by Karen Fabian | May 13, 2015 | bare bones yoga, Grow Your Teaching Techniques, Personal Training/Coaching, Teaching Moment, Yoga Business
I love working with new teachers. In a recent training, a few questions came up and I thought I’d write about them in today’s blog. In my book, “Stretched: Build Your Yoga Business, Grow Your Teaching Techniques,” I detail much of this...
by Karen Fabian | Apr 7, 2015 | Class theme, Grow Your Teaching Techniques, Inspiration, Personal Training/Coaching, Self improvement, Today's Meditation
Last night’s class was focused on opening the front of the body. We did a lot of backbending, whether on the ground, standing poses, belly and back. People often think of Wheel Pose, or Upward Bow, when they think of a heart opener, but of course there...
by Karen Fabian | Mar 31, 2015 | Class theme, Personal Training/Coaching, Running, Stretched: Build Your Yoga Business
The more I learn about anatomy, the more I wonder how we ever taught yoga classes without bringing in the essentials of alignment and movement into class. There are so many benefits to teaching the anatomy that go along with the postures and sometimes students will...
by Karen Fabian | Mar 26, 2015 | Inspiration, Personal Training/Coaching, Self improvement, Today's Meditation, Yoga Business, Yoga training
I love watching American Idol. I particularly enjoy these past few seasons with the current panel of judges: Keith Urban, Jennifer Lopez and Harry Connick, Jr. Now, before you go, “Ick! What does this have to do with yoga?” Hear me out. Depending on how...
by Karen Fabian | Mar 13, 2015 | Inspiration, Nutrition/Food, Personal Training/Coaching
When we think of protecting things in our life, we might think of protecting ourselves, someone we love, our home or our finances. But have you ever thought of protecting your energy? Our personal energy is another form of currency and it’s the stuff that makes...
by Karen Fabian | Mar 4, 2015 | Grow Your Teaching Techniques, Inspiration, Personal Training/Coaching, Self improvement, Stretched: Build Your Yoga Business
I’ve done yoga every day for the past 6 days. I’ve also meditated before each practice. This is a pretty big deal for me because I don’t practice regularly, let alone every day. This may seem blasphemous, given that I’m a yoga teacher,...