Taking time to properly care for the self, helps us rebound more quickly from day to day life’s challenges. In survey after survey, Americans identify stress as their number one health concern today.
More than 50% of adults in the U.S report high stress on a daily basis. Untreated, stress can seriously affect performance. (http://www.mbmi.org). Stress is like an enclosing wall all around us. By training you in the art of single-pointedness, yoga immediately improves mental concentration and focus.
Yogic deep breathing and yoga stretches create a genuine sense of inner and outer space. Tightening deadlines, conflict and other stresses will lose their grip as you learn to breathe and stand your ground.
Yoga physiologically transforms apathy and depression into happiness by oxygenating the brain and increasing the levels of endorphins in the blood.
In everyday work life, there are bound to be difficulties in the road ahead; the real key is how to maintain equanimity in the face of adversity.
In Yoga practice, we learn to develop longer, slower brain waves, which shift us from a sluggish tired state to a more energized, vital and awakened state. There we find hidden reserves of aliveness and experience greater ease throughout the entire workday. We come back to our desk after yoga class ready, alert, and available.
As Sandra, one of my corporate clients likes to say, “I am 57 and have been spending my whole life tying myself into knots, now I want to learn to untie them”.
When we stay calm, we create more balance in our lives, and stay connected to our greater goodwill. There, even in the face of difficulties, we know we are inspiring by our own very example a more compassionate, open, strong and loving stance, ready to tackle any problem, and find just about any solution.
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