How To Keep Relaxed In The Office With Yoga
I work from home, and have laptops on desks or tables throughout my home. The worst case scenario is that I am slouched, half-laying on the couch with my laptop balanced on my knees for 10 plus hours a day.…
Why a 200-Hour Yoga Teacher Training Isn’t Enough
Completing a 200-hour teacher training is a major accomplishment for a yogi, but it may not be all that’s necessary to become the yoga teacher that students deserve, says Eddie Modestini, a longtime student of K. Pattabhi Jois and B.K.S. Iyengar. “That’s…
9 Yoga Poses You Can Do At Work
We’re not saying you should get up on your swivel chair and emit a series of lion’s breaths while standing in tree pose. That would be a wee bit distracting for your colleagues (and probably way too unsafe). But on…
Does Meditation Really Work?
Satan, in Milton’s Paradise Lost, declares that the mind “can make a heaven of hell, a hell of heaven.” Meditation confronts the hell of worry, anxiety, anger, boredom, jealousy, depression and the general unsettledness that is such a large part…
Can Meditation Gadgets Help You Reduce Your Stress—and Find Happiness?
BY NOW, MEDITATION is mainstream enough that you probably know someone who goes on and on about its benefits: reduced stress and anxiety, more kindness, an overall sense of well being. Whether inspired by a new year’s resolution, curiosity or…
This simple mindfulness tip will get you through your long work day
Whether you have too many tasks on your plate or you’re dealing with a particularly difficult personality, keeping your cool at work can seem like an insurmountable task. Before you burst into tears over the photocopying machine wondering how you…
Not Enough Cooks: Restaurant Industry Faces Talent Crisis
Joe Kindred’s cooking career has taken him through top kitchens in San Francisco and Chicago, but when he decided to open a place of his own, the chef passed up big-city fame to return to his sleepy hometown of Davidson,…
30-Minute Lunchtime Yoga Flow
By the time lunch hour rolls around, you may have already endured a marathon of meetings, sifted through a pile of work, and generally gotten so much accomplished, you should feel productive and amazing. But for many of us, you…
5 Secrets For a Better Work-Life Balance: Inside Hootsuite Culture
What It Means to Work Smarter Staying fit and healthy while killing it on the job can be tough. At HootSuite, where things tend to move at a lightning speed, it can be especially challenging for many of us to…
6 Yoga Exercises You Won’t Be Embarrassed to Do at Your Desk
Many of us sit behind our desks and stare at computer screens for far too much of the day. Although concentrated work can be beneficial to our jobs, it can be taxing on our bodies. The following yoga exercises will…