by Karen Fabian | Mar 13, 2017 | Anatomy Stories, teaching
I love when people ask me before class, “Hey, I really would love if you’d focus on core today!” To that I say, “Hey, I focus on core every day!” Because really, shouldn’t we have “core awareness” in every pose we do,...
by Karen Fabian | Feb 27, 2017 | Teaching Moment, Yoga Business
I recently was asked to help a friend and yoga student of mine pick a teacher training program. While I’ve written about this before and in looking at my article from 2011 (wow!) I still stand behind my suggestions, it did give me a reason to update my thoughts...
by Karen Fabian | Feb 20, 2017 | Anatomy Stories
What if I told you that when you stretch a muscle, there’s a receptor in the muscle that senses when you’ve gone too far and actually shuts down your body’s ability to stretch more? What if I told you that even if you push yourself in static...
by Karen Fabian | Feb 13, 2017 | Anatomy Stories
When I went to my first teacher training, I was taught a sequence. My initial training with Baron Baptiste was centered around his sequence and that allowed me to focus on everything else involved in teaching, without having to also think about what I was going to...
by Karen Fabian | Feb 6, 2017 | Anatomy Stories
I had a question after class yesterday about how to do tripod headstand. I love getting questions after class because it shows a sense of inquiry about the practice. I had a few questions but I chose this one because it gives me a chance to talk about an anatomical...
