by Karen Fabian | Jan 25, 2019 | Anatomy Stories
As a yoga teacher, I’m concerned about healthy movement on the mat. This means movement that’s focused on working the body in a healthy way, without taking it to extremes. Sometimes, I speak to students who desire to have a great deal of flexibility. In...
by Karen Fabian | Jan 18, 2019 | Anatomy Stories
There are lots of ways to present yoga practice and as teachers, we have the ability to shift just about anything we want in the practice. We can change the sequence, change the pace, the amount of time we hold students in a pose, change up our cues and how much time...
by Karen Fabian | Nov 27, 2018 | Anatomy Stories
When we go to yoga class, we are met with resistance in both the body and mind. When we look at the points of resistance in the body, they offer mirror the actions we most regularly take in our daily lives. So, if we have a job where we’re reaching overhead a...
by Karen Fabian | Oct 30, 2018 | Anatomy Stories
It’s a common theme I hear from a number of teachers when I do anatomy trainings with both new and experienced teachers. Things like:Â “I want to seamlessly share anatomy with my classes” “I want my cues to be anatomically based...
by Karen Fabian | Oct 15, 2018 | Anatomy Stories
Every once in a while I go to a yoga class and the teacher starts out asking if anyone has any injuries. This sometimes leads to a few minutes of discussion as individual people share what’s going on with them. This can lead to an awkward moment for the...
by Karen Fabian | Oct 6, 2018 | Anatomy Stories
I taught a shoulder anatomy workshop today and it covered anatomy, myofascial release and of course, yoga practice. The format broke up the practice into two sections: first, we practiced and I talked to them about the movements of the shoulders in different...
