Bringing Yoga To Office
The kind of life we lead today has a scarcity of time for possibly everything and that’s the reason that our health suffers the most. The daily work hardly lives us with anytime. Yoga poses can help to get rid of the pains and stiffness that one experience due to long hours sitting in a chair. Another important benefit of practicing yoga poses in office is that yoga is a great healer. Yoga for meditation can help to deal with the extreme pressure and stress and give relaxation of body and mind. Often the stress and stiffness leads to different physical discomforts like headache and back pains.
Doctors across the world are advising working people to take on yoga. The health benefits are no doubt great but the other parameters must also be taken into account like yoga poses can be great in increasing your energy levels and also sharpening the mind. Yoga is a great way to correct your body postures which will help get rid of the different back pains.
Benefits of yoga in office:-
a) Releases tension
b) It is energizing
c) Increases flexibility
d) Improves balance
e) Stronger muscles
f) Decreases pain
g) Increases memory
h) Improves concentration
i) Less time consuming
j) Decreases resting heart rate
k) Lowers blood pressure
l) Decreases anxiety, stress, and depression
Here is some yoga postures that can be practiced in office which will help you perform your daily exercise and also take much time-
a) Shoulders and Back Stretch-Sit straight and clasp your hands behind your head. Then pulling your hand as back as possible hold them in that position. Do this for a few times.
b) Leg Stretches-Sit in your chair and raise one leg and start flexing it. Slowly take the leg outward and then back again. While doing this relax neck and hands.
c) Upper Body Stretches-Sit straight on the stair and then straight your arm. Keep your back straight and then let the upper body pull in the front and stretch your upper back, chest and shoulder. Repeat it a few times.
d) Ear to shoulder exercises- Sit straight in a chair and feet flat on floor. Look in front of your nose and put your hand in the chin. Then inhale and exhale slowly. Next press your chin downwards.
e) Deep breathing exercise-Sit on the chair and keep the back straight and feet on the ground. Now start inhaling deeply filling your belly, upper lungs, lower lungs, mid lung and chest. Now slowly exhales the breath. Continue for four times with closed eyes.
f) Meditation-Sit straight on the chair with spine erect and feet on the floor. Now start taking deep and long breaths and simultaneously put your chin downwards towards the chest. Put your hands on the thighs or by the side and start relaxing the shoulders back and down. Now close your eyes and gaze at a spot between the eyebrows. Continue taking deep breaths and focusing.
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