by Karen Fabian | Aug 26, 2019 | Anatomy Stories
When you teach yoga, do you notice certain things that need correcting in your student’s posture? I’m not talking about trying to make a pose perfect; I’m talking about things that you know that if adjusted, the person would feel so much...
by Karen Fabian | Aug 8, 2019 | Anatomy Stories
When I teach anatomy to recent graduates of teacher training programs, often there are teachers who graduated from their basic training but have not started teaching yet. When I ask them why, knowing that the longer they wait, the harder it will be, they often...
by Karen Fabian | Aug 5, 2019 | Anatomy Stories
When I was teaching at a recent anatomy training, I asked the new teachers on day one: “What are your feelings about learning anatomy?” I heard things like, “I feel overwhelmed,” “I feel like I can’t learn it because I am not good...
by Karen Fabian | Jul 23, 2019 | The Bare Bones Yoga Podcast: Conversations for Yoga Teachers
Hello, and WELCOME to Conversations for Yoga Teachers! I’m your host, Karen Fabian and this is EPISODE 30! This is just a quick episode, designed to spark conversation about one of the mainstay, fundamental poses we do in almost every class: Warrior 1. ...
by Karen Fabian | Jul 23, 2019 | Anatomy Stories
Yoga is a practice of tradition. As such, classes are often started the same way, with Warrior 1 showing up soon in the practice. While this sequencing is a big part of the tradition of yoga, as we recognize some of the challenges we all face because of our daily...
