Enter the age of yoga and meditation meetings
Business mogul Russell Simmons, best known for founding record label Def Jam, was recently put in a difficult situation. An actor declined being cast in a movie that he was making. Instead of calling the actor and yelling at him,…
Mindful movement makes its way into the office
The lights are dimmed and a handful of women sit with eyes closed, hands on their knees. “Allow both of your shoulders to simply drop, soften, letting them become almost like putty,” Rana Chudnofsky says in dulcet tones that could…
8 Ways Yoga Can Make You Better at Your Job
Ask anyone with a regular yoga practice and they’ll tell you: Yoga makes you better at life. Here are 8 benefits that explain how everything practiced on a mat is practice for life off the mat and in the office:…
What Are the Benefits of Yoga in the Workplace?
As more employees are being required to work longer hours, more companies are trying to make the workplace a friendlier, healthier place to be by providing onsite amenities, such as yoga classes. Having mind-body programs like yoga on company grounds…
I do this simple meditation on my walk to work each morning and it’s had a huge impact on my life
I’ve written before about how much I love this great meditation app called Buddhify. It’s an app for your phone that has a huge array of different guided meditations to suit whatever mood or activity you might be engaging in.…
Meditation moves into the workplace
Once a week, a handful of Blake Dawson lawyers and support staff take the lift to a hushed conference room in Sydney’s George Street. They are not meeting for a tough legal pitch. They are there to do a voluntary…
Hot Stuff For The Workplace
Yoga Australia estimates some 300,000 people currently practice yoga in Australia. Chances are these are not only your clients, but your staff — and the SPA+CLINIC team are included! “Yoga is currently Australia’s 13th most popular physical activity and steadily…
Standing Desk Yoga: 8 Minute Back & Leg Routine
Love your standing desk, but need a good stretch halfway through the day? Try this quick leg & back yoga routine! It’ll leave you feeling refreshed and energized.
Mindfulness May Help Smokers Quit by Increasing Self-Control
Exercises that help increase self-control, such as mindfulness meditation, can decrease the unconscious influences that motivate a person to smoke, according to a new review published in the journal Trends in Cognitive Sciences. In fact, the researchers say that the…
Work-life balance and health and welfare
Americans spend more time working than is customary in any other industrialized country. Studies show the high stress levels that can result from being constantly on the clock lead to lower productivity and lost work hours. Consequently, ensuring employee wellness…