333 | Individualizing Yoga to Fit Your Own Body & Life with Brett Larkin

"When you realize anaotmy is a limitation, it actually becomes a liberation." We have invited Brett Larkin onto The Optimal Body Podcast to discuss her evolution with the Yoga practice and to share what Yoga means for her. From setting the path with how she started Yoga, she spesking into how the principles of Yoga apply to everyday life and uses the history of Yoga to explain what Yoga intended to be and how it can be defined for you. FInally, we dive into Anatomy and what it means to advance a Yoga practice. Br yieing together the science and yogic prinicples, Brett shares what it means to strike a balnce between ego and presence whilst stretching and practicing. Let's take a sneak peak into her new book - Yoga Life- in this podcast! VivoBarefoot Discount: Your feet have the components they need to support themselves! That's why we love ⁠VivoBarefoot⁠ because the shoes themselves help us gain mobility and strength in our feet. Live that barefoot life in style, choose VivoBarefoot and use code ⁠TOB at checkout to get 15% off⁠! Your foot and body will thank you (affiliate link)! **Vivo offers a 100-Day trial period. If you are not completely satisfied, you can send the shoes back and get a refund. LMNT Discount Code: Fuel every system within the body and the brain with ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LMNT⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! Keep yourself hydrated on a cellular level by replenishing the sodium, potassium, and magnesium that our body needs for basic cellular processes like nerve signalling, smooth muscle contractions, unnecessary fatigue, aches and pain, brain fog, and recovery! Get a free gift with every purchase and try some new flavours as you stay hydrated! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Get Your Free Gift!⁠⁠⁠ What You Will Learn in This Interview with Brett Larkin⁠⁠⁠⁠: 3:00 - Why Yoga? 3:50 - How did yoga evolve for Brett? 6:39 - The principles of Yoga that apply to everyday life. 10:28 - What is yoga? Diving into the history and where it originated from. 20:50 - Air, Water, Fire - The triad of doshas that creates a personality 23:13 - Should you push into a stretch? 34:57 - How frequently should you practice yoga? 37:30 - Is Yoga for everyone? 41:00 - Yoga Life: How to create the perfect yoga practice for you and your life. To learn more about ⁠⁠Brett Larkin⁠⁠⁠⁠ and view full show notes, please visit the full website here:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.docjenfit.com/podcast/episode333 Thank you so much for checking out this episode of The Optimal Body Podcast. If you haven’t done so already, please take a minute to⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ subscribe⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and leave a quick rating and review of the show! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tobpodcast/message