by Karen Fabian | Nov 3, 2011 | Personal Training/Coaching, Yoga training
I work with a lot of rowers and in my time with them, I’m always thrilled when we do different yoga poses and they comment on how the pose would be helpful for rowing. Yoga has a wonderful way of being applicable to many different activities; rowing, running,...
by Karen Fabian | Sep 2, 2011 | Yoga training
When you’re teaching yoga, there are so many suggestions you can give your students. Even in the context of just one pose, there are many tips around alignment, breath, focus, gaze, muscles, bones and spirit. If you were to suggest even just one from each...
by Karen Fabian | Aug 16, 2011 | Yoga training
When I started out assisting in yoga classes, it was a way to get more experience before I started teaching. Even when I was teaching, I kept assisting because it was a great way to not have to worry about teaching but you still worked with students around...
by Karen Fabian | Aug 11, 2011 | Personal Training/Coaching, Yoga training
The other day, I was teaching a yoga class and I found that I kept teaching from “don’t.†I would say something like, “Don’t straighten your leg†or “don’t let your knee go past your heel;†things to that effect. I heard myself and...
by Karen Fabian | Jun 1, 2011 | Uncategorized, Yoga training
If you practice yoga, you know that when you come into the first pose of your practice, whether it’s downward dog or another one, sometimes you find yourself saying, “How did I get here?†Yoga can reveal so much in our bodies and it’s more times than...
by Karen Fabian | May 9, 2011 | Uncategorized, Yoga training
The other day I was teaching a yoga class and I said something to the effect of,      “Glide into low push-up.†Immediately one of my students said, “ Ha! I love the way you say that; as if it’s easy!†Now, a little context here: the class was in...