Movement By Lara: Redefining Yoga

In today’s episode, we are going to be talking about a very trendy word: fascia! We are seeing fascia in all different wellness realms, from fascia blasters to rollers, it’s easy to get lost in it all. Today I want to break down fascia from a physical therapist view, and also in a personal movement educator standpoint.

Today’s episode is titled “The Secret Sauce” because I’ve noticed a pattern with most all of the people I work with, both in yoga students and in physical therapy; people want to know the key to optimizing performance.

In today’s solo episode, I’m talking about thoracic spine mobility, also known as t-spine mobility. The importance of this could not be emphasized enough– especially in our modern day yoga and lifestyle.

I am so excited to introduce a great friend of mine, Gene Baur. Gene is the founder of Farm Sanctuary, which he founded by rescuing animals that had either been abused or neglected, and began to bring them to his home. Farm Sanctuary is dedicated to protect farm animals from cruelty, to inspire change in the way society views and treats farm animals, and to promote compassionate vegan living.

Today’s podcast is all about the word “just.” This word has many different meanings, but the meaning we are going to explore today is how we can utilize and reframe the context in how we use it. I think that we can all use the “just” as a positive motivator, and create more of a positive brain mapping when we do use the word.

My brother John Frank, physical therapist and fellow lover of movement is back on the show today to talk about the SI joint!

I’m back with another Q & A day! You asked, so I’m here to answer your questions to the best of my abilities. The questions today are from my Instagram audience, I love being able to connect with you all.

Today I am joined by Lesley Murphy, a travel journalist, TV personality, blogger, and fellow yogi. Lesley is the girl behind the blog, The Road Les Traveled, where she shares her incredible travel stories and more.

Your attitude really does determine your successes, or your failures. If you approach a goal with the attitude of “I can” then, you will.

Today’s podcast is all about the hip joint! This one is for all the movement lovers, and movement educators out there. Changing the language around movement is a big goal of mine, and today I’d like to narrow it down to speaking specifically about the hip.

Today my brother, John Frank, is back to talk about “yoga butt” syndrome. So just what is "yoga butt" syndrome? No, it’s not the perky butt that you’re thinking– it’s actually a pain located underneath the flesh of your butt, where your hamstrings meet your sit bone.

Welcome back to part 2 of my interview with my husband, Mark, after his return from his silent retreat! Today we all get to hear the result of the cliffhanger that Mark left us all on, as well as at the end of part 1 of his interview.

Today I am joined by my husband, Mark, after his 2 weeks of total silence! Today’s episode will be an exciting one as we hear all about his experience and what he learned while in silence.

You hear me say this word a lot - so today is dedicated to ENERGY. Today, I’d like to explain more of the science part of energy, the terms and how it can be affected by our movement.

Today's episode is a mini yoga class - designed to help prevent and overcome text neck! I'm sharing the first 15 minutes of my "Free the Neck" class.