by Karen Fabian | Sep 17, 2018 | Anatomy Stories
There’s no doubt that yoga practice helps you build flexibility. I’ve written before on this idea and that even though flexibility is great to have as part of your overall body integrity, it’s helpful to have strong muscles too. The idea I like to...
by Karen Fabian | Sep 2, 2018 | Anatomy Stories
I was at a party recently and the inevitable happened: someone asked me what I do for a living, I said “I’m a yoga teacher” and then I heard all the reasons why the people within earshot “don’t do yoga.” I am so used to it by now...
by Karen Fabian | Aug 30, 2018 | Anatomy Stories
Sometimes after class, a student will ask me, “How often should I practice?” This sometimes comes from new students who are in the newer phase of excitement around the practice and ready to dive into a daily schedule of yoga. Back in the day, when I...
by Karen Fabian | Aug 13, 2018 | Anatomy Stories, Uncategorized
When you’re teaching, do you use positive language? Sure, you’d never intentionally say something negative, but are there more positive ways to say something so your students feel empowered? Please know; I’m not advocating for a bunch of platitudes...
by Karen Fabian | Aug 4, 2018 | Anatomy Stories
I talked to a new teacher the other day who recently graduated from her 200 hour training. She was super excited to be done but she nervously admitted to me that she was terrified of applying to studios for a teaching job. It had been a few months and she just...
by Karen Fabian | Jul 31, 2018 | Anatomy Stories
One of the fun things about yoga teaching is designing new sequences. Once we have a few years (yes, years) of teaching a standard sequence under our belt, it’s fun and challenging to create new sequences built on different themes. Because my focus is anatomy,...
