by Karen Fabian | Apr 23, 2018 | Anatomy Stories
I’ve taught heated yoga classes for many years and my training started in the Baptiste Yoga methodology where heat is most definitely an important part of the practice. Over the years, most of my classes in studios continue to be in heated rooms although I teach...
by Karen Fabian | Apr 16, 2018 | Anatomy Stories
I love when people ask me before yoga class, “Hey, I really would love if you’d focus on core today!” To that I say, “Hey, I focus on core every time I teach!” Because really, shouldn’t we have “core awareness” in every...
by Karen Fabian | Apr 15, 2018 | Anatomy Stories
When I started out as a teacher, I was taught alignment. I was taught the shapes of the poses and the cues to help students make these shapes with their bodies. Things like, “Stack your knee over your heel” and “roll your shoulder back” became...
by Karen Fabian | Apr 9, 2018 | anatomy, Anatomy Stories
Once you’ve been teaching for a while, it can be fun to create anatomically based themes for your classes. The reason I suggest doing this after you’ve been teaching for some time is that it’s important to have a solid base of teaching in place with...
by Karen Fabian | Apr 3, 2018 | Anatomy Stories
Everyone is big on results these days. Whether its a “before and after” picture on Instagram, a weight loss program, a fitness program or a program teaching you the stock market, people love to both get and give results. We’re programmed to...
by Karen Fabian | Mar 27, 2018 | Anatomy Stories
When I teach anatomy to yoga teachers, even when there’s a mix of new teachers who have yet to teach and experienced ones, I hear many of the same things when it comes to challenges to learning anatomy: “There’s so much to learn.” ” There...
