara's background in yoga - a sporty athlete who recognised the mind-body connections after a dance injury. When she ran a marathon her mind gave up before her body.

05:30 My perception of yoga was meditation and stretching.

06:30 Anatomy based yoga. The investigation of the internal workings of our body, A big pillar is eduction - we aren't taught about our bodies.

16:00 Typical vinyasa sequences are lacking intelligence because we are carrying natural imbalances. I do a reset at the start of class - neuro-development patterns,.

12:30 Most people don't use their glutes enough. Retrain neutral pelvis and work the glutes. Stabilise the skeleton with proximal muscles - those closest to your skeleton.

14:00 Working with rowers. We use large muscle groups repetitively. If the underlying stabilisers aren't as strong there will be an imbalance.

20:00 Rowers learn with mimicry. The instruction is so clear you can inhabit and embody it.

21:00 How to be better? How we execute posture, alignment, hip hinge, stabilisation in a plank. Doing it properly. Find the inner hip hinge, plank and lunge. Non saggital plane movements e.g. lateral lunges - this retrains the body.

25:00 Video of Lara's yoga flow/instruction with US Olympic Rower Brooke.

https://vimeo.com/585518380/2b0ee80f06

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https://lytyoga.com/