by Karen Fabian | Dec 5, 2016 | Anatomy Stories
This week, I’m at the Laboratory of Anatomical Enlightenment in Phoenix, AZ. I’m here as part of a training hosted by Tiffany Cruikshank, Founder of Yoga Medicine for a week long exploration of the body. The format of the training is...
by Karen Fabian | Nov 26, 2016 | Anatomy Stories, Uncategorized
Hamstrings are a funny muscle in that most of the time, people are overly concerned that they’re too short. “My hamstrings are so tight, I can’t touch my toes!” “I wish I could do yoga but my hamstrings are too tight!” These two...
by Karen Fabian | Nov 21, 2016 | Anatomy Stories
I had a student come up to me before class recently and she told me this was her first class since breaking her ankle. When I asked her if she’d be cleared to do exercise by her doctor, she said no, but she didn’t think it would be a problem. I had another...
by Karen Fabian | Nov 14, 2016 | Class theme, Grow Your Teaching Techniques
When I began my training with Baron Baptiste back in 2002, I was taught  a standard sequence. At the time I didn’t realize it but over time, I grew to really depend on that standard sequence to support my teaching but better yet, to allow me the freedom...
by Karen Fabian | Nov 7, 2016 | Anatomy Stories
I read a hilarious post today by one of my teaching colleagues which mentioned the cue that we sometimes hear in class that goes something like this, ” Rest in Downward Dog for a moment.” I must admit, I’ve said something along those lines a...
