by Karen Fabian | May 1, 2017 | Anatomy Stories
When I set out to teach  yoga, I already had a background in anatomy from my undergraduate education. I was in the Physical Therapy Program at Boston University and that started my love of anatomy. My education continued and I got my BS in Rehab Counseling...
by Karen Fabian | Apr 23, 2017 | Anatomy Stories
I had a revelation the other day. My yoga teaching might be contributing to two health related problems I’m having. This was a huge revelation for me because as a yoga teacher and one that specifically focuses her teaching, books, online courses and blog...
by Karen Fabian | Apr 10, 2017 | Anatomy Stories
I love to go to the gym. It’s something I got back into after years of only practicing yoga and running. Â I realized running was great for my heart but really only two dimensional (only moving through flexion and extension) and the more I practiced yoga, I...
by Karen Fabian | Mar 13, 2017 | Anatomy Stories, teaching
I love when people ask me before class, “Hey, I really would love if you’d focus on core today!” To that I say, “Hey, I focus on core every day!” Because really, shouldn’t we have “core awareness” in every pose we do,...
by Karen Fabian | Feb 20, 2017 | Anatomy Stories
What if I told you that when you stretch a muscle, there’s a receptor in the muscle that senses when you’ve gone too far and actually shuts down your body’s ability to stretch more? What if I told you that even if you push yourself in static...
by Karen Fabian | Feb 13, 2017 | Anatomy Stories
When I went to my first teacher training, I was taught a sequence. My initial training with Baron Baptiste was centered around his sequence and that allowed me to focus on everything else involved in teaching, without having to also think about what I was going to...
