Happy end of the year, LYT fam! This is such a magical time of year when we celebrate, come together, reflect on the year we’ve had, and create powerful visions for the new year ahead of us. As you read this, I’d like to invite you to take a moment to reflect on your health […]
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We talk about the core strength a lot in physical therapy. In PT school, clinicians learn all about the anatomy of the core including all the muscles, where they attach, their function, what nerves innervate them, how the muscles work during functional movement, the mechanics of breath, and so on. So as you can see, the training
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You’ve heard people talk about the mind-body connection before and how important it is to inner peace but what is it actually and why is it important? How can we optimize the mind-body connection to live freer, truer, happier life you’ve heard people talk about the mind-body connection before and how important it is to
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As a human being, your goals in life can really be boiled down into two things:1. Survive2. Increase your happiness I’d like to present you with two unexpected avenues that you may not have thought of to help you on your quest to survive and thrive. Yoga and physical therapy. How do seemingly unrelated practices
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Have you ever wondered why yogis can balance on their arms or hold handstands seemingly forever while simultaneously making it look easy? I certainly get entranced when I watch a yogi in the flow start to move gracefully – like dancing. Here’s the secret – graceful yogis have amazing core strength. How do I know?
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Have you ever gone to a PT for back pain and wondered why they started checking out your hips? What do your hips have to do with your back? That’s a wonderful question! Let me introduce you to a patient of mine to help illustrate this for you. Meet Jan, a kind 40-year-old corporate manager
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If you remember back to your first-ever yoga class, you may remember being told to avoid inversions if you were actively on your period. I can still recall the first time hearing those words when on my period and feeling so confused…yet I still followed the instructions because the instructor must be saying this for
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Yogi’s have a special relationship with their shoulders. How many times do you actively remind yourself “I’m fine” after the 12th chaturanga or holding your arms in warrior 2 for what feels like an eternity. We definitely know what it means to feel the burn when it comes to training our shoulders! And if you’ve
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Posture doesn’t matter: what are they actually trying to say and what’s missing from this conversation We’ve all heard it before: Posture doesn’t matter. And here at LYT, we advocate that posture DOES indeed matter. If you have gone through LYT teacher training, then you understand why we advocate for posture. If you’ve taken a LYT
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Our bodies adapt to the demands we place on them – Wolff’s law. This is the foundational rule for why we need resistance training. Our brains, the CEO of our body system, want their companies, our bodies, to be efficient. This means if you don’t use it, the brain says “lose it”. Therefore, if we
Why you should fall in love with strength training, even if you think it’s not for you Read More »
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