by Tara Stiles | May 17, 2017 | Blog, Be
How can I create the work I want, and is it ok to take time off? This question comes up a whole lot, and probably the first best answer is, you know your own best answer. Because what's best for you is unique to you. From here, I can share a little of my own experience, and maybe make a few guesses about yours. As a start, I wouldn't worry too much about taking time off from work. I know this scares people sometimes. We even worry about things like "holes" in our resumes. But we also know that living… 
by Tara Stiles | May 17, 2017 | Blog, Be
95% of the obstacles we face are the ones we create for ourselves. What's happening in your life right now? Notice what's going on outside. And then, notice what's going on inside. Notice you. See how you create the experience you're having. Change you, to change the experience you create. There's no need to wait for anyone else. No point in asking the rest of the world to mobilize you. Mobilize yourself, right now. It will never change the outside world much to point out its flaws. This might be easier, because it doesn't require us to do… 
by Tara Stiles | May 16, 2017 | Blog, Move
Hi Friends, I love that reminder. The practice of yoga has the potential to empower us to radiant wellbeing, if only we practice consistently. In that practice it's essential to remember yoga is the magical tool that teaches us how to heal ourselves. As normalized as yoga now is, there is still the uber common perception that you have to be "good at yoga" in order to practice yoga. The self described inflexible and un-zen can feel unwelcome and that yoga isn't for them. When we remind each other that yoga is about getting great at being you, not great… 
by Tara Stiles | Apr 27, 2017 | Blog
Welcome to Guide Talk, an exploratory column to converse in the quest for ease for ourselves and the tingling desire we all have to share and help as many as we can. I've been dreaming to start a place to share the awesomeness that the Strala Guides do out in the world. We ultimately give others the experience of how we feel about ourselves, making our number one job getting really great at getting to know ourselves, improving our wellbeing, and a heavy dose of constant self care. As we expand, do our thing, express our individuality, and live out our… 
by Tara Stiles | Apr 25, 2017 | Blog, Be
There's a lot of self-help out there. It can be practices like yoga, tai chi, a walk in the hills. It can be thought-provoking, like books, conferences, inspirational instagrams. Sometimes, it helps. People get healthy, intuitive, creative. They handle challenge more easily. They lift up everyone they touch. You want to know these people. And sometimes self-help doesn't help. People get less healthy, in their minds and their bodies. Intuition and creativity are lost to following and copying. Many seek the next expert-guru to tell them where to go, what to do, how to live. I've seen this happen around…