| Could Yoga increase office productivity? Can Yoga | | | | potentially fatal as they travel to the heart and vital |
| teachers help the corporate sector? What can Office | | | | organs. Blood clots can, and do, cause stroke, chest |
| Yoga programs do for large and small businesses? | | | | pain, and heart attack. |
| Let's look at solutions that Yoga can offer to the | | | | With larger numbers of office workers putting in extra |
| business world. | | | | hours of work, some "forward thinking" companies |
| The number of office workers has increased, with the | | | | have begun to respond with office Yoga programs for |
| invention of the personal computer. Working excessive | | | | their employees. Even short Office Yoga sessions can |
| hours in front of a personal computer can create a | | | | release muscle tension and alleviate the routine pains |
| multitude of back, neck, shoulder, spine, hip, and wrist | | | | and aches, which result from prolonged sitting. |
| problems. Muscle groups, in all of these areas, respond | | | | Therefore, companies, which take pro-active |
| with tension and a variety of long-term problems - if | | | | measures, by installing Office Yoga programs, are |
| they are ignored by office workers and management. | | | | taking positive action toward health solutions for |
| Forty years ago, secretaries would have been | | | | employees - thus, increasing productivity, while |
| patronized for their migraines, cluster headaches, back | | | | decreasing sick time, tardiness, and medical leave. |
| pain, hip problems, and sore necks. Now, times are | | | | Office Yoga creates an atmosphere of decreased |
| changing, and there has been much progress with | | | | anxiety, less stress, positive thinking, and raises morale. |
| ergonomics and studies which reveal new insights | | | | Nothing is more rewarding than feeling worthy and |
| about the relationship of prolonged sitting to specific | | | | being treated with respect. Any small company can |
| health problems. | | | | take such action by installing an Office Yoga program. |
| A recent study, by The Medical Research Institute, in | | | | Some companies pay a percentage for a Yoga |
| New Zealand, has revealed that office workers may | | | | teacher to operate an Office Yoga class, while |
| be at a higher risk of developing blood clots. As most | | | | employees pay the balance. Other companies see this |
| of us know, these studies are worded very tactfully, | | | | as a "win-win" situation and pay for the Yoga classes |
| and do not jump to conclusions; however, anyone who | | | | in full. Regardless of how an Office Yoga program is |
| understands body mechanics would realize that this | | | | paid for, the benefits for the corporate sector are just |
| makes perfect sense. | | | | starting to be realized. |
| With that said, let's remember that blood clots can be | | | | |