Tara Stiles

Tara Leann Stiles is an American model turned yoga instructor, and founder of Strala Yoga in New York City (NYC). Stiles grew Strala from a studio based in SoHo, New York City to a studio and training business with currently over 1,000 instructors (called Guides) leading classes in 15 countries to thousands of people weekly. Harvard did a case study on Stiles' business titled The Branding of Yoga, which uses Stiles as a case study in branding.

In 2007, Tara starred in Yoga For, produced by Ford Models. Vanity Fair reported on a yoga video that Stiles specifically designed for Sarah Palin; the "Vanity Fair" reporter commented, "Tara Stiles has got to be the coolest yoga instructor ever."