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10 Lessons from Sandy

On Friday night, SOHO pitch black for days with the promise of power returning soon, Sandy had reminded us of what was important, what was necessary, what we needed, and who we are. While Sandy was still forming, I was having a great time in London launching my design collaboration…

Making Your Own Yoga

This is Margaux. This is Margaux in downward dog. Any questions? Like how can this little creature be so cute? I don’t know, I guess it has something to do with grand design, and survival, and cuteness being a factor in making sure the young get fed and all that.…

Hold That Thought?

A curious thing happened to me the other day, and it got me to thinking.  There I was at the end of a yoga class, relaxing and ‘letting it all go’ in Savasana, when I had a great idea.  What was this great idea?  It doesn’t matter.  The fact is that I seem to…

Break on Through

Learning new things is such an important part of life. I recently met a woman on an airplane whose mother was celebrating her 103rd birthday. Apparently she attributes her longevity to constantly learning new things and keeping herself challenged. When it comes to the process of learning, I find there…
Yoga to Make it Rain

Yoga to Make it Rain

I just got back on the grid. .internet access that is, after spending a week in my family's home town of Newton Illinois, where to be fair, there is internet access in several homes, but lets just say at Grandmas house (where I was staying), you can tweet from your…

The Culture of Strala

Hey Kids, Just felt like reaching out and connecting with all the readers here on our growing-like-a-weed Strala blog. Quite an amazing culture has developed around not only the studio in NYC, but around the globe and it's so exciting to see.  This blog has become so special and taken…