How to Use Yoga Wisdom at Work
Did you know that you don’t have to find the space and time to do the poses to practice yoga? There is an amazing new book about integrating the wisdom of yoga on the job to expand or enhance your…
CEO – YVON CHOUINARD
Patagonia founder and former CEO Yvon Chouinard, who describes himself as “kind of a Zen Buddhist,” is an accidental and reluctant businessman. Chouinard bought a coal-fired forage from a junkyard in 1957, along with some blacksmithing tools. As an avid…
De-Stress At Your Desk
The phone is ringing nonstop. E-mails are pouring in. The boss just dumped a 50-page report on your desk that needs to be proofed by the end of the day. And it’s only Monday. You can feel your shoulders starting…
Exercising Your Workplace Culture: Does Fitness Have a Place?
What does wading through mud pits or running a grueling half-marathon sound like to you? If you’re like a growing number of companies, the answer is “team bonding.” Fitness events like mud runs, bike trips, and other sporting challenges are…
Twelve tips for incorporating attendee wellness into your next corporate meeting
Are you dreading your next onsite corporate meeting, surrounded by heavy banquet meals, dinners, appetizers, break stations loaded with everything from rich entrees to those decadent hotel brownies and blondies followed by long stretches of sitting? Our corporate meeting planners…
Striking a Pose Above the Clouds
No wonder travelers are bent out of shape. Economy airplane seat width is usually 17 or 18 inches. The average American man’s waist is about 40 inches (38 for women), according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.…
Rapid Gene Expression Changes in Peripheral Blood Lymphocytes upon Practice of a Comprehensive Yoga Program
One of the most common integrative medicine (IM) modalities is yoga and related practices. Previous work has shown that yoga may improve wellness in healthy people and have benefits for patients. However, the mechanisms of how yoga may positively affect…
Yoga: Fight stress and find serenity
Is yoga right for you? It is if you want to fight stress, get fit and stay healthy. By Mayo Clinic staff Your mobile phone is ringing, your boss wants to talk to you and your partner wants to know…
Using downward dogs to treat depression
(CNN) — When Cesar Castillo’s cancer returned for the second time, he fell apart. “I had to go through a rigorous chemo and radiation therapy and a stem cell transplant,” he said. “I couldn’t concentrate. I couldn’t relax. I was…