Yoga and the Workplace
serving others by serving yourself As yoga continues to grow in popularity within mainstream culture, many companies and organizations now offer yoga classes for their employees. Recently, I had the opportunity to experience this phenomenon for myself. Once a week,…
8 Benefits of Doing Yoga Every Day
For me, practicing yoga has always been a bit like going to church — I don’t always want to go, but I am always glad when I do it. However, recently I made the decision to practice yoga every day. It’s…
Slowing Down to Speed Up
Workers in the fast-paced high tech industry are learning the value of slowing down. What started as a grassroots effort among a few colleagues to meditate during the lunch hour has now grown into an officially supported 10-week long program…
Google Searches
Hot-shot geeks at the world’s leading information company are taking a ground-breaking course called Search inside Yourself. It’s a new model for teaching mindfulness and emotional intelligence, and its creator is thinking big. “For as long as I can remember,…
You Can Design A Happier Office Culture. Here’s How
Data from 10,000 Pebble users doesn’t lie: Here are hacks to make your workplace culture happier and more productive. In the 1960s and ’70s, the psychologist Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi gave pagers to study subjects, ranging from motorcycle gang members to sheepherders.…
Creating a Culture of Mindfulness: Exploring the Benefits of Workplace Meditation
The practice of meditation can be a powerful tool to enhance productivity and wellness in the workplace. Flooded with conference calls, deadlines, and the tireless pursuit of exceeding expectations of clients and colleagues, the workplace can be a stressful and…
Who benefits from yoga at the workplace?
Sometimes Yoga is for those who practice it…and for us, we know that familiar feeling of arriving on the mat. It changes us. We instantly breathe a little better and sit a little taller and feel a little more connected.…
Meditation Made Me a Better Negotiator
Now I accomplish what I need and feel good about it too. When I started meditating, I knew it would make me calmer. It would slow my racing mind and help me project a less frantic energy. I wanted to…
The Office Worker’s Guide to Beating Workplace Stress
Work can be stressful. With multiple tasks to accomplish, it’s easy to neglect your physical and mental well-being. This goes beyond respecting your lunch hour – it’s about taking the necessary steps to make work enjoyable and comfortable. With summer…
How Yoga Saved My Life, Business and Sanity
This time last year, I developed a strange fascination for yoga. As I delved deeper as an entrepreneur, I realized I was not the only one who was hooked on it. It was a hectic day. The company I worked…