When your life is not in balance and you're struggling to achieve stability, practicing observation without judgment gets really interesting, and very useful. How? Because you can learn to distance yourself from the roller coaster ride of your emotions and… — Tara Stiles Copy Share Image
All the body's systems and processes - your nerves, your emotions - take instruction from what is going on with your breath. — Tara Stiles Copy Share Image
I started practicing yoga when I was a teenager, studying classical dance. My body and mind were very open but not very strong. I… — Tara Stiles Copy Share Image
Each full, deep inhale creates more space in your body and mind. Each long, exhale moves you directly into that space. The deeper you… — Tara Stiles Copy Share Image
There is a big lesson in experiencing uncertainty and calamity with a sober focus - the most chaotic moments are the ones from which… — Tara Stiles Copy Share Image
Believing in yourself is essential to creating lasting change and a happy life. — Tara Stiles Copy Share Image
We get so caught up in doing everything for ourselves, including inspiring ourselves, that it's exhausting and not at all useful. Take a look… — Tara Stiles Copy Share Image
Learning to savor the moment keeps us from living in constant worry and fear and tension over things that haven't happened yet and may… — Tara Stiles Copy Share Image
It takes an honest look to observe our selves without judgment, and then to do something about it. Observing without judgment is the practice… — Tara Stiles Copy Share Image
Your tree pose is going crazy and you're falling; and your leg is burning; and it feels impossible to maintain any sort of stability… — Tara Stiles Copy Share Image
Any of the yoga poses could be substituted in this analogy. How you practice is much more meaningful than what yoga moves you can… — Tara Stiles Copy Share Image
It's no secret the benefits of yoga include but are not limited to a healthy body, calm mind, reduced stress, feeling of connectivity with… — Tara Stiles Copy Share Image
Balance takes work. Lots of it. There is no endpoint in balance, no goal, no finalization. Balance requires practice, patience, and - most importantly… — Tara Stiles Copy Share Image
My parents were/are straight-edge hippies. Mom roamed around gardening so we would have fresh food, and Dad was on wood-chopping duty to heat our… — Tara Stiles Copy Share Image
