by Karen Fabian | Sep 11, 2013 | Inspiration, Personal Training/Coaching, Self improvement
I was recently at a dinner party and got to talking with a woman who sharing with me her experience with neck pain. As I asked her questions about the nature of the pain, when it started and what makes it worse, a picture began to emerge of a woman who spends...
by Karen Fabian | Aug 29, 2013 | Inspiration, Personal Training/Coaching, Self improvement, Yoga training
Compassion might not seem like a quality you’d want to use on the mat if you’re looking to get stronger and try more advanced poses. However, in my experience, that’s exactly what we need when our sights are set on doing things to build...
by Karen Fabian | Aug 26, 2013 | Inspiration, Personal Training/Coaching, Running, Self improvement, Yoga training
Every Sunday night, Â I write a weekly report. It’s an outline of what I did that week and what I plan to do in the week ahead. It’s about my business and not really about anything related to my personal health or personal life. I also look ahead at...
by Karen Fabian | Jul 31, 2013 | Personal Training/Coaching
I get this question a lot so I thought I’d devote a blog post to it. When people start practicing yoga, there’s often a phase at the beginning where they’re practicing 3-5 times per week. They’re in love with the newness, the new feeling of lightness in their...
by Karen Fabian | Jul 8, 2013 | Personal Training/Coaching, Self improvement, Uncategorized
I set ten goals at the beginning of the summer. That was Memorial Day and now, we just passed July 4th. I decided to check back in and see how I was doing against the goals I had set. As you can see, some of them are more “attitudinal†goals, meaning...
by Karen Fabian | Jun 12, 2013 | Personal Training/Coaching, Yoga training
I’ve noticed a similar string of questions from students lately. Perhaps you’ve had some of these questions as a student or maybe you’ve been asked some of these as a teacher. One of the things that’s important to keep in mind is that answering...