The heady benefits of mindfulness in the workplace
Far from an ashram in India — at Oracle HCM World 2017 in Boston, to be exact — I sat in a Marriott conference room filled with men and women clad in business attire. We were following the instructions of…
Can Olympians and Artists Inspire People to Try Yoga?
Lululemon teamed up with Vice for a campaign far from basic black yoga pants, aimed at millennials. Can an ad campaign featuring obscure artists and gold medalists make millennials rethink who practices yoga? And better yet, can it make them purchase…
Yoga We Know You Need: 4 Smartphone Counterposes
The inkling in your shoulders and knots in your neck aren’t simply uneasy, they additionally carry an orthopedic danger. Amy Ippoliti developed this technique specifically to combat the ‘technology neck.’ The first yogis came countless years prior to the mobile…
HR Strategies to Manage Stress in the Workplace
The word stress generated from Hans Selye. He defined it as an unexpected and unpredicted response of the brain and body to change. Stress is a self-produced pain occurring in thoughts. It varies in different situations and environments. In…
10 Steps to Transition from Job to Dharma
Dharma, the principal of cosmic order, is your life’s purpose. This definition is probably not the first thing that comes to mind when you are ask what you “do.” You can ask various people all day long this same question…
Movement at work will change your life
Imagine a world where you become healthier simply by going to work. Overcoming physical inactivity is the new challenge of the modern world, and with a work-around-the-clock mentality, it’s almost unavoidable to fall into a sedentary lifestyle with minimal movement.…
Heineken commits to end mental health stigma in the workplace
Heineken has made a commitment to help end mental health stigma in the workplace by signing the Time to Change pledge. The company has pledged to support its people through any physical or mental illness and has put training in…
Yoga with your boots on
As part of Mental Health Awareness Week a Sussex builders’ merchant in Ringmer is to run ‘Yoga With Your Boots On’ sessions. The 30-minute morning session has been developed specifically for those in the construction trade. With a recent survey…
The Japanese Skill Copied by the World
Mindfulness has become trendy around the world in recent years – but in Japan, it’s been ingrained into the culture for centuries. As the sleek shinkansen bullet train glided noiselessly into the station, I watched a strange ritual begin. During…
Workplace yoga, no mat required
A sticky mat seems de rigueur for modern-day yogis, but that doesn’t mean a long piece of rubber is required to take part in the ancient practice. Yoga first and foremost is about being present, and it starts with attentive…