by Karen Fabian | Jul 10, 2016 | Anatomy Stories
I recently was talking to someone who attends spinning classes as her primary mode of fitness. She was lamenting her lack of yoga “skill” but feeling like she needed to start yoga as a way to balance out her workouts, since they were always...
by Karen Fabian | Jul 3, 2016 | Anatomy Stories
Learning how to balance is a key skill for life that we learn in yoga. The wonderful thing about bringing this theme into your classes or practicing with this theme in mind is that you can think of “balance” as it relates to both the body and mind....
by Karen Fabian | Jun 27, 2016 | Anatomy Stories
I had a student once who was quite flexible. In addition, she was double jointed in her elbows. When she came up into Wheel Pose, she couldn’t get out of the pose. Her elbows were locked and she lacked the joint awareness and strength in her biceps to be...
by Karen Fabian | Jun 13, 2016 | Anatomy Stories, Grow Your Teaching Techniques
If I had to pick one posture out of a standard sequence about which I get the most questions, I’d say it’s Wheel Pose. Why? I think this is the pose that most often appears at the energetic height of the sequence. This is not always the case if you work...
by Karen Fabian | May 16, 2016 | Anatomy Stories, Class theme, Grow Your Teaching Techniques
I absolutely love reading an article or taking a course, immersing myself in writing or reading about a particular subject and then bringing that concept into class from a teaching perspective. Right now, I’m writing my second book, which will be called...