by Karen Fabian | Mar 11, 2019 | Anatomy Stories
Did you ever realize that muscles do more than one thing, depending on how the body is positioned? Many times when we learn about what muscles do, we focus on their main function. So, for instance, the hip flexor muscle, the psoas, flexes the hip, like in the bent leg...
by Karen Fabian | Feb 25, 2019 | Anatomy Stories
Many times when I meet people and they find out what I do, they say, “Wow, you must be in such great shape from doing all that yoga.” When I tell them that I don’t DO yoga when I teach, they sometimes shake their head in disbelief. “What...
by Karen Fabian | Feb 21, 2019 | Anatomy Stories
If I had to pick a part of the body that gets the most questions asked about it in yoga, I’d say the hips are the most popular. By “popular” I mean students seem to have the most questions about the muscles and related tendons,...
by Karen Fabian | Feb 14, 2019 | Anatomy Stories
Last year, I created a free video series to provide teachers with some of the fundamentals of anatomy. I called it the “Learn Anatomy Challenge” because I wanted anyone, regardless of their experience with anatomy to be “challenged” to keep an...
by Karen Fabian | Feb 5, 2019 | Anatomy Stories
Teachers: Do you ever hear your students complain about wrist, elbow and shoulder pain in Downward Dog? It can be pretty common especially in beginners. Why do you think it’s a common experience? Well, when you think about the direction of the pose, it’s...
by Karen Fabian | Jan 29, 2019 | Anatomy Stories
I was reading a book on branding today and in it, the author was talking about messaging that companies use to try to communicate their mission and value to customers. The author was talking about the importance of having the message be clear, so it’s...
