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Office Yoga® & Benefit Cosmetics
Welcome Benefit Cosmetics to the Office Yoga® Family! In the words of our new client, Benefit: “laughter is the best cosmetic.” Safe to say we’re all set for the red carpet then because we’ve been enjoying lots of laughs…
Office Yoga® & Sage Intacct
Office Yoga® rounds out Sage Intacct’s Wellness Week! We had the honor of leading a handful of Warriors through their first ever yoga class (!) at Sage Intacct’s Wellness Week. These 15+ students each took an hour out of their days…
Paulyn Nguyen
Paulyn Nguyen, Bay Area OYO Instructor Paulyn is a 200-hour certified yoga teacher trained by Avalon Yoga International in Palo Alto. She enjoys incorporating both mindful and playful sequences in her yoga classes to allow students to explore strength, balance, coordination and…
Sonya Shen
Sonya Shen, Bay Area OYO Instructor Sonya Shen is a certified 200-RYT Power Yoga teacher based in San Jose, CA. Though she originally started practicing yoga as a way to introduce more physical activity into her life, she soon realized…
Bahar Tabatabai
Bahar Tabatabai, OYO Instructor Los Angeles Bahar has practiced yoga for over 14 years and begins each day with meditation, yoga, and journaling. These practices have brought her a calm mind, strength, focus, and happiness – all of which have…
Kay Andrade
Kay Andrade, Bay Area OYO Instructor Kay began her yoga journey in 1998 while pregnant with her second child. While raising two kids, and moving from coast to coast for her husband’s career, Kay recognized that the practice kept her…
Want to improve your job performance? Try meditating.
A study published in 2015 examined the influence of meditation on job performance in adults in living in Japan. “Many previous studies have shown that meditation practice has a positive impact on cognitive and non-cognitive functioning, which are related to job…
Before Teaching in the Office
Teaching yoga in the workplace deserves a lot of thought and attention. In 2011, when I first started teaching yoga in an office setting, the practice was referred to as “corporate yoga”. There were no standards in place for teacher…
Andrea Flinn
Andrea Flinn, Austin OYO Instructor Andrea Flinn began teaching yoga in 2013 which then led her down a six year deep dive into “all of the things.” This journey led to uncovering many new studies: Buddhism, Reiki, and Sound Healing. After ending…
Heart Opening Sequence
Behold, the Office Yoga® Heart Opening Sequence! Sometimes we need a few minutes to tune in and realign to what we know is true, especially when we feel compelled to close ourselves off in this season of love. Use this sequence…
Katie Quaill
Katie Quaill, Bay Area OYO Instructor As a student of the practice first and foremost, Katie Quaill is passionate and inspired by the abounding knowledge and teachings of yoga. She teaches by the fundamental principle that yoga is for all levels and…
Office Yoga® & The Zebra
Welcome The Zebra to the Office Yoga® Family! We’re keeping it black and white with our newest client: The Zebra knows the workplace can be a jungle – so they’re bringing Office Yoga® to their headquarters in Austin, TX! Does your…
Office Yoga® & Estée Lauder
Welcome Estée Lauder to the Office Yoga® Family! Our newest client knows that beauty begins from within. We’re thrilled to announce that Estée Lauder is bringing Office Yoga® to their headquarters in Manhattan! Does your company have offices in…
Michael Clement
Michael Clement, NYC OYO Instructor Michael is a 200-hr RYT certified yoga instructor who specializes in vinyasa flow, meditation, and restorative yoga. He studies the impacts of living in high-stress environments, and focuses his practice on soothing, strengthening, and supporting. Having worked intricately with…
Laura Cohen
Laura Cohen, Bay Area OYO Instructor Laura Cohen is certified Office Yoga® instructor and an all around artist with over 20 years of dance training and performance experience. Her proclivity for anatomy lead her to receive her 200 RYT certification…