by Karen Fabian | Oct 8, 2015 | Yoga Business, Yoga Retreat Tulum, Yoga training
I taped my show, “Living Well” yesterday. It’s a show that airs on the Boston Neighborhood Network and I also post the shows on my You Tube channel, since BNN is available to Boston viewers only. One of the station staff members asked me about my...
by Karen Fabian | Aug 10, 2015 | Inspiration, Today's Meditation, Yoga training
When I was a new yoga student, there were a lot of things about the practice that created fear. That first backbend, the first time I tried a headstand or even just letting myself commit to being in stillness at the end of the practice; these things were all...
by Karen Fabian | Aug 8, 2015 | Anatomy Stories, Class theme, Grow Your Teaching Techniques, Inspiration, Personal Training/Coaching, teach, Uncategorized, Yoga training
One of the interesting things about muscles is they work in pairs. When one muscle does one thing, a nearby muscle will do something different, perhaps the opposite. One of the simplest examples of this is the biceps and the triceps. The biceps flexes the elbow; the...
by Karen Fabian | Jul 6, 2015 | Anatomy Stories, Class theme, Grow Your Teaching Techniques, teach, Yoga training
I watched the women’s USA team win the World Cup, like millions of others did yesterday. As I watched them run around the field, I was mesmerized not only by their speed by their flexibility and strength. In order to run fast, you need power. In order to keep...
by Karen Fabian | May 4, 2015 | Teaching Moment, Uncategorized, Yoga training
I was having a conversation with a group of new teachers recently in the midst of conducting one of my anatomy training sessions. We got into a discussion about what our highest aim is as a teacher. I say “aim” because I hesitate to use the word...
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...
