5 Tricks That Will Make Meditation Less Intimidating
Do you ever get the feeling that life is passing you by, as though you are always playing catch up? Does it feel as though your mind is like a monkey, constantly jumping from tree to tree, without ever stopping…
How Ashtanga Yoga is changing me as a professional
As my teacher, John Scott, described it during our teacher-training course last week –the process of Ashtanga yoga is that of removing the clouds in order to reveal the light that is already there. Therefore we are on a path…
Mental Health: A New Priority in Corporate America
Joe Sifer was a moody, agitated and sometimes angry young employee at Booz Allen Hamilton in 1996. He suffered at work. He was told he had potential but he needed help. Now a senior vice president at that same strategy…
Pop-Up Yoga Classes: Impromptu Asana Is Trending
It’s easier than ever to find yoga classes wherever you are—say, a coffee shop or museum while strolling around town—thanks to pop-up yoga groups forming in major cities and their social-media campaigns. Aly Starkovich, yoga teacher and co-founder of Pop-Up…
10 Perfect Poses for Yogis on the Go
For traveling yogis, the biggest challenge can be finding time to squeeze in your practice. So we asked our June cover model and Florida yoga teacher Paige Held (who is always on the go) to give us #10PerfectPoses for yogis on a time crunch. “If you…
Mindfulness at Work: It’s Not as Hard as You Think
If you’ve never thought of meditation as a competitive advantage, consider the case of the zen athlete. “Mindfulness, when practiced diligently, makes us incredibly focused on the present moment. In sports, in the heat of the competition, there’s only one…
Yoga Is Replacing Coffee and Happy Hour as the SXSW Meetup of Choice
Forget a quick caffeinated meeting with your potential clients. This year more than ever, many brands are introducing themselves to South by Southwest Interactive attendees by way of yoga. “Yoga asks the right questions,” YouTube yoga guru Adriene Mishler explained…
Hillary Clinton, yogi-in-chief? Here’s what we know about her time on the mat.
There’s lots we don’t know about Hillary Clinton’s e-mail cache from her days as secretary of state. But one thing we do know: She was a diligent yogi! Clinton claimed in a Tuesday news conference that among the e-mails she…
Why sitting is bad for you
Sitting down for brief periods can help us recover from stress or recuperate from exercise. But nowadays, our lifestyles make us sit much more than we move around. Are our bodies built for such a sedentary existence? Murat Dalkilinç investigates…
This Is the Year to Simplify the Workplace
When you read an article in the NY Times Business Section about how the CEO of one of the country’s largest healthcare providers is encouraging employees to take yoga and meditation classes, you know that there’s something changing in the…