Why Practice Corporate Yoga
Yoga is not just about mere kinks, movements and poses; rather, it is a complete approach to physical, mental and spiritual health. Yoga is about a person’s personal growth and well-being. Have you ever thought of yoga as a peaceful…
Meditation can help with anxiety, pain, depression, study says
Mindfulness meditation can help ease anxiety, depression and pain, but scientists found little evidence that meditation helped other conditions including substance abuse or sleep and attention problems. The scientists, reporting Monday in the Journal of the American Medical Assn. Internal…
Namaste: Revolutionizing Wellness In The Workplace
Namaste New York is a concierge service that helps bring amazing yoga and wellness practitioners where they’re needed. One of Namaste’s most exciting endeavors is in workplace wellness. As Julie Wald, one of the founders of the company explains, “If…
Yoga moves in the office? Gentle stretches at your desk
Spending lots of time hunched over a computer keyboard at work causes tight, sore muscles that lead to tension headaches and neck pain. Here are a few stretches, based on yoga poses, recommended by the Cleveland Clinic; they can all…
4 Reasons You and Your Colleagues Should Try Corporate Yoga
Here’s something everyone in the office already knows: Work can get stressful. The office is, more often than not, a place we would like to leave as soon as the clock strikes 6. But here is also something not a…
Bend it like the big boys of league
Forty-eight hours after their win over England in the opening match of the Rugby League World Cup last month, the Kangaroos went for a warm-down at Manchester’s Yoga Lounge, a fitness studio dedicated to yoga and pilates. Here, Bikram yoga,…
Yoga: why men don’t get it
At a recent visit to a yoga studio, I watched as practitioners breathed, bent, twisted and stretched their way to a happier state. They left more relaxed, more energised, with better posture and a renewed outlook. But there was one…
Mindfulness goes corporate — and purists aren’t pleased
When Janice Marturano conducted the “mindful leadership experience” workshop last January at the World Economic Summit in Davos, Switzerland, she was hoping for an audience of 20—at most. “I was prepared for one or two,” the founder and executive director…
Five life lessons learned on the yoga mat
Yoga is sold to modern day women as a means to create a toned, flexible, and strong body. However there are many mental and spiritual lessons that are directly related to what you may experience at different times in office…
Google seeks out wisdom of Zen master Thich Nhat Hanh
Why on earth are many of the world’s most powerful technology companies, including Google, showing a special interest in an 87-year-old Vietnamese Zen Buddhist monk? The answer is that all of them are interested in understanding how the teachings of…