Business Yoga
Balance your Body & Mind with Business Yoga
With the development of human civilization and technology, more and more through the centuries, we have moved towards a sedentary way of life. We have invented various technical equipment to save time and physical energy. Cooking, cleaning, transportation, washing - you name it. Just look around yourself and consider how many items you can't leave without you will notice. Did your mother or grandmother have such?
Change in the way of life over the generations requires an adequate and timely readjustment in healthy habits. Nowadays, we sit longer, and we move less than our ancestors. We live more in our heads than in our bodies. Paradoxal as we are body-obsessed and body-centered, yet not body-aware!
Here comes yoga to help and bring balance between body and mind. Another paradox because yoga is ancient knowledge that we reencounter through the prism of our contemporary urban understanding. Thousands of years old practice comes to help us deal with the modern world.
Nowadays, millions of people perform a sedentary job, which often leads to problems with the back or headaches. Many office workers typically experience shoulder, neck, and lower back discomfort. Wrist pain, round spine, tightened hip flexors, and hamstrings can also be prevalent. With the help of targeted yoga exercises, we can preventively relax the body so that painful tension or malpositions do not occur in the first place.
That companies offer yoga for their employees is nothing new or unusual. In the US, this has been a fact for decades. (Indra Devi was conducting "yoga breaks" for factory workers in Dallas already in 1963). More and more companies organize physical or mindful team events to promote health amongst their employees and to keep the team spirit up.
Company yoga classes are not only for office employees. Restorative asanas, deep breathing, and relaxation exercises can benefit everyone, especially those with physically demanding jobs. For jobs with prolonged sitting, I recommend dynamic asana practice to strengthen the muscles and build strength as a counter to the working day.
Yoga reduces stress levels while increasing performance, essential for employees and employers to maintain a work-life balance. The modern disease "burnout," which was considered a managers' disease, is now widespread. Yoga's self-observations techniques help a great deal to doesn't get that far. Regular yoga practice increases sensitivity to one's body's feelings, which is necessary to perceive signals from the body early and take appropriate countermeasures.
As an employer, you can specifically promote the health of your employees with the help of weekly team yoga classes. Regular yoga sessions can do the following for your employees:
- Strengthen team cohesion
- Promote well-being and relaxation
- Increase stamina and concentration
- Reduce stress levels
- Reduce sick leaves
How does business yoga work?
The classes can occur during the lunch break, in the morning, or the evening. They can be online via zoom or in person. In-person classes can take place in the office if a meeting room is available. (We can push the tables and chairs aside to make space). I can also rent a room in an easy-to-commute yoga/fitness studio where the team can exercise together.
Some clients prefer team classes outside the office - to entirely switch off the working environment.
The costs for business yoga depend on the number of participants and the location. I am happy to make a tailor-made offer that suits both sides.
I offer tailor-made solutions for every customer. We can discuss what suits you best, and together we will devise a strategy and set dates.
You can contact me at yoga@yordanka.at or +436765706388. I'll get back to you as soon as possible. I am looking forward to hearing from you.
