This routine is designed to open the hips and spine. When you breathe into tension in these areas, space opens and your mind calms. More room opens up inside of you. Opening up the body and calming the mind gives you more room to breathe inside yourself. It's like moving into a larger, more decedent home, every time you practice. And the best part, the home is inside you!
When you make more space inside of you, magically more space opens up in the rest of your life too. The more you breathe, the more opens up. Every inhale creates space. Every exhale moves you into that new space? Want space? Practice and breathe.
Tara Stiles, author of Slim Calm Sexy, star of Yoga Anywhere DVD series, the new face of fitness for Jane Fonda's WORKOUT series, and personal yoga instructor to Deepak Chopra, founded Strala to provide an authentic form of yoga that clears the body and mind, and brings you back to your self.
Named "Yoga Rebel" by The New York Times, Tara has been featured in publications including Elle, Lucky, InStyle, Esquire, and Men's Health, has been profiled by the Times of India, The Times (UK), and has inspired a wide audience around the world with her healthy and relatable approaches to exercise, awareness, nutrition and everyday well being. She's also the Yoga Master in Nissan's nationwide race program, together with Lance Armstrong and Ryan Hall. Tara is making yoga part of cross-training for athletes, preventive health care, and all-around feeling good. As Vanity Fair noted, "Tara Stiles has got to be the coolest yoga instructor ever."