Sunday, August 31, 2008
Yoga at the Office: Improving Your Body and Mind
... your stagnant energy starts to move, making more space for vitality to support rejuvenation and restore your spirit.
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Work can be a stressful situation - people yelling, people running around, people refusing to put more paper in the copier - and it can be rather easy to get caught up in the stress: stress generates more stress. However, practicing yoga at work helps to keep you calm, helping you to rise above the stress rather than be piled under it. This is because yoga, through breathing and mindful practices, teaches you to take one moment at a time, with little concern for the issues - a presentation, a disgruntled employee, a computer crash -that may arise later in the day. 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.
Practicing yoga at work gives you a well deserved break even if you are just sneaking in an asana here or there as an excuse to take a much needed, and necessary, rest. Because sitting at a desk can be monotonous, it's easy for your body to adapt to the monotony in the form of a cramp or an ache. 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...more
The Truth About Vinyasa Yoga
...urance, enhance flexibility, and build overall strength.
There are many variations of Vinyasa Yoga classes. Some are related to or offshoots of Ashtanga Yoga, some are very gentle, and others are variations of extended Sun or Moon sequences. The variety of Vinyasa classes is further expanded when you consider different sequences, pace of the class, and the temperature of the room.
What about heated Yoga classes; is this hot Yoga? The temperature can vary depending upon the policy of the Yoga studio.
At our wellness center in north Providence, RI, the temperature can be near 80 Fahrenheit during winter months. During the summer months, we keep the ...more
5 Tips on Choosing a Yoga Mat
...uch as Ashtanga, are greatly helped out by either a thicker sticky yoga mat, or a cotton yoga rug.
4. Make sure that the length and width works for you. The last thing you want to be doing in the middle of an asana is adjusting your mat or trying to cramp your pose to fit a mat that is too small. Many places either have rolls of mat material that would allow you to cut your own custom length, or you can get extra long ones. They also make...more
Yoga Can Help You to Lose Weight
...We all know that yoga is good for your health and well-being, but does how does it tie into weight loss? After all, it isnt aerobic exercise so can it really help to shed pounds?
A recent study conducted by the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in seattle, WA investigated the effects of yoga on weight, which is the first study to investigate the role between the two. More than 15,000 participants were asked to recall their physical activity patterns and weight history between the ages of 45 and 55. The study found that during this period, most people gain about 1 pound each year. The people who...more
