Founder of Strala Yoga, Tara Stiles is reinventing what it means to practice yoga and proving that you don’t need to wear spandex or call yourself a yoga person in order to make it part of your life. Tara is the face and resident yoga expert for Women’s Health Magazine and Yoga Master for Nissan’s Master the Shift Program. Featured in publications including Elle, InStyle, Esquire, Men’s Health, Ascent, and Yoga Journal, Tara has inspired a wide audience around the world with her healthy and relatable approaches to exercise, awareness, nutrition and everyday well being. Her goal is to make yoga part of preventive health care, and to translate ancient yoga traditions and ideas into accessible practices for everyone. As Vanity Fair noted, “Tara Stiles has got to be the coolest yoga instructor ever.” Tara’s first book, Slim Calm Sexy (Rodale) will be released in August 2010. She is also the private yoga instructor to Deepak Chopra, whom she collaborated with to create Authentic Yoga for the iPhone and iPod touch. For more information visit: http://tarastiles.com/.
