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"  Tara Stiles isn&amp;#039;t your standard om-chanting, goji-berry-loving yoga expert: She&amp;#039;s designed hangover-curing workouts and couch-potato-friendly routines, and she recently scandalized the yoga world by modeling for American Apparel. &amp;quot;Yoga doesn&amp;#039;t have to be this big mystical, spiritual thing,&amp;quot; Stiles says. &amp;quot;It has all kinds of practical applications for everyday life.&amp;quot; At Strala, the New York City studio she runs with her husband (about meeting him at a yoga retreat in 2007, she says: &amp;quot;I was like, Normal guy, straight, into yoga...wow!&amp;quot;), Stiles has become known for her fun, down-to-earth approach to fitness. &amp;quot;A lot of people who start doing yoga end up quitting their gym,&amp;quot; says the former model, who guides Brooklyn Decker through four workouts (two intense and two quick routines) designed to transform the body from head to toe in the ELLE Make Better Workout Yoga DVD. &amp;quot;We don&amp;#039;t tell them the gym is bad or anything\u2014it just kind of happens.&amp;quot;   Can you lose weight doing yoga, or do you need cardio? You can definitely lose weight if you&amp;#039;re doing an athletic-style like ashtanga or vinyasa. Yoga is the only workout you need: The poses keep your body healthy while working all the muscles\u2014unlike running, which can break down your knees. And while you might not be blasting as many calories, you&amp;#039;re more likely to eat something healthy after yoga because you feel so good. After cardio, you&amp;#039;re like, &amp;quot;I just burned 500 calories\u2014I&amp;#039;m going to go have two martinis and a cheeseburger.&amp;quot;   What are some of the other collateral benefits? Less stress, more energy, increased concentration and confidence. Yoga works from the inside out. Insecurities and bad feelings get peeled away, and you&amp;#039;re left in a relaxed, vibrant state, which is great for meeting people or spicing up current relationships. It&amp;#039;s also great for the skin.   How so? It revs up circulation and is believed to rejuvenate cells. A lot of people find that after doing yoga for a few months, their skin is glowing, and any acne clears up. It&amp;#039;s not just the sweating, it&amp;#039;s the breathing and the stimulation of the nervous system.   What&amp;#039;s the best beauty tip you picked up in your modeling days? Wash off all your makeup every night, and don&amp;#039;t drink too much champagne.  What are your favorite fitness superfoods? Organic dark greens, fresh fruit juices, and nuts.  Do you have any vices? Definitely! I&amp;#039;m addicted to brownies and ice cream.  What are some ways to integrate yoga into daily life? Just taking five minutes to stretch before getting out of bed or going into a meeting can help you feel more relaxed. And DVDs are great\u2014some people find they focus better at home than in the studio.  What&amp;#039;s an effective office-friendly move? You can do abdominal lifts to get rid of that compressed feeling you get from sitting all day. Place your hands on your chair next to your hips and press down while lifting your hips up. Then lift your knees up, one after the other.   And if you want to calm down before a date? A good shoulder release will both relax and energize you: Stand with your feet hip-width apart and interlace your hands behind your back. Press them down toward the ground while lifting your chest up and taking a deep breath. As you exhale, bend your knees slightly and fold your torso forward. Release your arms, relax your shoulders, take three deep breaths, and gently roll up. The roll up can also add some body to your hair, if that&amp;#039;s the look you&amp;#039;re going for. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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