Yoga at Work
This video practice demonstrates a half Sun Salutation that you can do at work to help counteract the hours you spend sitting at your desk. From: Yoga Journal
Accountant by day, Yogi by night
For Josh, life is all about balance. By day, he’s an accountant at one of Canada’s leading accounting firms. By night, he uses yoga to release stress and reverse the damage caused by years of sports strains and injuries. Though…
Striking a Pose Above the Clouds
No wonder travelers are bent out of shape. Economy airplane seat width is usually 17 or 18 inches. The average American man’s waist is about 40 inches (38 for women), according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.…
Bring a Yogic Attitude to your Work and Find Satisfaction in your Job
In her 30s, my neighbor Gretchen staked her life on the mantra, “Do what you love and the money will follow.” She left a corporate job to try making her living as a writer, something that felt more in line…
The Grand Benefits of Corporate Yoga
You could say the popularity of yoga in the western world was slow in its growth. While yoga had been practiced in other parts of the world for thousands of years, its introduction and acceptance in the west is relatively…
Bring Your Yoga Teacher to Work!
Life is all about balance! Remember, you need to work hard and then recharge! Too many work environments are one dimensional creating stressed-out, inefficient and unhappy employees. Throughout your day, you need to take a moment to breathe, refocus and…
How Yoga Helped Me Succeed in My New Career
It’s not a stretch to say yoga classes helped me make the switch from corporate lawyer to self-employed leadership coach. I’m in my second career, having a ball as a leadership coach. But I don’t think the transition would have…
The Benefits of Practicing Yoga at Work
We dim the lights, close the doors and the bustling office hallway transforms into our own little yoga studio. A small group of women approached me nearly two years ago, wanting a gentle relaxation yoga during their lunch hour. Since…
5 Reasons to Practice Yoga Daily
When we’re kids our parents protect us from physical and emotional harm. Once we’re older we’re on our own – unless we happen to have a devoted partner or gang of ninja friends. My parents were my saviors when I…
7 Ways to Jumpstart Your Yoga Practice
I always think of the beginning of a new school year as a time of renewal. More so than New Year’s Day, the start of school feels like a new year. Kids return to class with new books, new teachers,…