How the Science of Creative Mindfulness Helps
Since I was an anxious 16-year-old, I’ve been trying to partner with my mind. Back then, I noticed one of my first mental patterns: When my mind grew quiet and still, I’d ask myself, “Wait a minute. Did you forget…
Did You Know Beatle George Harrison Was a Yogi?
Learn how George Harrison brought bhakti yoga to the West with the now ubiquitous Hare Krishna mantra. George Harrison was born in Liverpool in 1943. He began playing guitar at age twelve, and by the time he was seventeen, he…
Chair Yoga: De-Stress Yourself at the Workplace
Doing yoga in the office can be fun, innovative and relaxing with many long term benefits. Prolonged work on the computer strains the neck, shoulder and back muscles, which leads to tension and stiffness. It could impact your ability to…
Want To Be A Better Leader? Take Five Minutes To Meditate
Meditation isn’t about sitting down and emptying your mind. That’s one of the biggest misconceptions. It’s about self-care and learning how to focus the mind—something that business leaders need in today’s hectic work environment. Incorporating meditation into your life can…
5 Ways to Connect with Your Inner Self and Increase Productivity
If you’re anything like me, it always seems like there’s more work and “have-to-do’s” than hours in the day. It’s easy to get overwhelmed and lose focus on what’s truly important: your health, family, and friends. If you could use…
Office Yoga: Simple and effective yoga stretches to do at workplace | Desktop Yoga
Working with your computer for long hours, finishing an important project or trying to complete the work before the deadline can leave your body tired and drained. Moreover, after a certain period of time if you continue neglecting the early…
Why It’s Win-Win For Your Employer To Help You To Be Healthy
Being unhealthy is not just bad for you, it’s bad for business. New research from the NSW Government reveals staff who are inactive and stressed are three times more likely to have high rates of absenteeism — which can cost…
Entrepreneurs, Know Thyself
I’ve never been called an idiot except the time I quit Microsoft to teach yoga. Now, after years of double digit growth managing an expanded portfolio of businesses, some of my former peers ask how I did it. I found…
Mindfulness Migrates From The Corporate Office To The Classroom
Five years ago, “grit” was all the rage in elementary education. Students who learn to persevere in the face of failure are more successful in the long term, research suggested. Schools embraced the idea—and then over-embraced it, with some going…
3 Easy Ways Make Yoga an Office Practice
Entrepreneurship does, undoubtedly, have its sexy moments — you land the client, ink the deal and have an exciting idea that your entire team is passionate about. And then? Then there are the days when you’re spending way, way too…