by Tara Stiles | Dec 19, 2017 | Be, Blog
A few years ago I had a talk with Joe Cross - the guy who created Fat Sick and Nearly Dead, and shares all around the world now about getting back to health. We were waiting to speak at MindBodyGreen's annual Revitalize conference in Arizona, and I was going up after him. I knew a bit of Joe's story, how he cured himself with juice and got off all the bad stuff. But we were getting behind-the-scenes, and there was something new here. Doing the right thing doesn't always stick. And he got to see this everywhere. Over and… 
by Tara Stiles | Dec 15, 2017 | Blog, Heal, Move
"If everyone where I come from thinks touch only happens from a teacher when I'm doing something wrong, should we avoid connecting through touch?" This came up in our online training group recently, and it's such a good and common question. As a start, always do what's in you, what you're comfortable doing. This is the most important thing. When you're comfortable people feel this. More is possible from here. When you're uncomfortable, people feel this too, and less is possible. Forming a positive connection with the people in your class - and with people in general -… 
by Tara Stiles | Dec 5, 2017 | Be, Blog
Ever feel anxious about getting things wrong? It's ok. Actually, it might be better than ok. Because getting it wrong could be your best way to get it right. Steer clear of being an expert. Even when you're a teacher or leader, try not to put yourself in a position where you need to be so right all the time. I know that's tough to do when you're supposed to be in charge. "If I'm not right, why would anyone listen to me?" Well there are lots of good reasons, that have something to do with how you are,… 
by Mike Taylor | Nov 30, 2017 | Be, Blog, Heal, Move
Strala follows a mindset and approach for moving well in your life, releasing stress, and finding ease even when the challenges get big. We practice by combining the movement and healing wisdom of tai chi with the form vocabularies of yoga, tai chi, qigong, and Traditional Chinese and Japanese Medicine. It begins with a mindset, that says our best way to get where we’re going is to feel good along the way. It also works miracles for whole health, helping us to find ease in our bodies and minds, and create the right conditions both for healing and optimal performance. In… 
by Tara Stiles | Nov 29, 2017 | Be, Blog, Move
Is it a good idea to combine different forms - like tai chi and yoga - together in one class? This idea of fusion comes up quite a lot, and the answer might have something to do with purpose. What do we want to share with people? Why are we looking to mix things up? Strala follows a mindset, approach, and set of principles for moving well in your life. We practice this together now through a few different form vocabularies, including yoga, tai chi, traditional Chinese medicine, and also our regular human vocabulary - how we navigate through… 
by Tara Stiles | Nov 28, 2017 | Be, Blog, Eat, Move
How to handle the what's and when's and how much's of food is a hugely important topic. And good answers here are as numerous as we are. Because the good answers come from you, from each one of us. Of course, there are also a whole lot of answers out there that aren't so good. It's why diets fail without fail. They don't come from you. They come from some other place, some other person. So this is a complex issue. Just like life. At the same time, as unique as we all are, there is a structure we can…