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 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 | Feb 16, 2015 | Grow Your Teaching Techniques, Inspiration, Personal Training/Coaching, Self improvement, Stretched: Build Your Yoga Business, Yoga Business, Yoga training
We’ve been dealing with a lot here in Boston over the past several weeks. The weather has been horrible, with regular snow storms wreaking havoc on body and property. The physical stress on the body as people work to dig out their homes and cars, as well...
by Karen Fabian | Dec 19, 2014 | Grow Your Teaching Techniques, Inspiration, Personal Training/Coaching, Self improvement, Stretched: Build Your Yoga Business, Yoga Business, Yoga training
When we’re teaching a yoga class, it’s an exchange of information and energy. The information we exchange can be verbal, as in what we say, and non-verbal, through the assisting we provide. But there is also an energetic exchange. There’s a vibe that...
by Karen Fabian | Dec 1, 2014 | Inspiration, Personal Training/Coaching, Running, Self improvement, Yoga training
One of the themes I love to focus on when teaching are the muscles on the sides of the body. I was doing some reading yesterday about myofacial lines. I’m just starting to learn about this concept and I love it because it involves the biomechanics of the...
by Karen Fabian | Nov 24, 2014 | Inspiration, Personal Training/Coaching, Self improvement, Uncategorized
I went to a yoga class on Saturday over this past weekend. I have been trying to go to class Saturdays from 8-9 am on a regular basis as it’s a time chunk I have available in my schedule. I find that I have such a hard time getting to class. If you’re a...