The Benefit of Yoga in the Workplace Studies have shown that employees who implement movement and exercise into their daily routine, reduce the detrimental effects of sitting for long hours at a desk and are much happier, calmer, more productive and resilient to work challenges as a result. Yoga, in particular, is hugely beneficial, as … Read More
And so we find ourselves at the end of January. How are your new year’s resolutions coming along? If you’re like the 80 – 90% majority of people who make them, you will by now have realised that you have not succeeded in keeping them! Likely the guilt you are feeling is making you feel … Read More
With the holiday season coming up, many of us experience a mixed bag of emotions. It is a time that we wait for all year and then it creeps up on us and we suddenly feel unprepared for it. We begin to anticipate the coming festivities as we start to take stock of the year … Read More
With life moving at an ever-increasing pace, there is constant pressure in the workplace to take on bigger workloads, improve performance and find faster solutions. We may feel inadequate if we can’t keep up and tell ourselves we are able to cope even when we start noticing obvious signs that point to the opposite: constant … Read More
How to make yoga work at work We often read about the many incredible benefits of yoga. It enhances concentration and motivation, increases self-confidence, makes us happy, strengthens the immune system, and relieves anxiety, stress and depression. What we don’t read about very often is how easy yoga is to do. Once you get into … Read More
How winter yoga makes your body better So we pretty much know yoga heals mind, body and spirit. That’s what makes it a form of exercise more powerful than any other. But even if the mind and spirit stuff doesn’t interest you very much, doing yoga just to benefit the body also yields remarkable results. … Read More
Some of the latest stats suggest that 87% of people who have tried yoga are in better moods after their class. That’s because yoga works on the mind so successfully, it quite literally infuses the brain with happiness. When you practice yoga, the happy-making chemicals – seratonin and oxycotin – are elevated in your body. … Read More
The 8 Winter Healers of Yoga and how they help in the workplace There’s definitely something about yoga and the way it holistically embraces all that is good in this world. All that is good in us. It affects us in mind, body and spirit. It teaches us to be observant and find balance in … Read More
Spreading the love for Yoga This week marked the start of our weekly Yoga classes with the ladies from the income generation programme at Philani Maternal, Child Health and Nutrition Project, and what a joy it was to ommmm with them! While it took us a few minutes to convince the ladies to give it … Read More
Traditionally yoga was taught one on one. Here are a few reasons why: Perfect alignment in a private yoga class When going to a class of +-30 people the yoga instructor will probably not get around to all 30 yoga students which leaves room for bad alignment. Bad alignment can easily cause injuries that will … Read More