by Karen Fabian | Jan 29, 2016 | Anatomy Stories
This is often a common concern from students. They practice yoga but wonder why they don’t feel more flexible. I had a conversation after class the other day with a student and she said that she felt her hip flexors (her words) were tight. She described...
by Karen Fabian | Jan 18, 2016 | Anatomy Stories, Grow Your Teaching Techniques, teach
When I teach anatomy to yoga teachers, I usually preface some things I say with, “This is from my perspective.” I say this because even though anatomy and the study of anatomy seems to be a matter of “fact,” in some ways, some...
by Karen Fabian | Dec 13, 2015 | Anatomy Stories, Grow Your Teaching Techniques
If I had to pick one action we take in most, if not all yoga classes that is filled with possible pitfalls, it’d have to be moving from High to Low Push Up. Why? Well, #1, it’s a weight bearing posture for the arms. This makes it a pretty challenging...
by Karen Fabian | Oct 24, 2015 | Anatomy Stories, Class theme, Grow Your Teaching Techniques, Inspiration, Personal Training/Coaching, Running, teach, Uncategorized
I had a private client visit me once and it was our first meeting. He was a tech entrepreneur and was very stressed. He was coming to yoga because he knew it would be a good stress release. He also spent an extraordinary amount of time on the phone and on the...
by Karen Fabian | Sep 29, 2015 | Anatomy Stories, Inspiration, Teaching Moment
Today is my birthday. I only mention that because I’m feeling a bit nostalgic, understandably so. When I look back over the years of my life, especially the last 10 to 15 years, I can point out a few things that have really shaped who I am today. When I lost my...
by Karen Fabian | Sep 13, 2015 | Anatomy Stories, Uncategorized
The more we practice yoga, hopefully, the smarter we get about our bodies and how to care for them. Yoga helps us develop an “inner sense” so we can tune into how we’re feeling and tune out the distractions. You would think as a yoga teacher,...
