Yog ("Yoga" in hindi) - this word in itself is like a complete science which unites body, mind, soul and universe. The history of yoga is about 5000 years old, known in ancient Indian philosophy as the practice of mind and body. Different styles of yoga combine physical postures, breathing techniques, and meditation or relaxation. Aurobindo (1999) defines yoga as “a practical discipline incorporating a wide variety of practices whose goal is the development of a state of mental and physical health, well-being, inner harmony and ultimately a union of the human individual with the universal and transcendent existence”. In today’s time, most of the employees spend a large portion of their time in their offices. Health problems-- stressed or distress, obesity, low backache, respiratory disorders, cardiovascular problems, digestive disorders and genitourinary disorders are prevalent at corporate world and cause a huge decline in the corporate health and wealth. An unhealthy, unhappy employee will lead to inefficiencies, which directly affect the organisation's outputs. All these health issues can be addressed with regular yoga practice and thus can lead to overall health promotion, disease prevention and rehabilitation. Particularly, yoga has been found effective to manage work related stress, respiratory disorders (asthma, pulmonary tuberculosis, pleural effusion, obstructive pulmonary diseases, chronic bronchitis), cardiovascular disorders (ischemic heart disease, coronary artery disease, angina, chronic heart attack.

Often management is reluctant to implement Corporate Yoga Programs in their organisation because of a common myth that 'Yoga programs require a lot of space and time and hence can’t be implemented in a corporate environment.' That's simply not true. Corporate Yoga provides solutions where exercises can be done ranging even for 10 min by simply sitting on a chair or standing near a table. Types of yoga in corporate office 👇🏼 that can help bring a sense of happiness and efficiency in the employees: * Chair yoga * Rapid yoga * Desktop yoga If you do yoga under the guidance of a well trained instructor then it is extremely safe and beneficial for you and Corporate Yoga is very efficient for most prevalent corporate health problems such as work related stress, respiratory problems, cardiovascular problems. Which exact Yoga exercises can be done in the corporate sector,will follow in our next blog...🙂

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