by Karen Fabian | Apr 27, 2018 | Anatomy Stories
One of the important components of teaching yoga is offering modifications. A modification is generally an action that the student takes to change the posture from one shape to something different but along very similar lines. An example would be in a pose like a...
by Karen Fabian | Apr 23, 2018 | Anatomy Stories
I’ve taught heated yoga classes for many years and my training started in the Baptiste Yoga methodology where heat is most definitely an important part of the practice. Over the years, most of my classes in studios continue to be in heated rooms although I teach...
by Karen Fabian | Apr 16, 2018 | Anatomy Stories
I love when people ask me before yoga class, “Hey, I really would love if you’d focus on core today!” To that I say, “Hey, I focus on core every time I teach!” Because really, shouldn’t we have “core awareness” in every...
by Karen Fabian | Apr 15, 2018 | Anatomy Stories
When I started out as a teacher, I was taught alignment. I was taught the shapes of the poses and the cues to help students make these shapes with their bodies. Things like, “Stack your knee over your heel” and “roll your shoulder back” became...
by Karen Fabian | Apr 9, 2018 | anatomy, Anatomy Stories
Once you’ve been teaching for a while, it can be fun to create anatomically based themes for your classes. The reason I suggest doing this after you’ve been teaching for some time is that it’s important to have a solid base of teaching in place with...
