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My friend Jory Stillman has recently launched, in New York City and New Jersey, Shalom Kids Yoga. SKY teaches unique Yoga classes with the Jewish community in mind. What a great idea.
Knowing how amazing Jory is, I am sure her program is set for success. Hatzlacha raba Jory! If we lived nearby, we would surely try them out! (Oh, and if my children were open to yoga, which for whatever reason lately they are adverse).
Jory Stillman, photo courtesy of shalomkidsyoga.com
Both Tara and Jory are graduates of Kripalu. That says a lot to me.
A few months ago, I decided to stop simply thinking about yoga and start doing it.
So, I went to the Kripalu website, hoping to find some good yoga YouTube videos. Without rhyme or reason, I clicked on a couple of their graduates' profiles. At the 3rd click, I got to Tara Stiles. I never heard of her. Something drew me to her name specifically. I don't believe it was random.
Tara's outlook and style speaks to me. Her whole lifestyle is yoga. She recently YouTube blogged about eating salad for breakfast. Not such a novel idea, but coming from her lips it sounded magical and attainable. She has a great YouTube on doing yoga in bed right as you're waking up. Of course, normally I stretch anyway in the morning, but she showed me how to take it to the next level. Her videos are not just instructional, but also entertaining with her dry-wit sense of humor. I love how she starts off her videos with the following standard phrase, "Hey guys, how are you, I'm Tara Stiles." Totally chill.
She is Deepak Chopra's yoga teacher and also the proprietor of Strala Yoga in Manhattan.
Looks like she's doing a new series for LIVESTRONG Woman.
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Since I have no current plans to visit Strala Yoga, I continue to rely on her most excellent YouTube channel.
