by Karen Fabian | Apr 9, 2015 | Class theme, Grow Your Teaching Techniques, Stretched: Build Your Yoga Business, Uncategorized, Yoga Business, Yoga training
When I start class with a discussion about anatomical position, sometimes I feel like it’s introducing something “harsh” into something that’s known for being “soft.” Not that yoga is “soft,” but sometimes the concepts...
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 18, 2015 | Anatomy Stories, Grow Your Teaching Techniques, Inspiration, Stretched: Build Your Yoga Business, Yoga Business, Yoga training
When we move through a yoga practice, we want to feel a balance between being energized and feeling relaxed. Some poses are more relaxing by their nature (like Pigeon or of course, the best one, Shavasana) while other poses are more muscular and energizing in nature...
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 | Feb 1, 2015 | Grow Your Teaching Techniques, Inspiration, Stretched: Build Your Yoga Business, Yoga Business, Yoga training
I’ve been teaching for a number of years and there are times when it’s an effort to teach. It doesn’t happen all that often but there are times when, for various reasons, it’s hard for me to connect. I feel uninspired. It’s during...
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...
