by Karen Fabian | May 21, 2014 | Bare Bones Yoga "How to Do it" Series, Inspiration, Personal Training/Coaching, Self improvement
As I walked down the street the other day, I noticed that every single person walking towards me was either on the phone or walking and typing as they passed. This is no different than any other day,really, and I’ve done the same thing quite a bit. But it got me...
by Karen Fabian | May 17, 2014 | Bare Bones Yoga "How to Do it" Series, Inspiration, Personal Training/Coaching, Self improvement
I’m reading the book, “Eastern Body, Western Mind” by Anodea Judith. The subtitle is “Psychology and the Chakra System as a Path to the Self.” I’m not an expert on the chakras and I find the content fascinating and illuminating. I...
by Karen Fabian | May 12, 2014 | Bare Bones Yoga "How to Do it" Series, Inspiration, Personal Training/Coaching, Self improvement, Yoga training
 Once you start practicing yoga, you may find it’s something that ebbs and flows in terms of how often you do it. One of the wonderful things about yoga is that it’s generally so accessible (of course, depending on the poses you pick) that you can get...
by Karen Fabian | May 10, 2014 | Bare Bones Yoga "How to Do it" Series, Inspiration, Personal Training/Coaching, Self improvement, Yoga training
I have been teaching yoga to rowers for a number of years. I primarily teach at Community Rowing in Brighton, MA, although I’ve taught the crew team at Northeastern and Boston College as well as the Cambridge Boat Club. Once athletes that row...
by Karen Fabian | May 8, 2014 | Bare Bones Yoga "How to Do it" Series, Personal Training/Coaching, Running, Self improvement
I have been running for more years than I can remember. However, not long enough to remember what it felt like to hate running. I grew up more of a gym rat than a runner but back in the mid 90’s, when I was going through a tough time in my life, I...
by Karen Fabian | May 6, 2014 | Bare Bones Yoga "How to Do it" Series, Personal Training/Coaching, Self improvement, Yoga training
I started to think about this concept as it applies to yoga practice. There are a number of poses we may do that, if done without awareness, will “exploit†certain muscles or joints. By the same token, there are poses and movements we can do with greater ease and...
