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Guiding Strala is designed to support aspiring and experienced yoga instructors learn how to improve their practice and lead others with the Strala Yoga philosophy: giving the gift of easy, effortless movement rooted in a strong connection to the self. Strala Yoga offers teachers and students the process and freedom to be their best, most radiant, strong, centered, calm, inspired, ridiculously happy self - on and off the mat. This in-depth manual also features contributions from Strala co-founder and Harvard and Oxford graduate Mike Taylor and renowned shiatsu healer Sam Berlind. This book will show readers how to deliver their practice and lead clearly and effectively. Strala founder and best-selling author Tara Stiles teaches readers the elements of Strala - including breath connection, feeling, and natural movement - so they can embody ease and guide themselves and others to radiant well-being. Guiding Strala is a wonderful tool for leaders in any field to learn how to accomplish more with less energy.
About the Author
Named "Yoga Rebel" by the New York Times, Tara Stiles has inspired a wide audience around the world with her relatable approaches to yoga, meditation, exercise, awareness, nutrition, and everyday well-being. Tara is the founder and owner of Strala Yoga, widely known for its unpretentious, inclusive, and straightforward approach to yoga and meditation. She is the personal yoga instructor to Deepak Chopra, with whom she's collaborated to create several apps and DVDs, among other projects. Jane Fonda named Tara "the new face of fitness" and Vanity Fair declared her the "Coolest Yoga Instructor Ever."Tara has been featured in Vogue, Elle, Harpers Bazaar, Lucky, InStyle, Esquire, Shape, Self, Fit Perez, and Fit Sugar, and profiled by The New York times, Times of India, The Times (UK) , and Sweeden's Dagnes Nyheter. Tara is the designer and face of Reebok's yoga lifestyle line, launching globally in 2013. She is the author of two top selling books: Slim Calm Sexy Yoga and Yoga Cures and she has created several DVD series collaborations with Jane Fonda, Deepak Chopra, Tia Mowry, Brooklyn Decker and ELLE Magazine. She recently released an epic six hour complete yoga encyclopedia DVD series called This is Yoga. Recently, the Alliance For A Healthier Generation, Bill Clinton's initiative to combat childhood obesity, tapped Tara to help promote activity to the 14,000 participating schools.As Vanity Fair noted, "Tara Stiles has got to be the coolest yoga instructor ever.""One of the things I like about her is her ability to make yoga accessible to people who might be scared of it or think it might be too esoteric," --Jane Fonda"We are both nonconformists who have incurred the wrath of traditional yogis," Mr. Chopra said of Ms. Stiles, whom he now considers his personal instructor. "A lot of the criticism is resentment of her rapid success. I have been doing yoga for 30 years. I have had teachers of all kinds. Taking lessons from her has been more useful to me than taking yoga from anyone else.--Deepak Chopra
