by Karen Fabian | Dec 18, 2017 | Anatomy Stories
One of the things that drives me crazy about yoga cues is when we ask people to do things without sharing the “why” behind why we are asking them to do whatever it is. This also applies to using props. Many people think props have to do with your...
by Karen Fabian | Dec 4, 2017 | Anatomy Stories
Let’s talk about balancing poses! Today I recorded a video on how to do one of my favorite balancing poses, Half Moon Pose: This powerful balance is a great way to strengthen the outer muscles of the hip on the lifted leg as well as strengthen the quadriceps on...
by Karen Fabian | Nov 9, 2017 | Anatomy Stories
When we think about our tools as a teacher, we’ve got what we say, what we do, the sequence we offer, how present we are as we’re teaching and how we set up the room. Those are only a handful; we’ve also got whether or not we demonstrate as we teach...
by Karen Fabian | Oct 23, 2017 | Anatomy Stories
One of the things to be considered when teaching yoga is that movements you suggest will be approached differently from person to person. This is fairly obvious, as we all can certainly appreciate that everyone approaches their yoga practice with a wide variety of...
by Karen Fabian | Oct 16, 2017 | Anatomy Stories
If I had to pick one action we do a lot in yoga, it’d be moving from High to Low Push Up. In fact we do it so much and it’s filled with physical challenges, that I often suggest that people skip low push up whenever they want. Am I offering them a way out?...
by Karen Fabian | Oct 9, 2017 | Anatomy Stories
I taught a two day anatomy training yesterday as part of a 200 hour teacher training program. I absolutely love meeting new teachers and sharing this aspect of yoga and teaching. My focus and passion is to take this broad subject of anatomy and determine the KEY parts...
