by Karen Fabian | Nov 11, 2018 | Teaching Moment, Uncategorized
Although I teach anatomy and my classes are focused on functional movement more than anything else, there’s no denying that a huge part of yoga teaching resides in our ability to build connection with our students. I firmly believe that if we stay grounded in...
by Karen Fabian | Aug 13, 2018 | Anatomy Stories, Uncategorized
When you’re teaching, do you use positive language? Sure, you’d never intentionally say something negative, but are there more positive ways to say something so your students feel empowered? Please know; I’m not advocating for a bunch of platitudes...
by Karen Fabian | Nov 27, 2017 | Teaching Moment, Uncategorized
I had a light bulb moment with one of my students this weekend. By “light bulb” I mean she had one of those revelations about her practice that makes the lights go off in my head signifying that I’m doing exactly what I love in exactly the way I was...
by Karen Fabian | Jul 30, 2017 | Uncategorized
When I recently looked “behind the scenes” at my website’s blog, I took a look at the most popular search terms that visitors to my blog were using. As a teacher who focuses on the anatomy of yoga (with a healthy dose of information on the business...
by Karen Fabian | Jul 8, 2017 | Anatomy Stories, Uncategorized
I recently taught a private session with a woman who recently had a surgery to fuse two of the vertebra in her neck. Every once in a while, I get requests for privates from students that either have had surgery or are working with an injury. There are a...
by Karen Fabian | Jun 26, 2017 | Uncategorized
I’ve found that over the years, as my teaching has shifted exclusively to focusing on anatomy, the number of questions I get after class has increased. I love this because there’s nothing better than getting some good questions after class. To me,...
