Yoga-Related Scientific Studies Increasing at Historical Rate
When we’re not writing about wacky yoga style mashups or the yoga pants biz, we tend to post a lot about yoga-related scientific studies. And there seems to be a lot more to write about lately, which is a good…
Three ways yoga can improve your career
We’ve all heard about the benefits of yoga for reducing stress, but can it directly benefit your career? The founder and principal teacher of Adore Yoga, Nikola Ellis, says yoga has the potential to improve your confidence and performance in…
Yoga for Long Travel
Travel can take a toll on the body. Long flights, road trips, or train rides force us to cramp our bodies into a small seat for numerous hours. Practicing a few gentle yoga poses before traveling can help lengthen the…
Workplace Wellness – Yoga in the Workplace
At first thought, “work” and “workouts” may seem like entirely separate spheres of life. However, thanks to employers who recognize the importance of wellness and physical fitness in their staff members, it’s not uncommon to find office buildings with fitness…
How Yoga and Meditation at Work Are Boosting the Corporate Bottom Line
If you heard that something could: help 80% of the managers at work make better decisions make 89% of them better listeners reduce stress levels among all employees by a third, you and your bosses would probably be busting…
How Yoga Can Help You On the Job
Every time you speak up in front of your boss, your mind zeros in on all the ways you might mess up. Sound familiar? There’s a simple way to keep your cool: Practicing…
Three Ways to Practice Yoga at Work (Without Anyone Knowing!)
It might not be feasible to roll out your mat at the office or drop into a downward dog during your workday. Even so, there are plenty of ways to do yoga if you consider the broad practices offered in…
After Yoga Pants Crisis, Lululemon Still Has A Sense of Humor
Lululemon Athletica Inc. is losing two of its top executives and has suffered through a major product mishap. But the yoga gear maker still has a sense of humor. It recently posted this advertisement on its Facebook page: The posting…
Anxiety and asthma sufferers can benefit from this most natural of physical processes.
Remember to breathe. Simple, yes? Yet in stressful situations it is possible to either forget to breathe – not good – or to over-breathe, leading to hyperventilation, which affects blood chemistry. Breathing is the first and last thing we do,…
Don’t just sit there. Really.
‘The chair is out to kill us,’ a Mayo doctor says. Several studies point to the health risks of too much sitting. “Prolonged sitting is not what nature intended for us,” says Dr. Camelia Davtyan, clinical professor of medicine and…