by Karen Fabian | Jul 10, 2016 | Anatomy Stories
I recently was talking to someone who attends spinning classes as her primary mode of fitness. She was lamenting her lack of yoga “skill” but feeling like she needed to start yoga as a way to balance out her workouts, since they were always...
by Karen Fabian | Jul 3, 2016 | Anatomy Stories
Learning how to balance is a key skill for life that we learn in yoga. The wonderful thing about bringing this theme into your classes or practicing with this theme in mind is that you can think of “balance” as it relates to both the body and mind....
by Karen Fabian | Jun 27, 2016 | Anatomy Stories
I had a student once who was quite flexible. In addition, she was double jointed in her elbows. When she came up into Wheel Pose, she couldn’t get out of the pose. Her elbows were locked and she lacked the joint awareness and strength in her biceps to be...
by Karen Fabian | Jun 20, 2016 | Anatomy Stories, Uncategorized
Most people have a general sense that having a strong core is good for your health. Having a strong core is a great support for the lower back and helps us move in an integrated way, rather than just flailing around. We see how important this is in movement activities...
by Karen Fabian | Jun 13, 2016 | Anatomy Stories, Grow Your Teaching Techniques
If I had to pick one posture out of a standard sequence about which I get the most questions, I’d say it’s Wheel Pose. Why? I think this is the pose that most often appears at the energetic height of the sequence. This is not always the case if you work...
by Karen Fabian | May 28, 2016 | Anatomy Stories
A while back, I wrote a blog post about distributing the effort and the weight of Downward Dog and Low Push Up so that the wrists don’t take the full brunt of the pose:Â Distribute the Effort in Downward Dog and Low Push Up Well, today, I did the blog post one...
