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Ask Strala: My body isn’t working, please help!

Ask Strala: My body isn’t working, please help!

  Question I've been trying to get into handstands for years. I keep on jumping up, and keep on falling right back down. I just can't stay up! What's wrong with me?   Answer You might believe that when something isn't happening in your yoga, your body is failing you.…

Ask Strala: Is Strala spiritual or physical?

  Question Does Strala focus on spirituality, or is it all physical?   Answer All moments are spiritual, so no moment is more spiritual than another. No aspect is more spirit or more body or more anything.   We're all single, connected, whole human beings, not disjointed collections of minds,…

Ask Strala: Should yoga make me sad?

  Question I love my yoga, so why does it make me sad? Should it make me happy? Help!   Answer It can be useful to get things moving that are trapped and immovable. This goes equally for bodies and minds, and includes our emotions. For some people, practicing yoga…

Ask Strala: I want to get fit! Can yoga help?

  Question Dear Mike, I need some more guidance! First of all, I got Tara's "This is Yoga" DVD's which are great. Also, I have been reading and watching your articles and videos on MindBodyGreen, which help a lot with the how to's and explanations. However, I think I'm getting…

Turning Interest Into Business

Hi Friends, Hope you are having a great day so far. This week I was invited to Harvard Business School to participate in a class on Branding led by Professor Rohit Deshpande. He presented his case study on the Branding of Yoga which included an overview of my business and Bikram's…

Ask Strala: I need to lose weight, help!

    Question I've been called many things. Some sound nice at first, like real or curvy. Some not so nice, like fat or obese.   The thing is, I don't want any of these terms in my life. I'm a person, not a term. I'm heavier than I want…