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I'm so excited to be offering corporate yoga in downtown Vancouver... Here is yet another article showing yet again how beneficial yoga is to office productivity and health!

"Many people are surprised when they learn that you can increase productivity through yoga sessions. Yes, it's true. 

There are numerous companies in the corporate world that focus on conducting corporate yoga sessions in order to enhance the work productivity. It means that yoga gurus can help the corporate sector. Whether you own a small office or a huge enterprise, these yoga classes can help you gain a significant position in the corporate map.

In the past few years, the number of office workers has increased, with the introduction of the personal computer. Spending long hours in front of a computer machine can create a multitude of back, neck, shoulder, spine, hip, and wrist problems. These areas have muscle groups which respond with tension and a variety of long-term problems in case they are ignored by office workers and management.

According to a study conducted by The Medical Research Institute, New Zealand, it has been studied that office workers may be at a higher risk of developing blood clots. Believing on this belief and not jumping to conclusions, anyone who understands body structure would realize that this makes perfect sense.

Based on these various medical studies, today a large number of companies are now adopting this natural way to bring harmony among employees. A short corporate yoga session can help release muscle tension and alleviate the routine pains and aches, which often result from prolonged sitting. The companies which take pro-active measures, by installing corporate yoga programs, are taking positive action toward health solutions for employees – thus, increasing productivity, while decreasing sick time, tardiness, and medical leave.

Corporate yoga instigates an atmosphere of reduced anxiety, less stress, positive thinking, and increased morale. Nothing is more rewarding than feeling worthy and being treated with respect. It is pretty much easier for a small company to start corporate yoga sessions...."



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In times of stress so often we run to the gym, do a strong power yoga class, or to do the Grouse Grind to unwind and ‘let off steam’ but is this really the most effective way to release tension?
 
The body has three ways it can deal with stress.
1. Freeze- a good choice when we were invertebrates, but a poor choice now… unless you’re playing hide and go seek.
2. Fight/ Flee- Excellent for releasing muscular tension and developing strength, but since most stressors are mental these days this response is more of a release valve than a solution to stress.
3. Relax and form social bonds- Our most adapted response; spending time letting go and enjoying great company creates a healthy internal state primed for healing, and is the most effective way to create long-term relaxation.
 
The conclusion: If the danger is physical: run. If however, the stressor is mental: relax, and find joy from there.  

 
The body’s relaxation response is a more recent addition to our options for how to combat stress, and is one that leads to longevity and happiness according to neuroscientist and researcher Steven W Porges. Throughout our evolution community structures became more and more effective in human survival, evolving this socially-driven relaxation response. When we spend time in a safe and serene environment with others our bodies respond saying, “It’s okay, the group’s here, I can relax.” We see friends, or take a deep sigh and our whole body lets go. How? Through the vagus nerve: our body’s amazing communication highway of deep relaxation.
 
The vagus nerve is a bundle of nerves that starts in the brainstem and winds its way through our facial muscles, our heart, lungs, and digestive tract. It is responsible for the body’s parasympathetic “relaxation response”. With a simple smile your body responds by acknowledging that all’s well, and it begins to address the root of our mental stress, and lets go of the physical tension, opens your mind to new ideas, encourages forming social bonds, releases endorphins helping you to feel wonderful, and jumpstarts healing, digestion, and cellular repair.

While running relieves tension, time with loved-ones and deep relaxation promotes longevity, social connection, creativity, healing, and happiness for the long-run. Walk an feel the sun shining, jog and see the magnificence of the world around you, run to explore your body’s abilities, and do yoga to connect to the soul.
 
Move and strengthen your body from a place of joy and you get the best of both worlds. Bring relaxation into your life and your heart, your health, your family and your happiness will thank you.
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