by Karen Fabian | Aug 26, 2019 | Anatomy Stories
When you teach yoga, do you notice certain things that need correcting in your student’s posture? I’m not talking about trying to make a pose perfect; I’m talking about things that you know that if adjusted, the person would feel so much...
by Karen Fabian | Aug 19, 2019 | The Bare Bones Yoga Podcast: Conversations for Yoga Teachers
For today’s episode, we’re going to talk about identity. I know, you’re thinking we’re supposed to be talking about anatomy, as that’s my specialty. But if you’ve listened to the podcast for a while, you know I like to build in some teacher development topics as...
by Karen Fabian | Aug 10, 2019 | The Bare Bones Yoga Podcast: Conversations for Yoga Teachers
Ever wonder why it’s hard for people to learn anatomy? There are a host of reasons but one may be that teachers just feel they can’t learn it! I often hear, “I’m not good at science” or “anatomy is just such a big topic, I could never learn it all!” Well, in...
by Karen Fabian | Aug 8, 2019 | Anatomy Stories
When I teach anatomy to recent graduates of teacher training programs, often there are teachers who graduated from their basic training but have not started teaching yet. When I ask them why, knowing that the longer they wait, the harder it will be, they often...
by Karen Fabian | Aug 5, 2019 | Anatomy Stories
When I was teaching at a recent anatomy training, I asked the new teachers on day one: “What are your feelings about learning anatomy?” I heard things like, “I feel overwhelmed,” “I feel like I can’t learn it because I am not good...
