by Karen Fabian | Jan 2, 2016 | bare bones yoga, Inspiration, Personal Training/Coaching, Teaching Moment
As I stepped into the studio to teach this morning, I was struck by the idea of teaching the first class of 2016. I’ve been teaching since 2002 so that’s a lot of “first class of the New Year” feelings I’ve had. Today as I taught, I...
by Karen Fabian | Dec 14, 2015 | Product Focus
I recently was contacted by one of the staff at reviews.com to take a look at some interesting research they did on yoga mats. Â I can say that if there’s one piece of yoga equipment I get asked about a great deal, it’s the mat. And, I know from...
by Karen Fabian | Dec 13, 2015 | Anatomy Stories, Grow Your Teaching Techniques
If I had to pick one action we take in most, if not all yoga classes that is filled with possible pitfalls, it’d have to be moving from High to Low Push Up. Why? Well, #1, it’s a weight bearing posture for the arms. This makes it a pretty challenging...
by Karen Fabian | Dec 7, 2015 | Grow Your Teaching Techniques, Teaching Moment
I’ve been teaching yoga for many years. I taught the day after 9/11, taught the day after the Boston Marathon bombings and the shooting at Sandy Hook, as well as a few days after the attack in Paris on November 13. Â I also taught last week, on Thursday, the day...
by Karen Fabian | Nov 29, 2015 | Grow Your Teaching Techniques, Teaching Moment
Sometimes when teaching it makes sense to stop the class. This is one of those things that as teachers, we should use with caution; you don’t want be stopping class all the time because it breaks the flow. Part of the challenge of teaching is to fit in...
