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Yoga and Productivity
Yoga & Meditation: Increase your productivity and decision-making! Office Yoga® and meditation practices are being linked to heightened productivity and decision-making abilities. These skills are crucial to success in both our personal lives and our workplace environments. Office Yoga® and…
Tree Pose
The benefits and Mythology The natural world is full of beautiful wonders. Trees are one example of the stunning capabilities of Mother Nature. Trees bridge two elements, earth and air. They are deeply rooted in the ground but they rise…
Cleansing Breath
Is the air quality affecting your breathing? Are you getting headaches due to smoke from the California wildfires? Let’s hold off on the deep ujayi breaths until the air clears. In the meantime, try this Cleansing Breath exercise, learned from…
Playlist #20
Office Yoga® Playlist #20 Here’s our most recent Office Yoga® playlist for October. Please listen and enjoy! Of course, if you ever have any requests for music please don’t hesitate to message us, info@officeyoga.com If you want Office Yoga® classes…
Playlist #19
Office Yoga® Playlist #19 Here’s another playlist for you to listen and enjoy! If you have any special music request, please email maryam@officeyoga.com
Choosing a Focus
Dharana Dharana is defined as “keeping the attention on a single place.” Use viveka (discernment) to choose carefully and wisely so that it means something to you. This can be a physical object, a project at work, a new business…
Playlist #18
Office Yoga® Playlist #18 Check out the most recent playlist from September! I’ve been out all week nursing an injury and missing our Office Yogis. Luckily we have an amazing team of Office Yoga® teachers who have really stepped up.…
Angela Arrivo
Please welcome Angela Arrivo to the Office Yoga® family! Angela Arrivo is a certified Vinyasa Yoga and Office Yoga® teacher living in the Bay Area. Starting her Yoga journey in 2013 after curiously inquiring about a local Yoga studio in…
Pre Interview Sequence
A 5-minute Office Yoga® sequence for strength and confidence. Research has proven the positive effects of using power poses to enhance inner strength and confidence. A power pose is a body posture or position that creates a more assertive, powerful…
OYO goes to Fyber!
Office Yoga® for the global tech company… We are excited to offer Office Yoga® sessions at Fyber! This company has 80-90% of their employees attend which demonstrates a strong team dynamic. The Office Yoga® session is all levels which allows everyone…
Gina Rose Baiamonte
Office Yoga® Instructor Gina Rose Baiamonte is one of our highly skilled Office Yoga® instructors. Gina has been doing yoga for over fourteen years. She was first brought to the mat for a workout, but the practice quickly blossomed to so…
Alternate Nostril Breathing
Nadi Shodhana Pranayama Breathing exercises (pranayama) is something we practice in all Office Yoga® classes. The benefits of breath work are far too great to ignore. Pranayama is an easy way to remedy stress and bring the mind and nervous…
Bring it Back to the Breath
Benefits of yoga breathing on mind and body One fundamental aspect of yoga and meditation is maintaining focus on the breath. Yoga breathing, or pranayama, is an ancient, 3,000 year old traditional Eastern practice that has many applications to today’s…
Playlist #17
Office Yoga® Playlist #17 We are all caught up! Office Yoga® playlist #17 is below. This is what you have been hearing for most of August. Listen and enjoy! Have any Office Yoga® music requests? Don’t hesitate to share with…
Warrior 2
All of our poses and sequences have been verified and approved by licensed physical therapists at Renew Physical Therapy. Warrior 2 (Virabhadrasana II)– This pose is a very strong and popular asana. In yogic mythology (I’ll give you an abbreviated…