Carolyn Brown is a LYT-certified teacher who fought and overcame cancer. When she was diagnosed, she was training to go with her team to the Masters World Championships of Synchronized Swimming, and she was determined to still go. She went into research mode and did everything she could to improve her situation. 

Three months after her chemo treatment ended, she was able to participate in the championship. Afterward, acknowledging how much movement did for her, she enrolled in LYT Yoga teacher training. She talks about her diagnosis and the things she did to help her move through it and recover.

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

Resources:

• passport2balance.com
• Instagram: @passport_to_balance

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Karen Rohlf is an expert dressage teacher. She pioneered a new niche in the horse industry by combining two seemingly different styles of riding, and she works with horses to improve their biomechanics by focusing on the mental and emotional components of posture and movement. She also mentors other heart-centered equine professionals.

Karen started as a horse-crazy kid. But the further she delved into the professional horse industry, the more she missed the feeling of riding for fun as a kid. So she ended up diving into natural horsemanship, where the partnership and relationship with the horse took priority.

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

Resources:

• dressagenaturally.net

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

Your questions:

• Please talk about running and your professional opinion on it as exercise?
• How do you organize your work/schedule?
• Secrets to staying motivated and upbeat during this pandemic?
• Headstands versus handstands? Pros and cons?
• Does hip opening yoga work for teeth grinding?
• I can’t get my head to the wall in neutral with the SSS, how can I lengthen my neck?

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

Do you have a question?

• DM me on Instagram: @lara.heimann
• Email me at [email protected]

Resources:

• Visit tryveganmealprep.com and use code LYTYOGA for 25% off your first order

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So many of us are feeling fried right now. There’s so much going on in the world, both personally and globally, that can make us feel like our nervous system is in a clenched fist. But there are ways that we can soothe ourselves, even if we can’t change the circumstances that got us stressed out.

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

Resources:

• Instagram: @lara.heimann
• Visit tryveganmealprep.com and use code LYTYOGA for 25% off your first order

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Dr. Jannell MacAulay is a U.S. Air Force veteran who has managed human performance under high-stress situations for over two decades. As a military leader and combat pilot, she experienced the same stress, frustrations, and fears that leaders and teams in corporate America face daily in their personal and professional lives. She went on to earn her PhD with work in the field of strategic health and human performance.

We talk about her work, how she brought mindfulness into the military, and bringing self-care and mindfulness into your own day-to-day life.

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

Resources:

• jannellmacaulay.com
• competetocreate.net/warriors-edge
• Facebook: facebook.com/drjannellmacaulay
• Instagram: @macaulayjc

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

Your questions:

• Question about my right outer hip/glute medius. I’ve always had super tight outer hips. When I go for a hike, that’s the first place that starts to complain/ache. Is it a question of doing more strengthening of the abductors or more and the right kind of stretches?
• What would you recommend to do for diastasis recti after pregnancy?
• What are your thoughts on aerial yoga?
• Can you explain what nerve flossing does?
• Tips for people who got COVID and now movement seems almost impossible?
• Why do you reference the sides of the mat as east and west? Is there a benefit to mat placement?

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

Do you have a question?

• DM me on Instagram: @lara.heimann
• Email me at [email protected]

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This past year, we’ve had comfort and discomfort, and we’ve had to reconcile with the comfort that we might experience daily. Some comforts are necessary for us to thrive, but there is such a thing as getting too comfortable — it’s called being complacent.

Sometimes, you have to reach, to push yourself past your comfort zone, because it’s only in the discomfort that we can truly begin to grow.

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

Resources:

• Instagram: @lara.heimann
• Visit tryveganmealprep.com and use code LYTYOGA for 25% off your first order

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Lee Asher is traveling around the country in a school bus with eleven dogs helping people understand the importance of animal adoption, and he’s also currently building an animal sanctuary in Estacada, Oregon.

When he was young, he knew he wanted to make as much money as he could to help save as many animals as he could. But, eventually, he realized that he didn’t actually need a lot of money to make his dream come true. We talk about the life transition that took place, what it’s like living with eleven dogs, and the work that has gone into building his own sanctuary.

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

Resources:

• theasherhouse.com
• Instagram: @theasherhouse
• Facebook: facebook.com/TheAsherHouse

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

Your questions:

• Have you heard about the bowspring yoga method?
• Thoughts on running for exercise or recommendations for proper form?
• Thoughts about forearm balance?
• Is it true that the hip and the jaw are connected?
• Are there poses where length of arms, legs, torso come into play and have to adjust?
• How do you jump back into a plank safely?

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

Do you have a question?

• DM me on Instagram: @lara.heimann
• Email me at [email protected]

Resources:

• Visit tryveganmealprep.com and use code LYTYOGA for 25% off your first order

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Lara is lucky to have an amazing partner in Mark Heimann. They’ve been married for 19 years and together for 22, and they wanted to share some of what they’ve learned about making a relationship work.

They also answer some of your questions from Instagram about resentment, asking for what you want, and how they’ve influenced each other.

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

Resources:

• 80 | Moving Through Grief with Mark Heimann
• Get 25% off your first order at goveganmealprep.com with code LYTYOGA

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