Q&A with Tara Stiles: Yoga Instructor to Deepak Chopra

By Barbara Ficarra, RN, BSN, MPA “When your mind starts to wander to your thoughts try to guide your attention back to your breath. This is the practice. Our thoughts will probably never disappear, but we can become more aware of them and guide our focus back to our breath.” -Tara Stiles Tara Stiles, my colleague at The Huffington Post, and author of “Slim Calm Sexy,” star of “Yoga Anywhere” DVD series, yoga expert for…

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Yoga: It’s Cool Like Tara Stiles and It’s Great for Your Health

By Barbara Ficarra, RN, BSN, MPA [Today, I’m taking a quick break from writing on the swine flu, and I’m bringing you a post that is a little lighter and fun.  I hope you enjoy it.] Yoga for Beginners Tara Stiles is so cool. I don’t know Tara Stiles, I’ve never met Tara Stiles, and I’ve never even spoken to Tara Stiles. We’ve exchanged a few emails and I guess I can call her my…

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3 Ways to Boost Your Health: Meditate, Connect With Friends & Smile

3 Simple Things to Boost Your Health By Barbara Ficarra, RN, BSN, MPA 1.  Meditate You may feel that you need to be in a lotus pose or in a spa like environment to gain the benefits of mediation, but truth is you can be anywhere. You can meditate while waiting in line at the post office, in a doctor’s office, during your daily walk, in the shower or while cooking dinner. Meditation can help…

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