25 | Exploring Yoga with Physical Therapist Lara Heimann

Listen in as Lara Heimann, Doctor of Physical Therapy and Yoga educator, explains how brain mapping has changed her yoga practice.  She outlines her LYT method, her experience with teaching yoga instructors, and how bringing it back to the basics can strengthen your practice.  Tune in as she explains why functional movement, mobility, and core integration are more important than getting that "next yoga pose". She also explains what her program entails and how you can become a more efficient yoga practitioner and/or teacher. We also mention Strong Coffee throughout the episode. To get your next quality latte for a discount using code “OPTIMAL15” at checkout, click here: https://strongcoffeecompany.com/?ref=uhbVt1rQMrRy What You Will Learn in this interview with Lara Heimann: @lara.heimann 02:26 – Lara’s initial introduction to yoga and what brought on her passion for it 04:00 – How Lara’s family background impacted her mind body relationship 06:51 – Lara’s principle with neurology and brain mapping - How it relates to your yoga practice 11:25 – How yoga creates mindfulness that, in turn, creates a healthier lifestyle 13:00 – How neural development, while practicing PT, changed Lara’s yoga practice - LYT Method 19:36 – Common injuries due to different practices - Understanding movement patterns and strength 24:49 – How Lara approaches poses in her classes - Why functional movement, mobility, and core integration are emphasized 33:31 – What Lara’s online yoga teacher training program entails About Laura Heimann: Lara is the founder of Movement by Lara. An international yoga leader, she has combined her background in physical therapy with her love of yoga to create the LYT Method. Many know her as “Yoga Mama” for the endless love, gratitude, and guidance that she has for all of her students and teachers. She developed the LYT Method to address the deficiencies and imbalances of our modern lives and limited movement patterns. Lara honed her LYT Method through 25 years of practice and more than a decade teaching tens of thousands of students internationally during workshops, training, and retreats. Her mission is to help everyone find freedom through smarter, safer, and more conscious movement patterns so they can then uplift others. She leads teacher training certifications online and in person at her studio, YogaStream, in Princeton, NJ. Movement has always been Lara’s favorite form of medicine, beginning with her early years as an athlete and dancer. She graduated from Duke University with a BS in Biological Anthropology and Anatomy and a MA in Physical Therapy. When she is not on her mat, she is out hiking with her dogs, traveling with her family, and mixing it up in the kitchen as a natural foods vegan chef. Lara’s personal mission is to help her students find their source of inner strength. She frequents top-tier media as an anatomy and yoga expert and presents at yoga festivals, spreading the philosophy of smart, strong, sustainable yoga and compassionate living. Items mentioned in this episode include: Lara’s Website: https://lytyoga.com/ Lara’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lara.heimann/?hl=en For full episode show notes, visit https://www.docjenfit.com/podcast/episode25/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tobpodcast/message