Greg Berzinski is a full-time producer and cameraman for Movement By Lara. He also manages my podcast and updates my website and people love seeing him on my Instagram. Listen to this conversation to hear all about why it's so important to find something you love and make it happen. Plus hear Greg explain how he creates videos and live broadcasts for Movement By Lara.   To learn more, and for the complete show notes, visit: movementbylara.com   Resources: Check out: movementbylara.com Instagram: @lara.heimann Facebook: facebook.com/movementbylara Redefining Yoga is a production of Crate Media

Today I'm talking to Amelia Barnes. Amelia is a yoga teacher. She also is the creator of PranaVida, an eco-friendly clothing brand, a passionate vegan and a pioneer of the no waste lifestyle. And she's doing it all while raising two young children. In this episode we chat about how we are sold the idea of convenience, but producing unnecessary waste is going to cause a lot of inconvenience in the form of landfill and environmental problems. We also cover how the zero waste movement is largely led by women, the benefits of veganism, how Amelia relied on her intuition and maker skills to start her clothing business and how she got through the worst of her grief when her infant son died.  To learn more, and for the complete show notes, visit: movementbylara.com   Resources: Check out: movementbylara.com Instagram: @lara.heimann Facebook: facebook.com/movementbylara Redefining Yoga is a production of Crate Media

How do you help someone, for example a family member in pain who doesn't want to listen to you, do yoga, move their body or eat differently? This is a tough one because pain can cause resentment and anger and make it more difficult for people to take advice. It's very easy to think, gosh, I have so many things I could help this person with. I could tell them about movement, about how they should be eating more healthfully and closer to the earth. But it's important to take it slowly, especially with family. I've created a simple acronym, HELP, to assist when you see someone close to you struggling.   To learn more, and for the complete show notes, visit: movementbylara.com   Resources: Check out: movementbylara.com Instagram: @lara.heimann Facebook: facebook.com/movementbylara Redefining Yoga is a production of Crate Media

Today I'm talking about a crisis of confidence in teaching. It doesn't have to be about teaching yoga, it could be about anything. But yoga teachers often experience times when they lack confidence. It doesn't mean you should stop teaching or that you're an imposter, but perhaps that you're standing in a void of confidence believing you can't do what you need to instruct in the way you'd like to. Listen to the episode for my top tips on getting through these moments and becoming more confident.   To learn more, and for the complete show notes, visit: movementbylara.com   Resources: Check out: movementbylara.com Instagram: @lara.heimann Facebook: facebook.com/movementbylara Redefining Yoga is a production of Crate Media

Jen Pastiloff travels the world with her unique yoga workshops. She is also the author of On Being Human, a memoir and celebration of happiness and self-realization over darkness and doubt. In this episode we talk about how yoga helped her fight depression and anxiety, how becoming a yoga teacher enabled her to quit waiting tables and how to quiet your inner asshole.   To learn more, and for the complete show notes, visit: movementbylara.com   Resources: Check out: movementbylara.com Instagram: @lara.heimann Facebook: facebook.com/movementbylara Redefining Yoga is a production of Crate Media

Can we live without an agenda? I started thinking about this after I was reading from a Buddhist book of philosophy released by Shambhala Pocket Classics. I think that we can all benefit from holding your tongue and not saying what's on your mind just because you want your opinion to be stated. When you're on the right path, you don't need to prove to somebody else what you're doing. And you don't need to prove to somebody else what they're doing differently is wrong. Too many agendas are being bumped around and we can see what happens when those agendas are not all good or noble, or of service to all. So I think the point here is, if we have any agenda, it should be to do good in the world, to be our best selves and to notice when our need for security and validation in the form of the ego comes up.    To learn more, and for the complete show notes, visit: movementbylara.com   Resources: Check out: movementbylara.com Instagram: @lara.heimann Facebook: facebook.com/movementbylara Redefining Yoga is a production of Crate Media

In this episode I cover what causes a crick in the neck, how to avoid getting one and how you can help your neck to recover. When people say they have a crick in the neck it's usually because they've woken up to find their neck is stiff and sore. Sometimes they can't turn their head. One reason it can happen is that you slept weird. But there's also underlying factors. Many people spend the most time at work and commuting to and from work. When we sit and work or drive for a long period of time, we're staying in one position, and our neck is often offset, and that sets it up for strain. We carry that potential for strain and even the emotional stresses that we incur throughout our day into our sleep.   To learn more, and for the complete show notes, visit: movementbylara.com   Resources: Check out: movementbylara.com Instagram: @lara.heimann Facebook: facebook.com/movementbylara Redefining Yoga is a production of Crate Media

Transitioning between seasons can be challenging. In the Northern Hemisphere we're currently transitioning from summer to fall, and that can be really hard, especially for people who don't like the cold. In this episode I cover some ways to make weathering the change in seasons easier.   To learn more, and for the complete show notes, visit: movementbylara.com   Resources: Check out: movementbylara.com Instagram: @lara.heimann Facebook: facebook.com/movementbylara Redefining Yoga is a production of Crate Media

Today's podcast is about creating more vitality in your life. I've come up with six words beginning with S to make my top tips for vitality easy to remember: sweat, shower, stillness, silly, sustenance and sleep.   To learn more, and for the complete show notes, visit: movementbylara.com   Resources: Check out: movementbylara.com Instagram: @lara.heimann Facebook: facebook.com/movementbylara Redefining Yoga is a production of Crate Media

Today's podcast is about how to create a new habit. Habits are an an action we have done so many times that it becomes unconscious. We don't even realize we're doing it. It could be a good or a bad habit, but the thing about habits is that they never truly go away. So creating new habits is really about creating better habits rather than entirely getting rid of the old ones. Listen to the episode for scientifically-proven tips that will help you create habits to improve your life.   To learn more, and for the complete show notes, visit: movementbylara.com   Resources: Check out: movementbylara.com Instagram: @lara.heimann Facebook: facebook.com/movementbylara Redefining Yoga is a production of Crate Media