by Tara Stiles | Oct 22, 2013 | Blog
Yoga can bring people together. It can also divide people. Yoga can make people radiantly healthy and happy. It can also make people less healthy and less capable in their lives. For people to come together - to be healthy, happy, capable creators in their own lives - we… by Tara Stiles | Oct 20, 2013 | Blog
We don't lead headstands at Strala. This is partly because safety is not so basic as maintaining "correct" alignment. Of course the vertebrae move coming in and out of the pose, and when that movement is sudden, the force on a rather vulnerable area of your spine is multiplied… 
by Tara Stiles | Oct 18, 2013 | Blog
Hi Friends, Intentions are a powerful thing. They exists and direct our lives whether we are consciously making them or moving along without them. When we are clear about our intent day-to-day, weekly, yearly, or even for our whole life, we can anchor in the seat of our intuition and… by Tara Stiles | Oct 17, 2013 | Blog
Hey yoga teachers! The best use of your time is probably not in teaching people to do poses. Yoga has tremendous potential. It can stand alongside Western medicine as a legitimate path to health. It can replace Western pharmaceuticals as a successful path to happy! It can be… by Tara Stiles | Oct 15, 2013 | Blog
I just watched a video of a "yoga teacher" thumping from headstand to wheel, then lurching back to headstand. Sensible comments question safety. "Yoga teacher" asserts that done in "correct alignment" this is quite safe. She'll even be posting an explanation of this alignment soon in Yoga Journal (a… 
by Tara Stiles | Oct 13, 2013 | Blog
Hi Friends, I'm writing to you from Singapore! I'm on a bit of an Asian tour having a blast meeting internet-real life friends, leading Strala classes, and celebrate connecting and expanding. It's so touching to hear everyone's stories about how moving with ease and practicing with the freedom to explore has…