But then came the shift.
The practice that once left you feeling renewed, became synonymous with chronic joint pain and stiffness. Even worse, you suspected many of your students were experiencing the same outcomes, but you weren't sure how to help them.
The good news is that it doesn't have to be this way.
With the right tools and knowledge, you can adapt your teaching to meet your students' needs, while sustaining yourself physically and creatively.
You know you need strength, but you’re not sure where to start?
Strength training is intriguing to you, but you’re afraid you’ll get hurt.
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Hi, I'm Laurel
I'm yoga teacher who strength trains and I hate rules.
I've experienced the cognitive dissonance of knowing that what I was teaching wasn't what my students needed. Aligning their knees with their second toes wasn't going to reverse this truth. They needed something that I wasn't able to give them.
What changed this?
I broke out of the yoga echo chamber and deep dove on biomechanics, modern movement science, and strength based modalities. Then I found a way to take what I learned from studying outside of yoga and make it work on the mat.
Now I help other teachers do the same. I provide practical tools to help you be more effective and uncover the power of your own voice.
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Tap into your inner body science nerd.
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MOVEMENT LOGIC PODCAST
Subscribe to Laurel’s Podcast that she co-hosts with Physical Therapist Dr. Sarah Court
Find Movement Logic: Strong Opinions Loosely Held wherever you get your podcasts
MOVEMENT LOGIC PODCAST
Subscribe to Laurel’s Podcast that she co-hosts with Physical Therapist Dr. Sarah Court
Find Movement Logic: Strong Opinions Loosely Held wherever you get your podcasts
![💪Let’s start with the obvious – this is a progression to use over the course of a few months, not 30 seconds.But I wanted to show you how you can get from “Resistance bands are hard enough!” to “Barbells are No Big Deal” and – AND – deal with your nagging proximal hamstring tendinopathy (aka Yoga Butt) along the way.
[Obviously and please, work with a professional as far as how/when to progress, managing your pain symptoms, etc. if you don’t feel confident to be able to do that yourself.]
➡️But if you used to think either a) resistance exercises aren’t for pain or b) barbells aren’t for you, we’re here to learn you otherwise.
➡️➡️Want more guidance? Check out our new Hip and SI Joint Tutorial and get clear, creative and confident when it comes to addressing the most common hip related issues like:
🔹 IT Band Syndrome
🔹 Sciatica/Piriformis Syndrome
🔹 Yoga Butt
🔹 ‘Tight’ hips
🔹 SI Joint Pain
🔹 General Hip Weakness
🔹 And More!
✅With this 5-hour tutorial, you’ll get extensive yet accessible anatomy, biomechanics & kinesiology education, up-to-date pain science, guided strategies and underlying movement science principles and fun, creative & challenging exercises.
✅You’ll also get lifetime access to the content as well as 5 hours YA CEUs.
🔗🔗Link in bio for more – but it goes away in 2 days so let’s carpe that diem!
[Video ID: Laurel performing a progressively more challenging series of exercises that end with a barbell deadlift. Main caption reads “A progression to help you prevent or overcome yoga butt”. Exercises are as follows: 1. Banded hamstring curls 2. Banded long lever bridges 3. Straight knee feet elevated bridge, from 2 to 1 leg 4. Bridge slides eccentric only to concentric 5. Learn deadlift technique 6. Add load 7. Add more load 8. Build up to heavy deadlifts.]](https://laurelbeversdorf.com/wp-content/plugins/instagram-feed/img/placeholder.png)
