by Karen Fabian | Dec 6, 2016 | Anatomy Stories
Today was our first day in the lab. If you read my prior post, you know that I’m at the Laboratories for Anatomical Enlightenment in Phoenix, AZ, participating in a week long cadaver lab training hosted by Yoga Medicine Founder, Tiffany Cruikshank. Â We...
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...