Yoga Strong

Yoga Strong

These Yoga practice videos will improve range of motion by improving your muscle strength in various joint positions. Our methodology will improve core strength and re-sculpt your body using body weight, yoga props, and common resistance training tools. This collection has creative Yoga flows for all levels of fitness, therapeutic routines to help eliminate pain and inflammation, and powerful practices for those who want more of a challenge

Fitness Integrated Science™ is a fitness and health methodology that combines modern bio mechanic principles with unique and progressive strengthening techniques to guide our clients to improved muscular balance, joint stability, and range of motion. Fitness Integrated Science™ is also a Wellness and Personal Training Center in Louisville Kentucky offering private yoga, Pilates, personal training, and yoga therapy for individuals as well as small groups. We have a 500-hour teacher training program, Yoga Integrated Science™, that is registered through Yoga Alliance and provide Workshops and certification courses in Yoga, Pilates, Fitness and Personal Training.

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Lauren Eirk is the creator of Yoga Integrated Science™ program, offering a unique, sound, biomechancial approach to Hatha Yoga designed to respect joint structure while improving muscle responsiveness and strength. She has spent her life teaching and studying in the health, fitness, and yoga communities, learning from some of the top minds of our time. Having worked in the health education field for over 30 years, Yoga I.S.® is her vision. Lauren’s training has made her highly sensitive to clients with complex, on-going neuro-muscular issues, helping her clients to navigate an effective exercise plan to accomplish their goals. Lauren has since expanded into Pilates Integrated Science™, Strength Integrated Science™, and Fitness Integrated Science™

Lauren’s work has been featured in such magazines as Yoga Journal®, Self®, IDEA® Fitness Journal, American Fitness Magazine, ACE Fitness Magazine, American Fitness Magazine, Fitness First Quarterly Magazine, AKWA Aquatic Exercise Magazine, Business First, Natural Awakenings, and New Woman Magazine. Lauren has presented for such fitness-health organizations and education conferences as IDEA World, IDEA Personal Trainer, Inner IDEA, FACTfest, AFPA, DCAC Fitness, AFS Succeed! Conference, ACSM Fitness Summit, AEA/ IAFC, ECA, Can-FIT Pro, Fit in the City®, Fitour®, Resist-A-Ball®, and Sarah’s City Workout®

+ B.S. Physical Therapy, University of Louisville
+ B.A. Art, French, University of Louisville
+ M.S. Health Fitness Management

Lauren is a Certified E-RYT 500 Level Registered Yoga instructor and has studied Yoga with Master teachers David Swenson, Sianna Sherman, John Friend, Mitchel Bleier, Francois Rault, Doug Keller, Doug Swenson, Judy Rice, Rodney Yee, Beryl Bender Birch, John Schumacher, and Ramanand Patel. She is a Certified Yoga Therapist C-IAYT with the International Association of Yoga Therapy and a Yoga Alliance® Continuing Education Provider (YACEP), she is the developer of the Yoga I.S.® method for Yoga, Barre, and Pilates-based classes, including the Yoga I.S. Mechanix™ method.

Lauren is a Mastery Level Muscle Activation Techniques™ Certified Specialist and MATRx Certified Full-Body Specialist Full Body, including the Lower Leg & Foot as well as the Wrist & Hand. Lauren’s MATRx delineation makes her one of 57 world-wide leading experts in the treatment of muscular Imbalances. Lauren is an International Continuing Education Provider with an established personal training business since 2006, held in the Yoga Integrated Science™ Personal Training Studio. Lauren has been a certified group fitness instructor for nearly three decades and has run many group fitness programs. She is the creator of Yoga with Resist-A-Ball®, a former Resist-A-Ball® and FiTour® Master Trainer and the recipient of the ECA OBOW Award 2007 “Most Mindful Program”. Lauren has taught group and private classes in over 27 fitness centers since the start of her fitness career in the year 1988. She has many years of experience teaching in elementary schools, college universities, hospitals, fitness centers, and community centers in various local, national, and international venues. Lauren specializes in fitness rehabilitation, health fitness management, program development, and continuing education. Lauren is a published author with extensive television and video experience. Lauren is a brand influencer for Athleta® Brand clothing and member of the Body Bar® Instructor Team.

Yoga Strong
  • Live Event | Loaded Yoga: Core (60 minutes) with Lauren Eirk

    This Isometric workout features isometric holds combined with a mixture of trunk and spine related Yoga poses to give your core a complete workout.
    This routine will improve range of motion and and strength with holds that require spinal muscle contractions against weights..

    You will love this...

  • Live Event | Loaded Yoga: Legs (60 minutes) with Lauren Eirk

    This lower body Isometric workout features isometric holds combined with a mixture of lower body Yoga poses to give your legs a complete workout.
    This routine will improve range of motion and and strength with holds that require large muscle contractions.

    You will love this combination of the ...

  • Video 450 | Dumbbell Yoga: Arms and Abs (30 Minutes) with Lauren Eirk

    Experience an alignment-based Yoga practice designed to incorporate multi-joint isometric resistance training. It is often difficult to strengthen the upper body in many poses, so this workout will incorporate dumbbells. The added resistance from the free weights will challenge elbow, wrist, an...

  • Video 435 | Yoga Strong Core (45 minutes) with Lauren Eirk

    The ancient practice of Yoga is full of postures that are centered around the health of the trunk and spine. In this flow-style practice, the sponge ball and TheraBand will be incorporated into several spinal postures that flex, extend, and rotate the spine. This is extremely helpful for suppor...

  • Live Event | HIp and Glute Power Yoga (60 mins) with Lauren Eirk

    In this Yoga practice, experience Yoga poses designed to strengthen hip and gluteal muscles that work to extend, flex, abduct, adduct, and rotate the hip. These powerful muscles also assist the lower back in creating a strong, stable core. When they are weak, we tend to have low energy and join...

  • Live Event | Yoga PLUS (60 minutes) with Lauren Eirk

    Many times, weights are used in a Yoga pose to add resistance to postures. In this workout, we will alternate between strength training segments using dumbbells and bands with multi-joint Yoga poses for isometric resistance training.

    See all the ways muscles can work: concentrically shortening...

  • Video 373 | Yoga Therapy for Knees (15 mins) with Lauren Eirk

    This fifteen minute Yoga Therapy routine is designed to help you recover from a knee injury, chronic pain, or instability. Using a Yoga strap as a resistance tool, target muscles around the knee.

    This routine is appropriate for all levels of fitness, with many modifications given for each exe...

  • Live Event with Lauren Eirk | FIS Yoga-Plus

    Strengthening routine combining isometric Yoga poses with weighted dumbbells to increase strength and mobility. You will feel poses in ways you have never felt, challenging muscles that stabilize and move joints. Tone your whole body while improving mobility. Yoga blocks will be used for added ...

  • Video 363 "Yoga for Pregnancy" (30 minutes) with Lauren Eirk

    The focus of this workout is to strengthen pelvic floor muscles and hips in order to support all stages of pregnancy. You will need Yoga blocks and a blanket to sit on for support. Cues are given throughout to modify the workout based on the trimester and specific needs.
    Warm Up (seated)
    Pelv...

  • Live Event with Lauren Eirk | Elastic Yoga

    Elastic resistance can be very effective in minimizing joint stress so that we can effectively train. In this workout, we will use the TheraBand and the thigh band strategically to maximize training results and align with our joint mechanics to strengthen the effects of your Yoga practice. This...

  • Live event with Lauren Eirk | Strength Building Yoga

    This Yoga class features longer hold times and mindful muscle engagement. No props are needed for this bodyweight routine, as we will be using isometric contractions throughout to activate more muscle involvement.

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  • Video 345 | Day Four Glute Challenge with Lauren Eirk (30 Minutes)

    On day four of our 5 day Glute Challenge, you should notice that your range of motion at the hip is already improving with the strengthening focus of days one-three. Today we moving back into bodyweight training with strong Yoga practice designed to improve joint range of motion.

    Many times, Yo...

  • Video 341 | Yoga for the Knee (30 Minutes) with Lauren Eirk

    Experience an alignment-based, methodical Yoga practice designed to target muscles that cross the knee joint. Using a Yoga block and strap, we begin with several classic Yoga asanas to practice knee, hip, ankle, and foot alignment.

    Progressing to poses on the floor, learn how to protect the k...

  • Live Event with Lauren Eirk | Yoga for Strong Legs

    This slower-paced, strengthening Yoga practice features longer hold times in poses to work on sustained muscle contractions in the lower body. Give yourself time to move with more attention and control. You will need Yoga blocks and a Yoga Strap for this class to re-direct forces into joints.

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  • Video 328 | Yoga for Spinal Health (45 Minutes) with Lauren Eirk

    Spinal health is essential, as the spine is responsible for so many functions in our body. The muscles around the spine must be strong and responsive throughout our lives in order to keep our spine injury free.

    In this Yoga practice, we will explore various spinal movements to work on symmetr...

  • Live Event with Lauren Eirk | Iron Yoga

    Experience a flow style Yoga workout with some non-traditional props! We will incorporate dumbbells to challenge muscles in the upper and lower body and make poses feel totally different. A Yoga strap will also be included in this practice to redirect forces into muscles and alter the "feel" of...

  • Live Event with Lauren Eirk | Iron Yoga II

    Experience an alignment-based Yoga workout with longer holds in poses, using some non-traditional props! We will incorporate dumbbells to challenge muscles in the upper and lower body and make poses feel totally different. A Yoga strap will also be included in this practice to redirect forces i...

  • Video 317 | Yoga with Weights (30 minutes) with Lauren Eirk

    Experience yoga poses from the floor and in standing with a flowing format using dumbbells to target the upper and lower body while performing isometric resistance training in several classic Yoga poses. This practice begins with Sun Salutations and progresses into several creative sequences fo...

  • Video 055 | How to strengthen your chest with Lauren Eirk

    Learn how to incorporate a weighted bar into your Yoga practice in this follow-a-long strength-based practice that targets the chest, shoulders, and trunk. Discover some resistance training tips to progress or modify the overall challenge in each pose to improve overall effectiveness while maint...

  • Video 287 | Yoga with Weights: Lower Body (30 minute workout) with Lauren Eirk

    Experience yoga poses from the floor and in standing with a flowing format using dumbbells to target the lower body while performing isometric resistance training in several classic Yoga poses. This practice begins with some floor sequences, then adds dumbbells to the lunge and squatting poses ...

  • Video 286 | Yoga with Weights: Upper Body (30 minute workout) with Lauren Eirk

    Experience several standing, seated, and flowing sequences using dumbbells to target the upper body while performing isometric resistance training in several classic Yoga poses. This practice begins with some floor sequences, then adds dumbbells to the classic Sun Salutation. Next, experience a...

  • Video 272 | Yoga for Golfers (35 Minute Workout) with Lauren Eirk

    Anyone can benefit from this workout, especially golfers, tennis players, and pickleball enthusiasts! The golf swing requires spinal stability and core strength. This mindful Yoga practice will help you assess your range of motion and prepare your body for sport while training the muscular system...

  • Video 231 | Yoga for Tight Hips (40 Minutes) with Lauren Eirk

    Yoga can help you to learn so much about your body. This workout is designed to help you uncover your muscular imbalances so that you can work to eliminate them through this isometric strength-based workout. Yoga blocks are used in this routine to support many of the positions and give you som...

  • Video 227 | Yoga with Mini Ball (60 Minute Workout) with Lauren Eirk

    Yoga can make us stronger if we focus more on muscle activation and less on passive stretching. The mini ball is the perfect tool to help us create purposeful muscle contractions in Yoga poses so that we create more joint stability and strength in the body. See how the ball can create a fulcrum...