by Tara Stiles | Dec 9, 2016 | Blog, Be, Move
Yoga can be easy and soft and at the same time challenging and intense, and that's fantastic. We want a practice that we can progress with, grow into, and continue with every stage of our life. What we don't want is to bring more tension and stress into our practice… 
by Tara Stiles | Oct 10, 2016 | Blog, Move
Whatever it is you're doing, make sure it's playful and fun for you. Don't push hard to get past the tough spots. Instead, just move gently around them. With hand-standing, this means 1) Don't rush headlong to be upside down! Where you are right now is a good… 
by Tara Stiles | Jul 19, 2016 | Blog, Be, Move, Healing
I've learned something incredibly valuable over the last several years, and it goes against everything I've been taught about achieving in my life. It's been a revolution for me, allowing me to achieve more and actually enjoy the process of working toward my goals, without stress, tension, struggle and defeat. When I… 
by Tara Stiles | May 5, 2016 | Move - Philosophy, Blog, Be
In 2011, a bureau chief for The New York Times identified what Strala was up to as a substantial shift in yoga and wellbeing. We were just getting started then (it still feels this way), but as Strala keeps evolving, we're beginning to have a better sense of what she saw. In the last… 
by Tara Stiles | Apr 19, 2016 | Heal - Philosophy, News, Blog, Hero, Be, Move, Healing
Strala breaks through stress and tension in your body and mind, that keeps you working much harder than you need, to achieve much less than you can. You’ll learn to move powerfully through your life and handle challenge with ease, using a proven structure that combines the rich vocabulary of yoga, with the movement and… by Tara Stiles | Apr 18, 2016 | Blog, Move
I’ve been thinking about the concept of alignment lately, how it’s understood and used in teaching and practicing yoga. Some people think about it this way: ‘In yoga, the main focus of touch is on bodily alignment and improvement. Teachers touch students to help them align better. We all… Page 8 of 9« First«...56789» 