by Karen Fabian | Nov 7, 2016 | Anatomy Stories
I read a hilarious post today by one of my teaching colleagues which mentioned the cue that we sometimes hear in class that goes something like this, ” Rest in Downward Dog for a moment.” I must admit, I’ve said something along those lines a...
by Karen Fabian | Jan 29, 2016 | Anatomy Stories
This is often a common concern from students. They practice yoga but wonder why they don’t feel more flexible. I had a conversation after class the other day with a student and she said that she felt her hip flexors (her words) were tight. She described...
by Karen Fabian | Aug 21, 2015 | Inspiration, Personal Training/Coaching, Today's Meditation
One of my favorite private yoga students used to come up from Shavasana (resting pose; the last pose in the practice) and he’d always have a revelation. It could be something about his personal life but it usually was about his business. We’d meet...
by Karen Fabian | Sep 15, 2014 | Personal Training/Coaching, Self improvement, Yoga training
All this week, I’ll be focusing on heart openers in class. I like pairing heart openers with hip openers because both areas of the body are often tight for so many people. When we refer to “heart openers” we’re talking...
by Karen Fabian | May 12, 2014 | Bare Bones Yoga "How to Do it" Series, Inspiration, Personal Training/Coaching, Self improvement, Yoga training
 Once you start practicing yoga, you may find it’s something that ebbs and flows in terms of how often you do it. One of the wonderful things about yoga is that it’s generally so accessible (of course, depending on the poses you pick) that you can get...