by Karen Fabian | Nov 20, 2010 | Yoga training
Sometimes I get emails from students when they are able to do Wheel Pose or Urdhva Dhanurasana, for the first time. There’s something about that particular yoga pose that seems to have a symbolic meaning. When I’m in class, I know it’s coming and...
by Karen Fabian | Nov 6, 2010 | Yoga training
In my experience as a yoga student and teacher, I’ve run across a number of reasons why people avoid taking a yoga class. I thought it might be fun (and helpful) to list out what I’ve heard and to try to debunk some of these excuses. Take a read and let me know...
by Karen Fabian | Nov 2, 2010 | Self improvement, Yoga training
I’ve had a few conversations in the past week or so from people who were thinking of coming to take my class but didn’t. When I asked why, they said they weren’t sure they were physically ready or able to do a power yoga class. There were some other thoughts...
by Karen Fabian | Oct 23, 2010 | Self improvement
I overheard a women waiting for the bus today. She was chatting with another woman that was waiting. They were talking about their jobs. The one woman said to the other, “Well, at least I have a job! At least for today!†So is what it is like to be employed in...
by Karen Fabian | Oct 18, 2010 | Yoga training
I was teaching a yoga class the other day and started referring to things in “yogic terms,†which is to say, I was using yoga “terminology†and using Sanskrit words. Teaching is rather like having a long conversation with yourself, and you hope that somewhere...
