by Tara Stiles | Apr 27, 2018 | Blog
Move easy, everything you've got, in every direction you can. It's a Strala mantra for practice, and of course how we practice is how we are. Expanding the comfort zone in this way can lead to some pretty awesome adventures. It's my pleasure to share Strala Guides who inspire. It's a… 
by Tara Stiles | Mar 22, 2018 | Blog, Be, Move
What if I want to learn something, I think it's valuable for me, but the practice feels completely wrong? This comes up sometimes. A part of us doing something another part doesn't like. Recently it was in a question from a friend about learning martial arts. I'll share a bit… 
by Tara Stiles | Mar 21, 2018 | Blog, Move, Healing
For athletes, both yoga and tai chi forms can be useful cross-training, as a way to connect your whole body together and move more efficiently. You develop increased energy for greater levels of challenge, so this kind of training is useful for substantial gains in mobility, agility, and endurance. Practice here can also… 
by Tara Stiles | Mar 20, 2018 | Blog, Be, Move
There's a very good question that comes up, often near the beginning of a new way of practice. "What if the old way is so much in me? I really like Vinyasa and astanga. Or Bikram and burpees. It feels good to me. At least most of it does. Maybe… 
by Tara Stiles | Mar 16, 2018 | Blog
A common question that comes up in our yoga teacher trainings is, is this real yoga? If you take the yoga form, but focus on the whole movement rather than the endpoints, the poses, is it real yoga? I think this definition of real yoga as the yoga form moving… 
by Tara Stiles | Mar 14, 2018 | Blog, Move
We'll talk mostly running here, but the principles are the same for nearly every athletic endeavor. Want to run faster for longer, develop explosive power and agility, with fewer injuries and shorter recovery times? Follow this basic cross-training principle: Move easy, everything you've got, in every direction you can. … 