What are the Benefits of Office Yoga?
- Stronger muscles
- Decreased stress, anxiety, and depression
- Improved concentration and memory
- It is energizing & boosts productivity & concentration
- Improved balance
- It requires minimal effort and is very relaxing
- Slow dynamic and static movements reduce risk of injury
- Decreased resting heart rate
- Decreased pain
- Improved immunity
- It is noncompetitive and process oriented
- Have a lot more fun at work
- Boosts confidence
- It allows you to focus internally and direct your energy to your work-related projects
- Increased efficiency in accomplishing tasks.
What do you need to know before Office Yoga practice?
Before you begin your office yoga, there are some basic things to know:
- Breathing is very important in the practice of Yoga. When doing the exercises, you want to take deep, slow breaths in and out.
- Exercises should be done slowly and with control.
- To gain the full benefit it is important that you focus and be in total control of your self; your mind, body, and spirit.
- Take a few moments to just sit quietly before you start to gain concentration and focus.
- Be aware of your posture, your upper body should be straight and tall, yet relaxed.
- Yoga takes time to learn, you may need to do a few sessions before you become accustomed to the movements.
- Have fun and enjoy your time to relax and de-stress.
- You can wear any comfortable loose office clothing to allow ease of movement
Corporate Yoga Session class sample:
The program for either the 1/2 hour or an hour would be divided into 4 sections accordingly:
1- Focus on Posture : Initial relaxation and mindfulness exercise Neck, shoulder and arms exercises focused on releasing tension in those over tensed areas Practical spine-posture realignment exercises which can be incorporated during daily office hours right on the spot develop good posture and in so doing to improve breathing capacity and productivity.
2- Stress Reduction : Exercises and practical tips to use during daily office hours to work with mindfulness, breathing and exercises to release stress at the office Using tension to release tension Mindfulness – scanning exercise to reduce daily minute-to-minute stress in the workforce
3- Re-energizing : Introduction to Pranayama (breathing techniques) to re-energize and get an energy boost at any time during the office routine and schedule.Breathing and increasing lung capacity to bring more oxygen into the lungs;therefore feeding the brain with more oxygen to re-energize and become more awake, engaged and productive at any time during office hours.Especially useful to pick up energy instead of getting an extra cup of coffee in the middle of the day. Tips to increase work capacity and concentration.
4- Conclusion :Calming tips through the practice of balancing postures. Meditation and final relaxation
The price structure will be depending on duration of class and location. Please call for further information.
Kindly consider allowing for an hour to get the most out of a session and allow enough time to cover all the material.
