Office Yoga

Many of us spend most of our working hours sitting at a desk, typing on a keyboard. Work place might be not an ideal spot for excercise but you don't need yoga mat, block, blanket to perform yoga at work. All you need is what is in front of you (your desk) and what is underneath you (your chair).

Work can be a stressful situation - people yelling, people running around, people refusing to put more paper in the copier. Stress generates more stress. However, practicing yoga at work helps keep you calm, helping you to rise above the stress rather than be piled under it.

Yoga helps to center you, and to focus on positive emotions - bringing you into balance. This, ultimately makes you a calmer, more productive employee. It also facilitates focus and concentration, allowing you to get things done one task at a time.


Also, practicing yoga at work gives you a well deserved break. Sometimes we get caught up in what we are doing that we forget to take a conscious breath, to open the body through a stretch, to get fresh air, or to take a moment for ourselves. Purposefully performing yoga, however, allows us to be more in tune with when our body needs a break. This rest is not only important to your muscular structure and physical functions, but it is also vital to your eyes, your mind, and your work morale. Some companies, in fact, have found that practicing yoga at the office helps employees get along easier, and generates a team building atmosphere.