I use to sing. I haven’t sang in forever, like 10 years. We made this video for fun.
Strala Yoga
May
1
2013
Oh haaaaaaay! This week I finished a 200hr yoga training at Strala Yoga in New York. It’s my most favorite yoga place on the face of the earth and I’m so happy that it is in NYC! It’s a moving meditation style of yoga that focuses on movement and breath rather than poses. This means much more of getting into you and feeling you, which feels really good. I’ve done yoga for 10 years, used to teach and this is my 3rd certification. Nothing has changed me or stuck with me like Strala has. It’s fun, there’s awesome music and the people there are happy and inspiring.
check it out www.Strala Yoga.com
and check out www.TaraStiles.com
Make your own raw almond, peanut butter, dark chocolate and sea salt creations in the vitamix!
Apr
8
2013
I just throw in handfuls of whatever I want and whip something up!
Birth Story at the IFC
Jan
17
2013
I went to the premier of Birth Story in NYC last night at the IFC Center!
Birth story is a film about Ina May Gaskin and her life as a midwife. SO inspiring! I am just now learning more about natural birth and just learning about birth in general, which is weird to say most most of us now more about Paris Hilton than we do about how our body works to have a baby. When you’re having a baby your not sick, it’s not an illness, you don’t have to be at the hospital. Medicine now days really interferes with the whole birth process which makes it more of a traumatic and painful experience for a lot of women giving birth.
Regardless of her line of work, Ina May Gaskin really inspired me. She’s really fearless and authentic, calm and grounded and super funny. She’s an awesome example of a woman who is really making a change.
It was super cool because just as the lights went down and the film was about to start, Ina May HERSELF came in and sat next to me. I thought it was a sign that maybe she would help me have baby one day and I saw myself on the hippie farm having a natural birth. But that’s a long ways away… cause I should probably get a job and a boyfriend first. But whatever, it was a cool movie and a really good night.
Check out the movie here http://birthstorymovie.com/
Veggie Fun Bowl
Jan
15
2013
Put some salt and pepper, lemon juice and olive oil on some kale and let that sit, roasted up some broccoli, cauliflower and red potatoes, sautéed the kale with some quinoa and chickpeas. viola.
Smoothie Fun Time
Jan
15
2013
Smoothie fun time:
Peanut butter, almond milk, frozen strawberries and blueberries, and chia seeds. A little whip cream on top for fun.
Happy Holidays!
Dec
23
2012
Feliz Navidad everybody!
I will be spending the holidays staying cozy with friends in NYC. I’m gonna make a butternut squash lasagna!
My little niece who is 3 put these stickers up on the window in her house. She knows whats up.
This is the tree in the St. Francis Hotel in San Francisco.
My little ghetto tree in my apartment which I just moved into. I want to get a train and a village going underneath!
p.s. If you look close the little Reindeer has a red earing. I’ve got the touch.
Happy Holidays and lots of LOVE!
Homemade Vegetable Soup With Quinoa and Kale
Dec
21
2012
When I was in San Francisco visiting family last week I had a really tasty soup at this little Vegan place called Judalicious. I decided to recreate it so last night I went to TJ Max and got a huge pot to make some soup in (cause I didn’t have one) and then I went to whole foods and loaded up on the yummy ingredients I needed!
Here’s how to make this soup (it’s easy):
1) I put 8 cups of water in a pot with 4 Vegetable bouillon cubes. You can get real vegetable broth that comes in the cartons but for the sake of not wanting to dragg heavy things home in Manhattan I opted for the bouillon cubes.
2) I added in a cup of red lentils and then chopped up 1 Idaho potato and 1 sweet potato and threw that in the pot. (You want to put the ingredients that take longer to cook in the pot first).
3) I chopped up a carrot, some celery and an onion. I put that in my Vitamix blender with a little water and made a purée and then added that to the pot. This will make the soup a little smoother.
4) I added in some chopped cauliflower and a little salt and pepper.
5) I simmered it for a little over an hour.
When I was ready to eat I put some cooked quinoa on top, a handful of chopped up kale and sprinkled some vegan Parmesan cheese. Quinoa is yummy and gluten-free, it’s kind of like a rice. I make quinoa in my rice cooker by adding 1 cup of quinoa and 2 cups of water. You close the lid and let it do it’s thing for about 15-20mins.
6) I toasted up some Udi’s gluten-free bread and smothered some Earth Balance on it and ate that with the soup too.
I put on some christmas pajamas and watched the movie “Kate and Leopold.” Jheez thats a cute movie.
This was so easy to make! Now I have an easy dinner to heat up when I’m hungry this week. Try it. If I can make this anyone can!
Vitamin Party
Dec
12
2012
I am taking tons of vitamins! I will probably end up only taking half of these each day but it’s still good to try! I’m taking lots of vitamins and supplements because the book The Blood Type Diet recommends good things to take for your specific blood type. This book is a must read. Check it out.
www.bloodtyediet.com
