Companies like Intel, Snapdeal, Infosys and others introducing yoga among the workforce
India’s leading cardiologist, Dr Naresh Trehan, practises breathing exercises in his car on his way to work. This energises him for the day, which is usually packed with patients thronging the hospital from all over the world. As a medical…
How To Be Healthy in the Workplace
Let’s talk wellness, your work day, and the fact that people are dying of heart attacks really young. Just a question, but how do you start your day? Alarm clock goes off, you hit snooze, no excitement to get up,…
3 Ways Corporate Yoga Is Transforming The Workplace
Corporate Yoga can Change an Entire Business Right now, there are over 15 million people practicing yoga in the U.S. alone. And it’s no surprise that yoga’s popularity continues to grow about 20 percent each year. As more people are…
How Yoga Might Save the U.S. Trillions of Dollars, And A Lot of Lives
Scientific evidence is mounting daily for what many have long sensed: that practices like mindfulness, meditation, and yoga can help us address certain intractable individual and societal problems. Prominent companies – Google, General Mills, Target, Apple, Nike, AOL, and Procter…
Is Your Office Space Yoga-able?
Don’t assume there isn’t enough space in your office for a regular yoga or meditation practice. My clients are often surprised by how easy it is to convert their daily workspace into a refuge for inner peace. As the founder…
Wisdom2.0: it came for our heartbeats, now Google wants our souls
Dublin’s Google headquarters bears all the hallmarks of the modern tech workplace: an industrial chic aesthetic, endless free snacks, designer furniture in primary colours that looks like it’s been hijacked from a children’s playground, and, this week, the advanced forces…
“Athleisure” At The Office: My Week Of Wearing Yoga Pants To Work
A few weeks ago, the Wall Street Journal reported that in the last year, sales of yoga clothes went up 45%, but participation in yoga only went up 4.5%. Apparently, there’s a growing group of poseur yogis wearing athletic clothing…
Emma Thompson On Her Writing Process: A Yoga Mat, A Hoover, & Lots Of Crying
Quirky is possibly the best word to describe Emma Thompson‘s BAFTA Screenwriters’ Lecture, hilariously delivered tonight in London. It included a physical demonstration of her writing process; pearls of wisdom shared with the filmmaker attendees; and an anecdote about how…
No More Working Late: At The End Of Each Day, This Office Disappears
During the day, this Amsterdam design studio looks like a typical workspace. But at 6 p.m., someone turns a key, and all of the desks suddenly lift up into the air, with computers and paperwork attached. The floor clears, and…
Master Your Zen to Improve a Startup’s Cash Flow
Entrepreneurs have much to learn from the practice of yoga. An entrepreneur’s journey is filled with unexpected twists and turns but with the lure of treasure atop the mountain. But sometimes we get so fixated on the treasure that we…