by Tara Stiles | Dec 28, 2021 | Blog
We are starting the year off with gratitude for you, and our practice of feeling better together. Thank you for practicing with us and each other. Our wellbeing is connected. Now, let's get right to the practice because yoga, tai chi, shiatsu (and dance) work best when we practice and enjoy! To ease into the New Year we are happy to offer 1/2 off our 7 Day At Home Retreats. Enjoy Rest and Renew You, Simplify, and How to Practice at Home through the month of January. Use the code: HOME at checkout. These retreats are an easy way to… 
by Tara Stiles | Oct 30, 2021 | Blog
We're so grateful to practice creating space with you. It's the obvious month of giving thanks, but we also want to recognize the gratitude we can express for ourselves in making the time to take good care. So many of us feel drawn now more than ever to dive deeper into our relationship with ourselves, and how we can share with others. To make this even easier, we’re happy to offer half-off all our Intensive Trainings in Yoga, Class Sequencing, Creating Community, Healing and Support for Trauma, Healing for Back Pain, and Tai Chi. Use the code SPACE at checkout. Feel free… 
by Tara Stiles | Sep 30, 2021 | Blog
When things are easy, relax. When things are hard, relax even more. This last few days I took part in a conference led by Dr. Bessel van der Kolk, Dr. Porges, and Dr. Levine, it’s something explained so clearly in their research. With a healthy neurology, we can experience something temporarily stressful, and the event remains temporary for us. We get to relax when it’s over, and take part in what’s really happening right now. But for so many of us (Dr. van der Kolk shared that 3/4 of Americans are impacted by traumatic events), our neurology stays in a… 
by Tara Stiles | Aug 28, 2021 | Blog
So many of us are feeling the need for self care now more than ever, but what if self care wasn't something you did, but how you lived? When we practice together at Strala Home, the Strala Yoga app, we take care of ourselves in every moment. This month, through our practices we will focus on making our self care time, all of the time. Moving with ease before and after your practice will nourish you. Treating yourself with care while you practice, whether the moment is simple or challenging will nourish you. Checking in with your breath body connection… 
by Tara Stiles | Jul 30, 2021 | Blog
In the last month or so we've heard a lot of messages from people looking for encouragement to get back into a lasting wellbeing practice. A constant forward motion of doing our best without nourishing our needs eventually leaves us depleted. We serve our families and communities so much more effectively when we honor our own needs first. Repeat it with me, self care is not selfish. Let's take that a step further. Self care is essential for our collective wellbeing. Whether it's the pressure of business, routines and schedules changing suddenly, or anything else, it's important to reprioritize taking…