Fit Tips On The Go with Tara Stiles

Fit Tips Fit Tips On The Go with Tara Stiles

Tara Stiles is all about helping her students create a connection with their body. Drawing on her background in classical ballet, choreography, and yoga, Tara created a new practice called Strala. It combines the movements of yoga with tai chi, qigong, and traditional Chinese medicine as a way to help people release stress and heal. We asked Tara to offer her take on Fit Tips On The Go, and true to form, her insights are all about ease, softness, and feeling good.

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Connect with Your Breath

Begin sitting

 

Ease your body and soften your breath

 

Take a big inhale and float your arms up

 

The palms meet and fall in place to your heart

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Gentle Side Stretch

Ease your elbow to the ground

 

Reach up and over

 

Roll around however it feels nice

 

Find neutral and connect with your breath

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Gentle Forward & Back Stretch

Crawl forward a little bit, drop your head and neck.

 

Find an easy sway, if that feels good

 

Bring yourself all the way back

 

Fingertips press hips and chest up

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